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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 59

Method Of Trust Creation Subject Of Protest Motion Shire Councillor Convinces New State Movement Convention

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 2

A resolution, moved by Patrick Plains Shire Councillor A. C. Marshall, protesting against the lines followed in creating the Hunter Valley Trust, was passed by Monday night's…

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Resigned As .Shire Councillor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 2

Cr.R.A. Ebbeck, of Paterson, tendered his resignation to the Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday…

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County Council Takes Steps to Perpetuate Itself

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 7

The Northumberland County Council at its meeting on Monday dapoted an ordinance to makes itself the authority for putting the maser…

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Housing Disrupted Loan Council Calwell Attacks Cuts in States' Works

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA: The action of the Loan Council in cutting the States’ loan works programmes had disputed housing works badly in the three major States, said the Deputy Leader Of the Opposition (Mr. A.A…

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Shire Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

The Shires' Association of N.S.W. has advised the Council that the Local Government Public Convention will…

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Shire News

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The Kirkton Agricultural Bureau has notified the Patrick Plains Shire Council that it has formed a bush fire…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 8

Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday night to carry out drainage work in front of premises in Weston…

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Council Fixes Taxi Fares

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The scales of taxi charges, submitted by Maitland City Council, Singleton Municipal Council, Scone Municipal…

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Council Works Committee Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The following report of the works committe of the Municipal Council was adopted at Wednesday's meeting of the council:…

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Arts Council Presentation. Scenes From the Opera

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

The Muswellbrook branch of the Arts Council will present on Thursday next, at the Piazza Theatre, "Scenes from the…

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No Subscription Concerts for Cessnock Arts Council Informed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The Cessnock branch of the Arts Council has been informed by the General Manager of the A.B.C. (Mr. C…

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Around The Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

Aldermen G. S. E. Adams (Mayor), E. H. Thompson, A. C. Shirvington, S. C. White, R. R. Cousins, D. Jordan and D. C…

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Proposal to Extract Pillar Coal Under Pelaw Main Council Seeks Further Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

Following a report of the conference in connection with the J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Collies Ltd. proposal for the extraction of pilar coal under the township of Pelaw Main, Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1951. Council Officers' Reports Health Inspector's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

Sewerage.—The health inspector (Mr. J. S. Donaldson) reported as follows:—Applications for design received 2; to hand,…

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Shire Council Action

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: Before Mr. McNamers, SM Trevor Courtney Philpolt, at [?] was charged by…

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Shire Delegates For Trust Rate Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

Cr. A. C. Marshall and Cr. H. Hobden will be the voting delegates of the Patrick Plains Shire at the Hunter Valley Trust Rate Conference in Singleton on November 30…

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County Council Offices Opened Minister Praises Plan Development (From Our Staff Reporter)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: The future Northumberland Council was viewed briefly with the opening to-day of the new country council offices at Newea[?]tle. The Deputy Premi[?] and Minister for Warks…

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Film Council Screening

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 3

The Cessnock Film Council will conduct a screening at the Cessnock Council Chambers next Tuesday night, when a…

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The Council. Waterworks Committee's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 1

The wateerworks committee submited a report to the last meeting of the Municipal Council, dealing with the supply of…

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Bushfire Menace Danger Period to Be Proclaimed for Muswellbrook Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 3

The Muswellbrook Shire Council has requested that public attention be drawn to the serious risk to life and property that is…

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