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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,180 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 59

Council Officers' Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

The following reports were made by council officers at last Wednesday's Municipal Council meeting. The Health Inspector (Mr. S. J…

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Stroud Shire Rate Fixed at 6d. IN £

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

The General Rate of the Stroud Shire Council for 1951 will be 6d. in the £ u.c.v. This was decided at the monthly…

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St. Mark's Parish Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Taylor reported to the Parish Council meeting, held or Wednesday last, that he had received advice from his solicitors…

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Municipality of Scone Valuer

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 10

APPLICATIONS closing at 10 a.m. on February 23 are invited for the position of VALUER to the Council…

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New Books Added to the Shire Library

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

"Sunset Barbecue Book"—The only complete Book on building barbecues, and how they should be used with many plans and illustrations…

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Sydney Alderman in Court Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

John Fitzroy McFlbone, 60, City Council alderman and secomtant, of Rillyard avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was fined £10 by…

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Rate Increase in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

IT should be an accepted fact that if you want want carried out on your roads and streets, you must be prepared…

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Looking Back The Mayor Objected to "plumping"

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

AT THE recent nomination of aldermen, the Mayor of Singleton spoke in strong terms against…

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Murrurundi Council Defeated

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

The vote of the ratepayers of the Murrurundi Shire on Saturday last as to whether they approved council's proposal to…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Various alternatives were being explored for the relief of the present congestion at the Cessnock Post Office, the…

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Amalgamation with Milk Zone Council Primary Producers' Move

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

AT THE annual meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held in the C.W.A. rooms, Singleton, yesterday, members decided to support the move for an…

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Electricity "War" Has Started P.P.U. Joins Fight For County Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

THE BATTLE FOR A JOINT COMMITTEE TO CONTROL THE ELECTRICITY UNDERTAKING ADMINISTERED BY THE SINGLETON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IS ON…

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Aldermen Comment on Tar Surfacing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

Ald. W. T. Arnold told Tuesday's meeting of Dungog Council, that in his opinion the tar surfacing job in Dowling Street was not at all…

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Newcastle Lord Mayor Invited to Open Stroud Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. P. J. Purdue) has been invited by Stroud A.H. & I. Association to officially open the 1951 Show on…

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What's Doing About School of Arts? Council Sends Query to Trustee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council decided on Tuesday night to write to the' School of Arts Trustee (Mr. R. L. I Fitzgerald, MLA) and ask him what…

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Increase in Shire Rates

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

The sharp increase in rates in Kearsley Shire as carried at the last meeting of council has startled the landowners of Lochinvar,…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held yesterday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, presided over by Cr. R. G…

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Shire Council Has No Objections to Petition Aberdeen Residents Want to Become Part of Muswellbrook Shire

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

THE UPPER HUNTER SHIRE HAS NO OBJECTION TO ABERDEEN WANTING TO GO INTO THE MUSWELLBROOK SHIRE, AS JS BEING REQUESTED BY 147 RESIDENTS…

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News From Aberdeen Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Requests to Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

As the result of a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, the Shire Council has been asked to carry out certain works in Aberdeen and at the…

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Wallarobba Shire Petrol Grant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

Wallarobba -Shire .Council will receive a grant of £6670—£1560 less than applied for—from the petrol tax allocation this year…

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