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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 59

Cessnock Opposition to County Council Ignorant Of Position Says Chairman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 2

Cessnock Municipal Council, by its attempts to withdraw from Northumberland Country Council and by its criticism was “trying a great big political stunt to embarrass the Labour movement,” said Ald…

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Lord Mayor’s Appeal Criticised

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 4

Ah appeal, launched by the Lord Mayor of Sydney (AId. E. C. O’Da[?] could be an attempts to “Kill” the proposed…

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Abolition of Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Mr. Geraghty (Ind. Lab., North Sydney) gave notice of his intention to move in the Legislative…

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Shire Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 5

At the October meeting of the fort Stephens Shire Council, the following matters came up: Mr. Fitzgerald. M.L.A., acknowledged…

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Shire Health Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

At the meeting of the Fort Stephens Shire Council held on Tuesday, the Health and Building Inspector, (Mr. A. A Conroy,) reported:…

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Parochial View By Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 4

Meat from other places was accepted at Newcastle Abattoir for Inspection, but not meat front Maitland,…

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Mossadeq Will Put Persia’s Case To Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK: The Security Council will meet on Monday to hear Iranian Premier (Mohammed Mossadeq) present his country’s case in the Anglo-Iranian all dispute…

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Legislative Council Vacancy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 2

A combined vote of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly last night eloated the Labour…

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Conference on County Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. Cahill) has informed Cessnock Council through Mr. J. W. [?]…

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Cessnock Council in Brief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

Cessnock Council decided to arrange a special meeting for the purpose of hearing an address by the hearing an address by the Secretary of the…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 8

On the suggestion of Cr. Gleghorn, Kearsley Shire Council decided at a meeting on Tuesday night to ask the…

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Kearsley Council Wins Appeal

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

Judgment has been delivered by the Full Court in the appeal by Kearsley Shire Council against the decision…

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Aid. Baillie County Council Rep

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

The only Labour member of the Cesanock Municipal Council, Ald. A. Battle, was appointed council's representative…

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Full Court Upholds Council Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

The Full Court in Sydney this week upheld an appeal by Kearsley Shire Council and the decision will have far reaching…

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Grants to Merriwa Shire. Further £1200 For Flood Damage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 6

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Hon. J. J. Caihll, M.L.A., has forwarded the following letter to Mr. R. B…

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Joint Coal Board Order For 200 Homes Mayor Tells of New Project

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. G. S. Adams) reported to Wednesday's meeting of the council that during the course of an interview with Mr…

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No New Post Office for Some Time Council to Protest on Delay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

It might be some time before the new Post Office at Cessnock was begun, the Postmaster-General advised…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY. 12th OCTOBER, 1951. Around The Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last. BELL STREET AS MAIN…

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£1,000 for Shire Councillor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 2

Residents of Blaxland Shire (it includes Portland) the other week presented Councillor Lou Kremer with a cheque for £1,000 in…

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Shire Allocates £25 for Hllldale Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. F Stewart (Engineer) told Wallarobba Shire Council last Tuesday that he had carried out an inspection of Messrs. Borham's road…

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