New Shire Council Meets CR. F. A. King Elected Deputy - Presidest: Cr. W. Dalton
The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
The Upper Hunter Shire Council met yesterday for the first meeting following the recent Local Government elections. All Councillors were present, including the recently elected representatives of A Riding, Crs. L. B. Carter and S. C. Collison. Both Cr. Carter and Cr. Collison have previously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appointment to Show Council
Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 4
Mr. Craig Lee has been appointed to fill the vacancy on Maitland Show Council caused by Mr. Roy Ekert’s departure from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALD. F. Hallam New Mayor Aid. R. Olafield Deputy
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
Local solicitor, Aid. Fred Hallam, who topped the poll at the election lats Saturday week, was elected to the Mayoral positon unopposed at a special meeting of the council oh Tuesday night The Mayoral allowance was fixed at £208…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire President, Re-elected, Forecasts Breakdown of Transport System
Singleton Argus · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
For the third successive time, Cr. A. F. Pankhurst was elected president of the Patrick Plains Shire Council at a special meeting of the Council yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Plan for Saleyard Fees Auctioneers Benefit, Ratepayers Pay
Singleton Argus · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 10
Consideration of a recommendation by the Patrick Plains Shire Engineer (Mr. A. W. MacIntyre) that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Damage Grant For Murrurundi Shire £1740 To Be Paid
The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 2
From Mr R. B. Nott, M.L.A., comes the following official letter from the Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1950 Road Works a Near Record Shire Engineer's Annual Report
Singleton Argus · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 5
ALTHOUGH adverse weather arid waterlogged ground reduced the effective working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board Projects Engineer's Report to Council
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
The report of the Engineer (Mr. H. M. Watson) on progress of Coal Board projects was deferred until next Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Penny Rise in Shire Rates Vital To Success Of Works Programme
Singleton Argus · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to increase the rate on the unimproved capital value of land from 2½d. to 3½d. in the £. The increase will, yield Council an additional £9,200 revenue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Sections a First Council Meeting Augured Well for Future, Says Speaker
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1
It was good to see such a wonderful roll-up of citizens at the inauguari meeting of the new council and it augured well for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Hygiene Preventive Work By Councils Outlined
Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 4
In what he called a fireside chat rather than a scientific address, Rotarian J. Taylor, health officer for Maitland City Council, told Rotarians at their weekly luncheon that municipal hygiene had as great an effect on people’s health…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Auditors Seek Higher Fees
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 4
Messrs. Short and McGee asked Wallarobba Shire Council on Tuesday at Dungog to consider the matter of increasing their audit fee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Employees Engaged
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 3
During last night’s third annual dinner of the Staff Social Committee of Maitland City Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. S. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallarobba Shire to Investigate Purchasing Spray Plant
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 2
Wallarobba Shire Council decided on Tuesday to investigate the possibility of purchasing a Power Spraying Plant for the eradication of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →28 Years a Councillor Shire President Carlton's Pine Record
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 3
At Tuesday's meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council in Dungog, Councillor J. B. Carlton was unanimously elected President for his 17th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improvement in Shire's General Fund Account Costs Continue to Rise
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 4
The Clerk (Mr. F. W. Aldis) in his Estimates report, told last Tuesday's meeting of Wallarobba Shire that costs are continuing to rise so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cr. Flannery Elected Stroud Shire President CR. L. M. Murray, Deputy President
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 2
The newly elected Stroud Shire Council held its first meeting on Wednesday. Councillor C. N. Flannery was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third Annual Dinner for Council Staff Rapidly Expanding City Brings Problems
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 2
More than 120 servants of (he City of Maitland, comprising officers and staff of the City Council, attended the third annual Christmas dinner in the Town Hall supper rooms last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →820 Non-voters in the Shire Council Discussion About Explanations
Singleton Argus · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 3
Issue of "please explain" notices would possibly be the best way of driving home to people that Local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Council Finances
Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 2
SINGLETON, Monday “The financial position Is very satisfactory,” said the president of the Northern Agricultural…
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