Share Cost of Floodgates Request To Lower Hunter Shire
Lower H outer Shire Council will be asked to contribute towards the cost of repairing Walls Creek floodgates, Maitland City Council decided…
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Council & local affairs, 1949
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Sharp Increase in Saleyards Dues Council Faces Heavy Costs
Faced with heavy expenditure at the Campbell’s Hill saleyards, and after having obtained details of comparative charges in other parts of the State, Maitland City Council last night adopted a revised scale of dues to be charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council to Prosecute in Cases of Straying Stock “Owners Apparently Have No Civic Conscience,“ Says Clerk’s Report
Owners of straying stock apparently have no civic conscience, according to a report by the town cleric (Mr. S. J. Dunkley, Who last night recommended to Maitland City Council that in every case of impounding the owner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Council Should Dispose Of Rail Siding”
Aid. A. M. Porter told Maitland City Council last night that Council should seriously consider disposing of Its railway siding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Building Permits For Telarah Amenities Area Council To Seek Coal Board Help
Become of a suggestion that a building permit might not be forthcoming when Council was ready to proceed with the erection of the clubhouse and pavilion on Telarah recreation area, Maitland City Council decided to approach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tenterfield Shire Council and Noxious Weeds
The Tenterfield Shire Council will employ a gang to destroy noxious weeds on properties where the landholders refuse to take any…
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Patrick Plains Shire Council has received notification that the Commonwealth has granted £3700 for work on…
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Members of Cessnock Council who inspected Aberdare Road following a proposal for the construction of a bicycle track on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Rates Increased for 1950 Council Will Have Only Small Margin to Work on Increasing Costs Make Rise Inevitable
In order to carry on next year, the Municipal Council will need more money. This matter was discussed at Monday night's meeting, when it was decided to increase the rates from January next. In his report to the Aldermen, the Town Clerk, Mr. J. A. Doling, pointed out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additional Powers For Constituent Councils County Council Retains Powers Over Undetermined Areas
Delegation of powers to constituent councils were revised yesterday by Northumberland County Council, which empowered that seven constituent councils decide without reference to the County Council certain buildings and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electricity Increase in Scone May Be Challenged Muswellbrook Coal Co.'s Action Questioned Scone Council to Seek Legal Opinion
The Scone Municipal Council may challenge the Muswellbrook Coal Companys intention of increasing the electricity charges within the Municipality. This decision was reached at Monday's meeting of the Scone Aldermen, When, in a Mayoral minute, the Mayor of Scone Ald. W. T. R. Cooper, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting
At the regular meeting of Dungog Municipal Council held on Monday night, there was a complete attendance of aldermen and Council officers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman Still Had Childhood Memories of Merry-go-round
An upsurge of boyhood memories through the manly heart of Alderman Milton Clyde at Maitland City Council meeting probably saved at least a fortnight's delay for the kiddies who will get fun from the merry-go-round at East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council to Buy "Warsop Breaker"
After watching a hired "Warsop Breaker" (a type of jackhammer) at various types of digging and trenching work last week, aldermen were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourists' Appreciation Of Soldiers Mayor Will Make Presentation on
Nineteen Pioneer Tourist Bus passengers who were rescued when two twenty-ton tanks formed a bridge in the flood swoollen Mudie's Creek last June, have presented a wireless set to the Singleton Army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor Declared “Black”
SYDNEY, Tuesday—The Building Workers’ Union has declared “black” the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. O’Dea) and his fellow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Clerk Resigns
At the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, Mr. N. A, McNee, Shire Clerk, submitted his resignation, which was received with regret…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dave Sands to Visit Cessnock Will be Welcomed by Mayor
British Empire and Australian triple champion, Dave Sands, will Visit Cessnock on Friday night, when a programme of boxing will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: As Others See Us Mayor Says Council Not to Blame for Louth Park Conditions Proper Dredging Of River And Creek Urgent
Maitland City Council cannot be blamed or fairly criticised for the regrettable conditions existing since the flood in the Louth Park area. This statement was made to-day by the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ulan County Council. Big Expenditure on Plant
At the last meeting of the Ulan County Council a numbr of tenders were accepted, involving a large expenditure on plant in connection with…
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