Invitation to Works Minister City Council Presses Its Views On New River Course
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 2
Maitland aldermen are of the opinion that the Hunter River should be permitted, and even encouraged, to follow the new course it has taken at McRae’s Hollow. They decided, at a meeting of the City Council last…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 4
SINGLETON, Friday.—Credit balances were reported yesterday in all of the Patrick Plains Shire Council funds…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 4
SINGLETON, Friday.—The Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to accept the contract for sanitary services to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merriwa District News Black Soil Roads in Shire Area. Standard Specifications for Construction. New Engineer's Report to Shire Council
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 10
Mr. G. S. Bailey, newly-appointed Engineer of the Merriwa Shire Council, submitted the following comprehensive report to the August meeting…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 3
Ald. Bill Brown complained at a meeting of Cessnock Council on Tuesday night that he had almost fallen over when he From a property near [?] worth Hotel. The Health inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) said that the proprietor…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 1
"The need for a high-level bridge at Warkworth is greater than ever," said Cr. H. H. Hobden in his report to the Shire Council yesterday on Jerry's Plains, He said the low-level bridge there was now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plan to Make Shire Road £136,000 Improvement Plan Presented To Council Higher Rates Necessary to Float Scheme
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 1
PATRICK PLAINS SHIRE WILL HAVE ROADS SECOND TO NONE IN THE STATE IF A £136,000 ROAD-IMPROVEMENT PLAN INTRODUCED AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING OF THE COUNCIL IS…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 2
Members of Dungog Municipal Council praised the work done by Ald. R. Shelton, deputy chairman of the works committee, and the…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 4
SINGLETON, Friday.—Messrs. A. [?] Shaw end Co. wrote to Patrick Plains Shire Council meeting claiming £170 damages on…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 4
SINGLETON, Friday. — The Minister for the interior is to be asked to look into the matter of the uneatable land being retained…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 3
The Shire Engineer reported to Wednesday's meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council as follows:—"Contact has been made with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress of Amenity Projects Council Engineer's Report
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 1
When the Engineer (Mr. H. M. Watson) reported to Cessnock Council that the position in regard to the lighting of the Aberdare bowling greens was unaltered, Ald. Hartcher said he understood that the Cessnock Bonding Club had been asked to…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 10
A meeting of the council of the Merriwa P.A.H. and I. Association, was held on Saturday afternoon in the School of Arts, when the following…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Work on Shire Roads Estimated at £136,000 Clerk’s Suggestions To Meet Expenditure
Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 4
SINGLETON, Friday.—Patrick plains Shire Council decided to submit a report prepared by the clerk (Mr. H. Troman) to the Main Roads Board asking it to contribute £51,000 towards the cost of the work which is to be carried…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 3
So that three gangs could be employed constantly on pavement, kerbing and guttering works, Cessnock Municipal Council decided on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Embarrassed," Say Aldermen Ratepayers Undercharged Through Officer's Mistake Engineer Accused of Negligence
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 1
Dungog Municipal Council at its meeting on Monday, found itself in a very embarrassing position over the installation of three electric bath heaters. Council's Electrical Engineer had told ratepayers that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diplomat Tells Meaning of U.N. Trusteeship System (By Dr. Max Henriquer-Urena, President of the U.N. Trusteeship Council and Ambassador of the Dominican Republic)
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 5
The work of the United Nations Trusteeship Council is attaining a wider range and covering a larger field every day. After more than three years of work it is now becoming possible to evaluate the overall importance of the…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4
Mr. W. C. Crow, of Scott's Flat, is claiming £170 damages from the Patrick Plains Shire Council. Mr Crow…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 2
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Contributions yesterday brought the total of the Lord Mayor’s flood relief appeal to £61,018…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1
The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Thursday, when…
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