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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Bouquet For Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council has received many brickbats and very few bouquets. However, it received a bouquet…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 7

A suggestion by Ald. Siven[?] that the Minister for Justice be asked to made future sittings of the Divorce Court at Cessnock…

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Milk Zone Council Proposal to Help Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A special meeting of the executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council was held to consider means of giving practical assistance to those engaged in the dairying industry who have suffered damage to their…

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Liverpool Plains Electorate Council Meeting Held At Wallabadab

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 6

The Liverpool Plains election had been a hard but clean fight, Mr. Roger Nott, M.L.A., said at Wallabadah last Sundty…

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Want Coal Board Policy Altered. Council Wants Streets and Footpaths Before Parks

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council will ask the Joint Coal Board to reduce the proposed outlay on amenties in different parts of the Shire so that the money may be used to improve streets and footpaths…

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Park Beautification. Council to Ask for Estimates. Divided on Accepting Gerald Park Scheme in Principle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, held on Wednesday night, the following aldermen were present:—Ald. E. C…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 14th JULY, 1950. Shire Works and Supervision Engineer Submits Report. Suggests Wages Increase to Promote Improved Supervision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

The following special report was submitted by Mr. E. R. Brown (Shire Engineer) at last Monday's meeting of the Shire Council:—…

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Shire Ratings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

The meeting carried a resolution supporting Maitland Dairymen in their objections against the exhorbitant rates levied by Shires and…

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Council Co-operates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

After hearing a letter from Cessnock Municipal for a railway from Minimbah to Morisset, Dungog Council decided to support the proposal…

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Wallarobba Shire Supports Rail and Road Links

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

During the recent floods, all traffic normally carried by the northern and north coast railway lines, the Pacific and New England Highways,…

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Sugarloaf Road Deputation Waits on Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

A deputation, comprising six residents along Sugarloaf Road, interviewed Council to see if this road could be improved as it was in a very…

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Letter To The Editor Thanks to Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly permit us, the under signed owners and occupiers [?]mises in High-street, Maitland to express, through your columns our…

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Control of the Park Council to Seek Information

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council on Monday decided to write to the Lands Department for information regarding the powers of control of Bennett…

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British Labour Members Want Chinese Reds On Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

LONDON, July 15.—Twenty. 6 three Labour members of Parliament yesterday presented-a mention asking the British…

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Noisy-halves Left in Yards Overnight Council Seeks Co-operation of Auctioneers Non-arrival of Trucks Blamed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 4

Strong objections were raised by aldermen at Monday's meeting of Dungog Muncipal Council, against a number of young calves being left in…

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Floods Show Importance of Limeburner's Creek Road Shire President Urges Deputation to Main Roads Commissioner Suggests Road Be Brought Up to M.R. STANDARD

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

Wallarobba Shire Council, on Tuesday, at Dungog, adopted a suggestion by its President (Cr. Carlton) that a deputation from the Stroud Shire Council, Port Stephens Shire Council and Wallarobba Shire Council meet the…

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Roll for Lower Hunter Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Lower Hunter Shire Council, in a letter to the Miller’s Forest Progress Association, stated that it was desirous of having its…

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Municipal and Shire Library. Librarian's Report for July

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 4

In her report to the Library Committee, Miss M. McTaggart stated that during June 2269 books, comprising 708 non-fiction, 976 adult fiction, 296…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 18th JULY, 1950. Aberdeen Farmers To Discuss County Council Proposal Move to Join Muswellbrook Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 3

Farmers in the closely-settled area around Aberdeen last night, at a meeting of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, decided to call a public meeting to discuss the proposed formation of a county council which would control electricity distribution in the Upper Hunter Shire…

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Liverpool Plains Labour Electoral Council Meeting Held at Wallabadah

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 4

The Liverpool Plains election had been a hard but clean fight, Mr. Roger Nott, M.L.A. said at Wallabadah last Sunday. Mr. Nott was attending a…

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