Petrol Tax Grant Increased for Shire Roads
The Petrol Tax grant to the Patrick Plains Shire Council has been increased from £6,600 to £8,100 for…
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Council & local affairs, 1952
1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 60
C'wealth Refuses Shire Plea For Rates On Singleton Range
The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Kent Hughes, has informed Senator McMullin that there can be no alteration in the decision not to allow the Patrick Plains Shire Council to levy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council’s Display Is Impressive
All phases of Local Government activity— from the Town Clerk’s department to the abattoir undertaking— are displayed round the walls of the Town Hall for Local Government Week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loans to Finance Master Plan County Council Plan For Constituent Areas
NEWCASTLE: The cost of the Northumberland County Council’s master plan would be financed by loans of 25 years currency, to be raised from years to year, the county clerk (Mr. Wells) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long Service by Aldermen
Four aldermen who have given among them nearly 20 years’ service to the Maitland City Council were yesterday…
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Under, the Joint Coal Board’s revised welfare and amenities policy which was recently approved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Council’s Exhibition
SINGLETON, An exhibition organised by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales was opened in Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister Urges Wider L.G. POWER Shire President On L.G. Finance
The Assistant Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) said that the Maitland yesterday that, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young & Green's Taxi Troubles Ventilated In Council Truth Of Press Report Confirmed
There has been a spot of bother over taxis in Dungog. Aldermen expressed their opinions on the matter. Exception has been taken by the firm of Young & Green and they have written a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposal To Decrease Good's Shed Staff Council Will Protest To Railway Dept
At a meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council on Monday night, Aid. W. T. Arnold said that there was a move afoot to dispense with the services of the Railway Good's Clerk…
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The road safety exhibition being organised by the Maitland branch of the Road Safety Council will give Maitland motorists a forceful reminder of the need for greater road care…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook Municipal Council to Meet Electricity Authority County Council Proposal Shire Council Discussion
The subject of electricity and the proposed enlargement of the Upper Hunter County Council was discussed at length at Monday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council. The council decided to:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Council and County Council. Proposal Discussed For Three Hours
Aldermen and members of the Electricity Authority of N.S.W. spent almost three hours on Wednesday night discussing the County Council proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aldermen Being Made Laughing Stock Delay in Taxi Plate Issue
Aldermen were being ade the laughing stock of the town because of the delay in the issuing of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 27th JUNE, 1952. Shire Council Discussion with Electricity Authority. "COUNCIL would Make Ends Meet on Present Rates," States Chairman
Members of the N.S.W. Electricity Authority and Muswellbrook Shire Council conferred at the Shire Council Chambers on Wednesday afternoon on matters affecting the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Around the Council Table
The Mayor (Ald. R. Oldleld) congratulated the Deputy-Town Clerk (Mr. W. Leckie) at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Review of Arts Council Show
The programme bravely presented by the Singleton Branch of the Arts Council at the Pavilion on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Former Mayors Urge Support For Borrowing By Council
Two former Mayors of Singleton this week advocated the raisins of loan money by the Municipal Council to carry out improvements in the town. The necessity for support by ratepayers was also stressed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity: Mudgee Not Happy About County Council Rates
Mudgee Municipal Council recently debated the new street lighting rates imposed by the Ulan County Council. One…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Citizens Pass Judgment Mock Council Provided Entertaining Session
Criticism of Moltland was dealt out by juvenile citizens in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, when 16 siderites from the four secondary schools conducted a mock council meating…
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