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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 60

Council Opposes Payment For Aldermen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council decided on Monday night to inform the Minister for Local Government that it did not approve of the suggestion that members of Local Government…

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Payment to Aldermen Opposed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

DUNGOG: The Mayor (Aid. Robertson) told the Dungog Council that he would hate to see the day when men would…

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Stroud Shire Council Wants Caltex Ltd. At Port Stephens

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

At last meeting of Stroud Shire Council, it was resolved on the motion of Crs. Zeininger and Moore that Council approach Messrs. Caltex Oil Limited and urge them to make a further…

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Port Stephens Shire Buildings

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

Port Stephens Shire Council at its meeting yesterday, approved 10 buildings applications, total estimates value of…

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Stroud Shire Defaulting on Highway Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

Our readers will be pleased that the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce has brought up the question of the…

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Steady Progress In Shire Road Work

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

Six and a half thousand yards of gravel have been laid on the Carrowbrook Road, the Shire Council…

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Local and General News Shire Yard Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

At the year ended June 30, 30,015 cattle. 3081 sheep, and 568 horses passed through the Shire saleyards, the Shire…

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Shire Employees' Free Transport To And From Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 4

Stroud Shire Engineer reported to his Council that the Municipal and Shire Council Employees Labourers' (State) Award, Clause VII effective from 28th September, 1951…

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Country Council Plan For Port Stephens

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: Port Stephen Shire Council yesterday decided to discuss the master plan of Northumberland. Country Council, as it applied to the shire, at its next meeting…

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Road Repairs In Port Stephens Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 6

In a report to Port Stephens Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. A. L. Cook) reported that the…

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Appeal To Privy Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON: The Privy Council judicial committee will hear an appeal against the decision of the High Court of…

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Grants To Port Stephens Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) advised Port Stephens Shire Council that a supplementary grant of…

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Other Shire Business

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

Cr. L. B. Carter again drew the Engineer's attention to the state of the road up Tomalla and the "Tops" end of the shire generally,…

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Municipal Council Finances. Electricity, Sewerage, Water, Library Funds. Auditors' Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 5

The following reports, dated 12th and 19th June, 1.952, from Mr. R. P. Truman, F.C.A. (Aust.), relate to the Electricity Works Trading Funds and General, Water, Sewerage and Special Library Funds. The…

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Personality Parade Mr. H. Troman Clerk to the Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

Bounded in the north by Mount Roy al and in the south by Putty with Branxton at the eastern gateway and the footh ills of Mount Boonbouwa at its western extremity, the Shire of Patrick Plains is one of the richest areas in the fertile, sunkissed Hunter River Valley. From within this shire and the shires adjoining comes…

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Council Move on Water Pipes Ald. Baillie's Remarks

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

The council paid £7,000 for a grader and the way things were going, they would have to pay £7,000…

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Lower Rate Likely Next Year Statement at Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

According to the Mayor (Ald.'R. Oldfield) the general rate for the Municipality of Cessnock is likely to…

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Grant for Port Shire Roadwork

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) advised Port Stephens Shire Council of a supplementary grant…

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Shire Applies For Road Proclamation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads advised Wallarobba Shire Council on Tuesday that consideration has been given to Council's application for proclamation of the road from Main Road 128 to the Lamb's Valley Road as a Developmental Road…

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Council Disapproves Rate Plan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 2

Dungog Municipal Council has decided to inform the Local Government Association in Sydney that it…

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