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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

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

Joke Was on the Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 5

Presentation of a “Park Here At [?] sign to the Mayor (Ald. J. Harvey) high-lighted the Maitland Rotary…

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Street Signs For Shire Towns

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 4

Street name signs will be erected in towns throughout Lower Hunter Shire. Estimates supplied to the…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night decided to ask bus companies operating on the Coalfields to…

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Loader to Cost Shire £2,448 To Aid Drainage Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

A front-end loader, at a cost of £2,448 is to be purchased by Kearsley Council…

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Lower Hunter Shire Rate Unaltered Clerk’s Proposal For An Increase Rejected

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 4

General rate in the Lower Hunter Shire Council for the year 1952 will remain at 4d in the pound. Only one rate—the [?] local rate—has been increased. All other rates will remain the same,…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 6

The December meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Monday when the following councillors were in attendance:—…

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Merriwa District News Merriwa Shire Council. Engineer's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 8

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. A. Hammerton) reported as follows to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council:—…

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City Council Loans

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

Loans totalling £51,000 were approved by a special meeting of the Maitland City Council this morning…

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Muswellbrook Of The Future Aldermen and Councillors' Vision of a City. Marked Progress Recorded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 1

The valuable role played by the Municipal and Shire Councils in the development of Muswellbrook in the past few years was referred to by speakers at a party tendered by the Mayor (Ald. G. S. E…

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Greece Elected To Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

PARIS: Greece was elected to the vacant seat on next years Security Council yesterday after 19 ballots in a…

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Committees' Reports at Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 1

The following reports were adopted at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council:—Parks and Gardens Committee…

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Council Rejects H.v. Trust Issue

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 7

The Singleton Municipal Council will take no part in a move to raise funds to test the legality of the…

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Confidence in Cr. J. R. Collins. Re-elected Merriwa Shire President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, Cr. J. R. Collins was unanimously re-elected President for the ensuing…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, December 21, 1951. Around The Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, when there were present:—Alderman G. S. Adams…

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Tribute By Mayor To Council Staff

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 2

The Mayor of Maitland (Aid J. Harvey) speaking at the annual council’s [?] in the Town Hall [?] night, said the…

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Lower Hunter Shire President

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 3

Cr L. F. Monkley, of Miller's Forest was elected President of Lower Hunter Shire Council on Wednesday He defeated the retiring President…

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Claims Against Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Claims for about £200,000 have been made against the Cumberland County Council following…

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Tamarang Shire Rate Of 7 1/2d

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 2

QUIRINDI: The Tamarang Shire Council has decided the vexed question of raising the general rate and in the…

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Council’s First Debenture Loan Subscribed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. J. Harvay) announced to-day that the first debenture loan of £14,500 offered by Maitland…

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Goodwill Messages From Civic Heads Mayor Has Hopes For The New Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 2

Goodwill Christmas messages to the residents of Maitland city and Lower Hunter Shire ares were to-day given by the heads of these local government organisations…

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