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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 59

Use of Grant in Aid Funds Board Objects to Council Allocation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

In a letter to Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night, the Joint Coal Board objected to Council's decision to reduce the Branxton-Greta-Nortn Roth bury water deficiency rate from 6d to 3d by voting £500 from the grant in aid…

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Enthusiastic Crowd Views Sports Mayor Praises Procession

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 2

About 2000 people—one of the largest crowds ever seen, assembled at the Dungog Showground on Wednesday afternoon to watch the Jubilee…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

Crs. R. G. Bray (president), C. T. Turner, A. V. Wolfgang, M. G. McCalman, R. T. Thornton, A. C. Kirk, B. Clendinning, and D. Ellis were…

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Branxton Show Council’s Record Rodeo

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 5

BRANXTON: The-largest crowd in Branxton’s history thronged the town’s recently acquired show ground at the week-end, when Branxton and District Agricultural Show Council staged its second annual rodeo, which incorporated…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. F. Stewart (Engineer) reported to last meeting of Council as follows: The following works have been…

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Mayor Expresses Thanks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

In the course of a mayoral minute placed before last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council the mayor (Ald. J. Harvey)…

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Shire Sanitary Service

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 5

SINGLETON: The town clerk (Mr. H. Deans) reported to a meeting of Singleton Municipal Council last night that since…

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305 Municipal and Shire Ratepayers Petition Conservation Minister Over Hunter Valley Trust

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 3

Some 305 Municipal and Shire Ratepayers signed a petition, which was presented to Wallarobba Shire on Tuesday…

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Petrol Tax Allocations Wallarobba Shire Makes Application

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 1

Mr. J. F. Stewart (Engineer) told Illrobba Shire Council on Tuesday that application has now been prepared for an amount of £7,824 from…

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Coal Before Food Is Council's View on Electricity Plan

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 1

Coal production is more important than the production of food-at least the Municipal Council thinks so. At its meeting last night it decided to…

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Council to Protest to Minister ‘Whittling Down Of Local Government Powers’

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

Maitland City Council will protest to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) on a direction received lost night from the Secretary of Lands intimating that the Minister for Lands could not approve the proposed…

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Milk Zone Council Registration

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 4

The Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council advises its members that it is registered tinder the Commonwealth Conciliation to a…

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Mayor Opens Agricultural Conference

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

Townspeople were aware that they were dependent on the people from the country, the Mayor of Singleton, Ald…

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Shire Roads and Bridge Works. M.R.B. Divisional Engineer's Visit. Conference with Shire Council. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

The Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. Butler) attended a special meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council,…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 18th MAY, 1951. Mayor's Vision Of Greater Muswellbrook Plan Considered by Shire Council. Requests Wider Representation at Proposed Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

The Shire Council on Monday last considered a letter from Ald. G. S. Adams, Mayor of Muswellbrook, suggesting that a…

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Recent Breakdown at Power House. Shire Council Not Liable for Damage Caused. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

At the meeting of the Shire Council, held on Wednesday, reports were tabled by the Shire Clerk (Mr. F. Phillips) and electrician in charge…

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Shire Loan For Road Work

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 4

The Patrick Plains Shire Council will raise a special loan of £18,000 to carry out a road improvement…

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Mayor Praises Schoolchildren Gesture Helped Crippled Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

Because of the generosity of the schoolchildren in the Cessnock district, the local Crippled Children's…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

Ald. Oldfield expressed the option at the Cessnock Council meeting on wednesday night [?] the…

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Show Council Increases Public Risk Policy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 4

Maitland Show Council last night adopted a recommendation of the finance committee to increase the public risk policy from £10,000 to £50,000 The [?] would be £46/6/3, on increase of…

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