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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 59

Cr. Saxton Is Kearsley Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 7

CESSNOCK: Cr. P. Saxton was elected unopposed as President of Kearsley Shire Council at a special meeting…

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Powers For Council Committees

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 2

Maitland City Council [?] delegated powers to standing committees. Action of [?]lderman followed…

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Beresfield Criticism Of Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

The annual meeting of [?] Progress Association completed the 25th year of its existence. The report…

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Shire Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 5

The Cambenvell Hall trustees were granted an advance of £18 from the grant of £75 which was promised from the…

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Cr. Saxton New Shire President Special Meeting of Kearsley Council

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

Cr. P. Saxton, of Kurri Kurri, was unanimously elected President at a special meeting of Kearsley Shire…

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Shire Rate Increase

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

SINGLETON: The rates for Patrick [?] Shire Council will be raised [?] the [?] the [?] year. The…

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Shire Library Services

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Government to adopted [?] [?] Shire [?] percent of…

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Patrick Plains Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

SINGLETON : Cr. A. C. Marshall was elected president of Patrick [?] Shire Council [?]special meeting yesterday…

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Cr. Marshall Mew Shire President

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday unanimously elected Councillor A. C. Marshall as president…

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Milk Zone Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

The f[?] meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairyman’s Council for the year will be held in…

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Shire Rate UP ½ d Next Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

The Patrick Plains Shire Council will increase its rate for 1952 from 3½d to 4d. The increase will provide £11,960 for maintenance of Shire roads…

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Junior Farmers' New Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

Five junior farmer district councils in the Hunter-Gosford area on Tuesday night combined to form the Hunter Regional…

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Around the Council Table

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

He felt that hotels in Cessnock were not catering for the travelling public, Ald. J. Roberts told a…

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£2585 Grant for Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 7

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

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Move for Revision of Estimates Fails III-timed, Says Mayor

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

A move by Ald. G. Fairleigh at Wednesday night's meeting of Cessnock Council to have the estimates recently adopted by Council, revised to provide for a general rate of 1/11 or 2/- in the £, was defeated…

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Shire Engineer And Staff Set Record This Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 3

Shire Engineer, Mr. Molntyre said yesterday that he believed the Shire Council had set a record for road works in 1951. He said that the results of initial ground work done by the Shire…

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Good progress In Shire's 10-Years Plan Road Repairs Highlight of Presidential Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

The Shire Council had pursued a progressive policy of road development and improvement and in spite of increased costs of labour and materials substantial headway had been made on the 10year plan which was adopted last term…

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All Upper Hunter Districts In County Council Consultants' Report Read at Scone Meeting. Minister to Be Asked to Extend Boundaries

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 2

The Upper Hunter County Council on Tuesday considered a report by the consulting engineers, Messrs Gutteridge, Hoskins and Davey, on the question of the proposed acquisition of the…

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Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 2

Cr. C. N. Flannery was reflected president of Stroud Shire Council yesterday. Mrs. L. A. Murray was elected…

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Dungog Municipal Council P.o. Lunch Hour Closing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 2

The Postal Department had asked whether there would be any objection to the closing of the local Post Office for one hour at lunch time…

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