Flood Damage to Council Roads
"The damage done to Council roads throughout the State by the recent flood rains, has been colossal," said Ald. R. T. C. Storey…
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Council & local affairs, 1950
1,356 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 68
Services Should be Made Made Attractive. Mayor's Suggestion at Civic Welcome
The Mayor (Aid. J. Brown) suggested at a civic welcome to the State Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Australia (Right Rev. Hector Harrison, M A., B.D.) at the Cessnock Council Chambers yesterday morning that the altering of church…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collosal Flood Damage to Council Roads. "National Disaster."
"The damage done to council roads throughout the State by the recent flood rains, has been colossal," said Ald. R. T. C. Storey and Cr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government to Assist Municipal Councils Damage To Roads In Maitland Estimated At £50,000
In a telegram to the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. A. S. McDonald), the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. McGirr) asked him to convey to residents of the district his deep personal concern and the sympathy of the Government to…
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A special loan of £1,228 which the Patrick Plains Shire. Council proposes to raise for the pupose of the bituminous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Received An Ovation
Maitland’s Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald), who has had a tiring fortnight with heavy responsibilities for long hours In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Demands Action by State Criticism of Protracted Departmental Delays
The 40,000 residents of the Lower Hunter want immediate action, on the part of Government departments, to safeguard their lives and property, by giving attention to the river embankments and channels and in flood precaution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Damage Mayor Patrols Streets Works Committee to Redraft Programme
During the rain the Mayor (Ald. Robinson) patrolled various streets in the Municipality, the Health Inspector (Mr. Howard) told Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor’s Appeal
THE city’s flood relief appeal, promptly initiated by the Mayor, Alderman A. S. McDonald, is meeting with generous response from the citizens. There is urgent need of money to assist flood victims…
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The 12 Foreign Ministers who compose the Coun cil of the North Atlantic Treaty met in London recently for the fourth session of the Council, at which Mr. Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, presided. This picture shows a general view as the Ministers took their places at the Conference table at Lancaster House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relife Fund Mayor Opens Appeal
The Mayor (Alderman E. C, Humphries) has opened a subscription list for the relief of those people who have suffered distress as a result of the floods at Maitland and North Coast towns…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kempsey Needs £1,000,000, Says Mayor
KEMPSEY: This miserable, twisted, flood-wrecked town needs help—quickly. It doesn't need sympathy, or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Around the Council Table
The Joint Coal Board hut informed Cessnock Council that it has approved a grant of £900 towards the acquisition of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reconstruction Of Bluegum Road Council to Approach Coal Board
A deputation from Kearsley Shire Council will wait on the Joint Coal] Board and ask it to provide council's share of the cost of reconstructing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Erosion Threat to Dunolly Bridge Mayor's Urgent Call For Government Aid John Street Property Is Also Imperilled
Urgent telegrams have today been despatched to Government departments and to the State Member Mr. D'Arcy Rose regarding the serious threat to the Dunolly Bridge at Singleton by erosion following the heavy rains. The telegrams were sent following an inspection of the danger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Line Between Mindaribba and Morisset Urged Council to Call Conference
The quesion of the construction of a railway line from Mindaribba to Morisset was not only the concern of the people of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government Will Share Cost of Repairs? Local Council Must Pay 10 Per Cent
A conference of Federal and State Ministers decided yesterday that each Government should contribute £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stroud Shire Council Special Meeting
A special Meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Stroud, on Friday, 23rd June. Present: Mr. H. W. Dane,…
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It is essential that further supplies of Electricity account forma should be ordered without delay, and some amendments are, in my opinion,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Opens Flood Relief Fund Sydney Lord Mayor's Request
At the request of the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman E. C. O'Dea) the Mayor of Singleton (Alderman John McGrogan)…
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