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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Dairy Council Branch

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Fifteen dairymen from a district comprising approximately 360 dairy farms evinced sufficient interest in the last…

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City Council Policy On Awnings

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Maitland City Council will discuss at next meeting the matter of awnings in the city, particularly in the main street…

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Council Ban on Household Refuse

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Because of the state of finances, Maitland City Council can no longer carry away heaps of rubbish placed on the streets by householders…

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Council Would Not Sell Any Foreshore

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

Northumberland County Council has refused an application by Courtaulds Ltd. for permission to purchase…

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Stroud Shire General Rate Fixed at 6d IN £ ON U.C.V.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Stroud Shire the Administrator (Mr. H. W. Dane) fixed the rates for 1950 in the Shire as follows:—…

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Milk Council Reject 40-Hour Week Move Secretary Watson's Motion Lapses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

A motion that the M.Z.D.C. Management Committee press for a 40-hour week in the dairying industry lapsed for want of a seconder at a small meeting of Singleton branch yesterday…

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Question for Minister for Works “Why Were Promises To Council Not Kept?”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) is to be asked by Maitland City Council why promises made to council following the June floods have not been kept. Particular emphasis will be laid on failure of the…

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Aldermen to Go on Tour of Inspection

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

For the purpose of making an inspection of the city area in connection with the preparation of the 1950 works programme,…

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Council Discuss Shire Building

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

After considerable discussion, Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided against extending…

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District's Tourist Facilities Alderman Suggests Brochure

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

When the question of tourist facilities is discussed by a conference of members of Cessnock and Kearsley Councils, it will be suggested that the…

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Grant Application by Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to apply for a Public Works Department grant for…

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Council Table [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board informed Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night that it had approved the quotation of £531/13/ for coberete…

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Shire Opposes Bridge Re-construction

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire President (Cr. A. F. Pankhurst) yesterday told a meeting of Council that he considered…

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Boundaries of Shire Ridings Altered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Friday. — Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to alter the boundaries of A and B ridings so that equally in…

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Provisions In Shire Area Building

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday. — Patrick Plains Shire Council decided at their meeting yesterday not to have the biulding provisions of the Local…

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Estimates For Repairs To Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday. — The engineer of Patrick Plains Shire Council (Mr. A. W. McIntyre) presented a report to the meeting…

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Shire Amends Boundaries Of Ridings Equalises Electoral Voting Power

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

With a view to equalising the number of electors and the unimproved capital value of Ridings, Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday amended the boundary between A and B. Ridings…

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Crumbs From Council Table Hospital Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

The President (Cr. Pankhurst) and Engineer (Mr A. M. McIntyre) will confer with the Dangar Cottage Hospital…

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Shire Refuses Amenity Money Blow to Town's Ambitious Amenities Plan

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

Singleton Town Council's proposed £12,500 town amenities programme yesterday…

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Proposal for County Council on Upper Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Friday.—Patrick Plains Shire Council, at its next meeting, will discuss a proposal for the formation of a county council to deal with the eradication of noxious weeds…

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