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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 59

Shire Of Upper Hunter Proposed Special Loan

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 8

The Council of the Shire of Upper Hunter hereby notifies, in pursuance of Section 180 of the Local Government Act, 1919, that…

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Shire Refuses to Donate Money for Jubilee Expenses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

Wallarobba Shire Council, which met in Dungog to-day, decided not to contribute any money towards the Jubilee Celebration's expenses…

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Council Advance To Bowling Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 4

Cessnock Municipal Council, at a special meeting, last night, decided to advance to Cessnock Bowling Club 40 per cent of the…

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Council Will Close Abbott's Ford Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. Macken) said on Tuesday that Dungog Municipal Council some sime ago, decided to make application to the Minister for…

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Council Decides to Pay Jubilee Accounts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council, which met on Tuesday night, decided to pay the outstanding Jubilee accounts from its own funds. This matter was…

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Shire Of Upper Hunter Supplementary Lists of Electors for Year 1951

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that the Supplementary Lists of Electors for the various Ridings of the Shire of Upper Hunter have been…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. A. Cook, Engineer told the Council, at the August meeting that the B.H.P. would be ready to far surface the Eagleton road from…

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Magician Amazed Alderman

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 3

Last night, in the Maitland Town Hall, Flakson, who well deserves the title "amazing," sought the assistance of Ald. Kennedy…

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Housing Council Floodboats

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

Efforts to house two floodboats purchased from the Maitland City Council will be made by Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer…

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Councillors Tour Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

RAYMQND TERRACE: Recently members of the Port Stephens Shire toured Ridings B. O and D. to get first-hand…

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Most Aldermen Favour Barrow Pushing Stunt P.M. Given Till Wednesday to Reply Thousonds Support Council Proposal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Cessnock Council has set next Wednesday night as a deadline for a reply from the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in connection with the invitation sent to him to visit Cessnock und make a personal…

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Farewell to Shire Engineer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

GLOUCESTER: Mr. F. Lowe, engineer to the Shire Council, was farewelled by the councillors at their last meeting…

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Council Inspection at Wollombi

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

Matters affecting the district, including the bridges at Payne's Crossing and Hawkins', will be discussed by Crs…

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Barrow-Pusher With Record Offers Help To Cessnock’s Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

The Mayor of Cessnock, Alderman Hallam, who proposes to push a barrow to Sydney to direct attention to the need for a State mine in the district, and the establishment of secondary industries on the coalfields, has found an…

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Council to Let Garbage Contract

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 8

Cessnock Council decided at a special meeting on Tuesday night to let the contract for the collection of garbage in the…

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Loan of £20,000 for Town Hall Report to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. MacPherson) reported to a special meeting of Cessnock Council on Tuesday night that…

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Area Committee Council to Meet To Discuss St[?] Mine Propos[?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

At the request of Aberdare Exte[?]ded Miners Lodge, the Mayor Aid. F. Ha[?]am) and aldermen of Cessnock…

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Staff Shortage Critical Gasworks Requires Stokers Position Discussed at Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

The staff shortages at the gasworks has reached such a critical stage that the limited number of men available…

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Financing of New Bowling Pavilion 40 Per Cent Loan From Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Cessnock Council decided at a special meeting on Tuesday night to loan the Cessnock Bowling Club 40 per cent of the total cost of £12,000 for the new pavilion to be erected at the Aberdare greens…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1957. Around The COuncil Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, when there were present: Aldermen G. S. Adams…

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