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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 59

Mayor’s Plea On Parking Measures

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

“I am very pleased with the outcome of our lead [?] on the parking ban, which was applied to this…

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Shire Clerk Warns On Fire Danger

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

The Shire Clerk, Mr. Harry Troman, today issued a warning to people lighting fires in the open in the…

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Shire to Borrow £18,000 for Road Sealing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

The Patrick Plains Shire Council has been granted approval to borrow £18,000 for the bituminous sealing of…

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Basic Wage Effect On City Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 3

Town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) presented figures to last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council which disclosed, that basic wage increases would cost the council, in salaries and wage alone…

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Arts Council Branch For Singleton "Scenes From Operas" Was Well Attended

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

A branch of the Arts Concil of Australia will be formed in Singleton. This was decided following the presentation of four scenes from opera at the High School last night…

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Conference Sought on County Council Points Raised By Maitland’s Town Clerk

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided last night to [?]k Newcastle City Council to call a conference of constituent councils to discuss the Northumberland County Council…

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Maitland Council Wants a Meeting on County Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 5

The Maitland City Council on Tuesday night agreed to call a conference of constituent councils of the Northumberland County…

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Cessnock Declines County Council Invitation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 4

Cessnock Municipal Council last night declined an invitation to put Cessnock’s case for withdrawal from the county plan before a special meeting of the Northumberland County Council…

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County Council Master Plan on View

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 6

The plan prepared by the Northumberland County Council for the area is now on view at the County Offices, in Newcastle…

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County Council's Invitation Refused Would be Useless, Says Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

When the Northumberland County Council informed Cessnock Council on Wednesday night that it would…

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Lord Mayor Visits City Markets Investigation Ordered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. O’Dea) and his deputy, Ald. Byrne, raided the producers’ section of the City Markets early this morning. The markets ore controlled by the City Council…

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Lord Mayor and Deputy Raid Markets. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. O'Dea, and Deputy-Lord Mayor, Ald. Byrne, raided the producers' section of the City…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 5

[?] memorial Hall will be transformed to Cessnock Municipal Council at a public meeting of Council…

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Main Hospital Entrance Closed to Public "Scandalous," Says Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

It was scandalous to think that the front entrance to the Cessnock Hospital was not open to the public, the Mayor (Aid. F. Hallam) said at a meeting of Cessnock Council on Wednesday night…

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Another Triumph for Arts Council "Scenes From Operas."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

The Muswellhrook branch of the Arts Council of N.S.W. scored another triumph last night when its "Scenes from…

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To Press for Extra Taxi Plates Cessnock Council Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

Cessnock Council decided on Wednesday night to make strong representations to the Department of Road…

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Candidate For Lord Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Labour [?] of Sydney City Council last night re-selected Aid E. C. O’Des as their candidate for…

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Maitland Council Staff Reduced

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

Because of increased costs, together with the shortage of materials, Maitland City Council has found it necessary to reduce the…

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Council's Hire Purchase Department Expands

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

The Town Clerk (Mr. W. J. Macken) told aldermen at last Monday night's meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council, that the Hire…

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Deputy Chairman's Report on Council's Works

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

With the exception of carrying out replacement of a defective piece of decking of a culvert in Hooke Street the whole of the period has been…

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