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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 60

Shire of Upper Hunter Engineering Assistant

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 8

APPLICATIONS (endorsed as such) are invited and will be received by the undersigned up to 4 p.m. on Friday, 11th April, 1952,…

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Shire of Merriwa Proposed Public Gates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that the Council has received the undermentioned applications for approval to the erection and registration of…

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Council Will Not Employ Mechanic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 5

A move for the employment of a machante was defeated at a meeting of Cessnock Council on Wednesday night…

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taxi Rank Suggestion Rejected By Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 5

The Municipal Council this week rejected a proposal by Singleton taxi proprietors to have a taxi…

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Questions for Cessnock Council (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 8

Sir,—Like other ratepayers I received with my municipal rate assessment notice an elaborate brochure in which an…

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Ma[?] of Stormwater [?] Council Won't Accept Responsilibity

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 5

Cessnock Municipal Council decided on Wednesday night to inform the Public Works Department…

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Cessnock Council "Let Them Down" P. & C. President's Annual Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Despite promises from the Cessnock Municipal Council, nothing had been done to improve the safety of Aberdare Road for students travelling to and from the school, the President (Mr. W. I. Cleaves) said in…

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Bulahdelah Deputation to Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 5

An official deputation from the Bulahdelah district interviewed Stroud Shire Council at its meeting last Friday…

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Singleton Council Investigations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 1

Singleton Municipal Council decided to make an investigation into the relationship between its staff and executive officers…

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Council Criticises Impounding Officer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 5

Member of the tower Hunter Shire Council this morning criticised the impounding officer and his methods of driving beasts to the pound. Councillors were discussing…

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Shire Council Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: Cr. H. H. Hobden[?] not in favour of a move by the Bush Fire Commission of N.S.W. to obtain…

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Plan To Insure Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) had promised amendment of the Local Government Act to…

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Adjourned Shire Council Meeting. Divisional Engineer in Attendance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, which sat until 7 p.m., on Monday of last week, was adjourned to the…

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Shire Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 2

Council received a letter from the Minister for Transport replying to representations made by Mr. D'Arcy…

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Record Expenditure By Shire Council Steel Girders Procured For Warkworth Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

The Main Roads Department has made arrangements with the Railway Department to supply steel plate girders for the Warkworth Bridge…

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Shire Has £5165 Rates Outstnding

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council will take legal action against people whose cates are ton[?] overdue…

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Road Safety Council News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 5

The meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council, which was to have been held tonight…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 8

The Superintendent of the Traffic Branch (Mr. Lawrence) informed Kearsley Council on Tuesday…

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Shire May Have Own Organisation For Noxious Weed Control

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 2

The next meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council will give consideration to terminating the…

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Commission Homes Wanted for Townships Shire's Request to Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 7

Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday night to remind the Minister, for Housing (Mr. Kelly) of his…

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