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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,262 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 64

The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 31st MAY, 1949. Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council meeting of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Thursday…

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Stroud Shire Council Report Continued Clerk's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 4

I submit the following report:— Building Applications.—The following building applications have been examined by the Shire Engineer and…

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Mayor to Open E.m. Library

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

The town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) reported to the meeting of the City Council last-night that arrangements have been…

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Council Baulks On Baby Health Centre

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 3

Bequest by the Department of Public Health to provide additional works at the new Baby Health Centre promises was turned down…

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Council Discusses Tennis and Bowls Matters Activities on the Park

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 5

A special report affecting sporting activities on Maitland Park, with particular reference to bowls and tennis, was presented to the City Council last night by the City Clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley)…

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Delegation From Soviet Zone Rejected Decision of the Foreign Ministers’ Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 1

PARIS, June 1. — Britain, France and the United States yesterday rejected e Soviet request that the Foreign Ministers’ Council should receive a German delegation from the Communist-dominated Peoples’ Congress of the Soviet…

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New City Council Department Set Up Move To Overcome Electricity Service Leeway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

With a view to catering for the needs of consumers over the area of electricity, reticulation, end of overcoming feeway, a special new department of Maitland City Council was approved last night by aldermen…

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Fort Stephens Shire Library (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 3

Sir,—As librarian of the Port Stephens Shire Public Library I feel I must repudiate a statement made by Mr. Conroy at the [?] Council meeting concerning the…

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Privy Council Judgment in Bank Case Reserved

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 1

LONDON, June 2.—Approximately 1,500,000 words make up the bulky transcript of the Australian Government’s banking appeal to the Privy Council in the Banking Act case, in which Judgment has been reserved. The appeal is the longest in the history of the Council…

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Denman Settlers Reject Resolutions Shire Council and "C" Riding Road. Meeting Refuses to Seek Resignations of Council, President and Engineer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

About 90 persons attended a meeting at the Denman Memorial Hall last night to consider matters arising out of a meeting of…

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[?] Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

Cessnock Council on Tuesday night accepted a grant of £710/10/ from tin Joint Coal Board for the reconstraction of portions of…

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Deporfenstrt's Con­trol "Inefficient" Soys Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

The Department of Building Ma­terials will be told-by Cessnock Muni­cipal Council that it considers its control of building [?] inefficient…

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Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook last week. The following delegates were…

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Kurri Consideration LETTER , to County Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 7

The County Council yesterday was requested by the kurri Business Men's Club to consider the industrial possibilities of Kurri Kurri…

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Back to Cessnock" Week Proposed. Petition To Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

Practically every business man in Cessnock signed a peti­tion which wag before Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night asking that council make representations to the Chief (Mr. Baddeley) to declare a half holiday under the…

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Minimum Areas for Subdivisions County Council Will Clarify Position After Zoning

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 4

Subdivision of minor lots of land continues to concern Northumberland County Council, which deals with many reports from the county planner concerning each application. The position regarding these application will be…

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Stopwork Meet­ings Postponed Until June 16. Decision Of Miners' Central Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

Nationwide aggregate stopwork meetings, which were to have been held yesterday, have been postponed until June 16…

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Council Seeks 15 per cent Gas Rise Case Submitted at Public Inquiry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 6

The Muswellbrook Municipal Council's case in support of the request to increase the price of gas by 15 per cent, was the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 4

There was only one absentee from Monday night's meeting of Dunogg Municipal Council, an apology being tendered for the absence of Aid. F. B…

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The Governor's Visit Interview with the Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 2

In view of the importance of the forthcoming visit of His Excellency Lieut.-General Northcott and Miss Northcot, on Friday next, 10th June,…

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