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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 60

Upper Hunter County Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK: A party of eight members and officers of the Electricity Authority in NSW will visit…

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Show Council Rodeo At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

BRANXTON: Given fine weather the Branxton Show Council’s third annual Northern New South Wales…

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Council's Programme to June, 1952

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

The following works schedule: to be carried out in order of priority was submitted to the council by Alderman Anderson…

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Bridge at Payne's Crossing Council Protest On Delay

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 2

A protest against the delay In the provision of a bridge at Payne's Crossing will be sent to the…

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Coal Board Grant To Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 2

The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) advised Cessnock Municipal Council that the board had…

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Arts Council Executive Criticised

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

Maitland branch of the Australian Arts Council will investigate the possibility of bringing the State…

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Bush Fire Brigades. Muswellbrook Shire Seeks Improved Organisation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

A warning that unless more effective bush fire control can be achieved by the present method of voluntary…

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Upper Hunter Electricity Supplies Move To Enlarge County Council District Electricity Authority To Meet Parties At Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

Advice has reached Muswellbrook to the effect that a party of eight members and officers of the Electricity Authority in New…

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Municipal Theatres

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

If the Theatre were to shut up, the stage wholly silenced and suppressed, I believe the world, bad as it is now, would be ten times moro wicked. It is high time that…

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Large Carry-Over Of Business For Shire Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

Councillors at the Patrick Plains Shire meeting on Thursday will have to deal with nine matters which were stood over from the previous meeting. The reason for such a large amount of carry-over…

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Local and General News for Council Discussion

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

The Municipal Council at its meeting to-morrow night will consider rescinding a motion passed at its last meeting…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Business at Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present: Crs. R. G. Bray…

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Shire Briefs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

Lance Ireland asked yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council what action had been taken to construct a bridge over…

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Shire's Attitude to County Council. Delegates to Attend Conference. Council Net To Be Committed To Any Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Shire Councillors yesterday expressed views suggesting that they preferred to await the result of the discussions at next Tuesday's conference before committing the council on the question of…

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Film Council Screenings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

The Cessnock District Film Council will hold its next screening ut the Cessnock Council Chambers on April 29…

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Few Contributions To County Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

Only two constituent councils had paid the 1952 contributions Northumberland Coun[?] [?]was told yesterday,…

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Denman News From Council Meeting. Street Trading Licence. Objections From Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. P. J. Carter (Shire Clerk) reported to yesterday's meeting of 'the Shire Council that he had received a telephone…

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Schoolboy ‘Aldermen’

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

One of the entertainment for Local Government Week in Maitland from June 24 to 27 will be conduct of a council…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

The building inspector Mr. Hall, has been asked to make an estimate of the cost of building a club house at the…

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House For Shire Clerk

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 1

Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day accepted a tender of £3511 submitted by Mr. C. R. Beavis for the erection…

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