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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,356 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 68

Seven Times Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 2

Alderman George Whitfield Jenner, of Newcastle, died in Royal Newcastle Hospital on Monday. Alderman Jenner was seven times…

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Newcastle Council Concert

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 3

Allan Johnston, Maitland baritone, and Alwyn Elliott, Kurri, Kurri Kurri violinist, will be soloists at a free concert to be given in…

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Keen Public Interest In Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 2.—More than 20,000 persons clamouring for admission to the Security Council yesterday were turned…

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Mayor’s Flood Relief Fund Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 4

The Mayor of Maitland’s Flood Relief Fund to-day received a donation of £6000 from the New South Wales Flood Victims’ Relief Fund…

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Security Council Adjourns Again

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 3.—For the second time in the two days of its current session the United Nations’ Security Council last…

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Power Crisis Worries County Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Chairman of Sydney County Council, Councillor W. P. Henson, said last night the Federal Government might…

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Council Seeking Grant For Bolwarra Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 4

Lower Hunter Shire Council at its meeting yesterday decided to approach Wallarobba and Port Stephens Shire Councils and Bowthorne and Hunter Valley (Hexham) companies to form a deputation to approach the Minister…

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The Letter-bag Shire Council And The Air Service (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 5

I desire to draw your attention to an inaccuracy in the article which appeared in "The Singleton Argus" on Wednes…

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Shire Deputation for Minister

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

The Patrick Plains Shire Council hope to send a deputation to see the Minister of Transport, Mr. Sheahan, to…

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Shire Council Welcome Big Fox Safety Factor Still Snag: Rope to Be Tested First

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

News that a flying fox of one-ton carrying capacity is on its way to Warkworth was welcomed at the special meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council on Wednesday, convened specially to discuss…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 10

After the Kaaraley Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) had informed council that officers of the Electricity Authority would send…

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Quirindi No Quorum:no Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

Seldom does a Municipal Council meeting lapse for want of a quorum—but it happened in Quirindi last week. The…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1950. Municipal Council. Officials and Committee Reports. Health Inspector's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

Mr. J. S. Donaldson (health inspector) reported:—Sewerage: Applications for design received 0; applications for. design to hand 752;…

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News From the Council Meeting Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. E. C. Humphries) presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council on Wednesday night, when…

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1,300,000 Gallons of Water Per Week Coal Company's 1960 Electricity Generating Figures Before Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

At Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, a letter from the Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd., told of the anticipated consumption at the company's electricity generators for 1960. The communication read as follows:…

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Stroud Shire Council Elections Shortly

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

Preparations are being made to elect Stroud Shire's first Council for nearly, 18 months. The Administrator (Mr. H. W…

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Soviet’s Surprise in Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 5—In a surprise move In the United Nations Security Council, the Soviet Union yesterday proposed…

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Port Stephens Shire Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE, Monday.—The Port Stephens Shire Flood Relief Committee, which has already distributed £1910…

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Overdraft of Show Council Reduced

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — The financial statement presente[?] by the secretary (Mr. J. W. Wright) to a meeting of Singleton Show…

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Stroud Shire to Have New Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

Preparations are being made for the election of the first council for Stroud Shire for 16 months. The former council was dissolved…

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