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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 59

Shire Employees' Reps

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 2

Messrs. Lewis and Krempin, Representatives of the Shire Employees' Union visited Dungog on Saturday last and addressed local members…

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Sydney's Lord Mayor At Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. O'Dea) last night opened a fashion show at Cessnock…

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Kearsley Shire Grant Of £7210

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 3

The Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) advised Kearsley Shire Council that approval had been given for a…

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Wallarobba Shire to Support Anti–trust Rate Conference

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 4

Wallarobba Shire Council decided yesterday to support the convening of a conference to protest to the Government against the rate levied by the Hunter Valley Trust…

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Repairs to Council’s Tractor

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 4

Although the engineer had considered it essential that repair work to o tractor be approved, Wallarobba Shire…

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Junior Farmer Club Membership State Council Seeks Views On Project

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 4

Junior farmer clubs throughout the State will be asked to give the State council their views on the advisability of admitting members without it being compulsory for them to carry out a definite project…

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Electricity Extension To Be Carried Out By Maitland City Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

As soon as it in practicable to do so, Maitland Council's electricity staff workmen will undertake erection of a transmission fine for the Joint Coal Board…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council In Trouble

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: The shire clerk (MR. P. J. Carter) in the course of a letter to Mr. D’Arcy Rose, M.L.A., stated that, owing to a series of remarkable circumstances, the council was at present in a…

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Aldermen Want Pay

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Labour aldermen of the City Council will seek similar salaries to those paid to members of the…

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Commission to Take Over Power Council Retains Control Of Distribution

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Negotiations are proceeding for the Electricity Commission to take control of the Sydney Country Council’s powerhouses at Sunherang and Photo : yrmont…

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Council's Finances

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 10

According to a report tabled by the Town Clerk (Mr. A. E. Border) at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, the…

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A Larger Municipality. Council Pleased with Transfer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

A letter read from Mr. P. J. Carter (Shire Clerk) at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, stated that the Shire…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 7

A request from the Shire Employees' Union permit employees of the outside staff the right to…

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Council to Aid Musicians

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

The International Music Council, which has just held its general assembly at [?] Honae in Paris, has…

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Support for County Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE: Port Stephens Shire Council is satisfied with the Northumberland County Council as far…

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£7850 Grant for Council. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 10

Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Local Government:—…

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Municiapl Council Gets Answer To Loyalty Message

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 4

The Singleton Municipal Council has received a reply to the Jubilee message of loyalty and congratulations sen :to the Prime Minister during the Jubilee celebrations in May…

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Galvanised Iron Supplies. Council's Reply to Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

A circular letter from the Department of Building Materials read at Wednesday's meeting of the council provoked Alderman…

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"My Lady Fayre" Fashion Show and Stage Presentation Officially Opened By Sydney's Lord Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. O'Dea), accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, Mrs. O'Dea, attended "My Lady Fayre" Fashion Show and Stage Presentation in the Regent Theatre on Tuesday night, and made the official opening…

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Overcome Labour Shortage First. Says Minister Reply to Council Deputation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

In his opinion the correct approach to winning more Greta seam coal was to apply their energies to overcoming the manpower shortage in the existing mines, the Minister for Development Senator Spooner) said in a statement after…

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