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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,262 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 64

Wallarobba Shire Council Finances

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

DUNGOG: The Department of Local Government has drawn the attention of the Wallarobba Shire Council to the…

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Scone Municipal New Truck to Cost £1450 Purchased an Increase in Rates Certain Next Year Ald. J. P. Mannel's Resignation at Last Night's Meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, Ald. J. P. Mannell Tendered His Resignation As an Alderman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

Aid. Mannell stated that the nature of his business in the coming months would find him away from the town a good deal, so much so that it would not be possible for him to attend every meeting…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 3

An executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 6th July. Owing to the recent publicity…

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County Council Meeting for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

Representatives of the Joint Coal Board and Cessnock Municipal Country will attend a meeting of the North[?]Country Council when it…

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Rood Safety Coun­cil Heed Urges Caution fer Motorists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

Will you be alive this time next week? asks T.G. Paterson, Chairman of the Australian Road Safety Council, in a back-cover statement…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

An Executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's council was held in Sydney on the 6th july. Owing to the recent publicity given…

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Railway Claim on Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

The Secretary for Hallways In a letter to Maitland City Council yesterday afternoon pressed, for payment of claim for £56/8/8 for…

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Emergency Lighting for Town Hall Council Decides To Purchase Plant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 4

Maitland City Council , at its meeting yesterday afternoon, authorised the purchase of an emergency lighting plant for the Town Hall, the cost not to exceed £700. The Town Hall committee reported that the matter…

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Privy Council Upholds the High Court Government's Appeal in Bank Nationalisation Case Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1

The Privy Council yesterday dismissed the Australian Government's appeal in the banking case. Lord Porter, announcing the decision, said: "Their Lordships will humbly advise His Majesty…

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Bank Appeal: Opposition Delighted By Privy Council Decision But Believes Government Will Seek Other Means To Achieve Purpose

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Although jubilant that the Privy Council has rejected the Commonwealth Government’s appeal in the Bank ease, leaders of the Opposition parties in Australia believed that, if returned at the next elections, the Government will try by other means to nationalise the private trading banks…

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Mining Council To Call Aggregate Meetings Tuesday Deadline For Open Cuts

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—On the easting vote of the acting chairman (Mr. W. Blair), the Combined Mining Unions’ Council decided to call aggregate meetings on the coalfields to discuss the question of continuing the strike…

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Shire Council View On New State

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

SINGLETON, Friday.—The New England New State Movement forwarded copies of a petition to Patrick Plains Shire Council asking for…

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Shire Finances

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

General fund of Patrick Plains Shire is £3116/17/5 in credit; Trust Fund, £990/18/7; Main Roads Trust Fund,…

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Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

The [?] Coal Board told Ceasnock Council on Tuesday afternoon that its auggestion for periodical conferences was welcome, but Suggested that the…

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Shorts From The Shire Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

When Mr. A. Bennett asked the Shire Council yesterday to do something about the washaways on Westbrook road, near…

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Flood Experiences Of Whittingham People Deputation Pleads with Shire Council to Raise Level of Racecourse Lane

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday heard a pathetic story of the plight of 103 residents of the Whittingham district during the flood of June 18 when they found themselves pocketed in an…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

Owing to the recent publicity given to a resolution from the Taree branch, that all milk purchased by the Milk Board for use as whole milk, should…

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Shire Engineer Prefers a 'She' As Office Assistant

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

In asking Patrick Plains Shire Coincil to find him an office assistant, Mr. A. McIntyre, Engineer, told Council yesterday that he could not find sufficient time to attend to the more important spheres of his appointment but was compelled…

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Redesign of Cessnock Community Centre County Council Plan Submitted To Cessnock Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

Plans submitted by the Northumberland County Planner (Mr. Stone) for a redesign of the Cessnock Community Centre were exhibited on the site yesterday, when Cessnock aldermen, representatives of Joint Coal Board, and County…

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County Council To Meet Kearsley Reps

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

Members of the Northumberland. County Council will meet representatives of Kearsley Shire Council on a date to he fixed to discuss the…

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