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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 60

Municipal Rates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 1

"Hattie Hop," writing in "The Bulletin" of July 25, has a few words to say about Municipal rates, and his ideas…

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N.A.A. Council Reduces

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 2

The N.A.A. Council at its meeting on Saturday rescinded a motion of Mr. W. Reynolds tentatively fixing the charges for ringside car stands at the next Show at £4 for the southern…

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Upper Hunter Shire Approves A.I. Station At Aberdeen

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

Plans for a new artificial insemination station, to be constructed' at Aberdeen in the near future, were…

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Council Acted To Stop Profiteering

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 2

Town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) said this morning that Maitland City Council had taken steps, without avail, to purchase the duration cottages at Rutherford so that there would be no profiteering on the buildings…

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Privy Council to Hear Scone Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

The Privy Council Judicial Committee will hear an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Australia on the amount…

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Protest Meeting Fails. No Objection To County Council To Be Lodged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

At Denman last night a public meeting, called to protest to the Muswellbrook Shire Council against any proposal to establish a County Council in the Shire, failed in its aims. The meeting defeated by…

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County Council Plan Defended By Member Bold, Imaginative and Not Undemocratic

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 2

Maitland representative on the Northumberland County Council (Aid. J. V. Kennedy) said lost night it was wilfully misleading to suggest that the County Council plan, was undemocratic…

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To-day’s Leader in The looking Gla[?] Start on Worlds’s Mightiest Carrier Warning To Aggressors, Says Defence Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

NEWPORT NEWS (Virginia) : The United States laid down the kee[?] of the world’s mightiest aircraft carrier yesterday with a warning to potential aggressors that the United States air power soon would be…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 3

Council last night heard a letter from Mr. Hilton Sales tendering his resignation as Poundkeeper as from July…

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Municipal Council To

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 2

Singleton's traffic problems werA aired last night When the Municipal Council considered a reply it had received from the Police Traffic Branch conceming a taxi-cab stand in Pitt Street and the introduction of…

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Implementing County Council Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 3

Implementation of the county planning scheme by the Northumberland County Council would cost no more—and probably, cost lest—than if carried out by individual councils, the chief county planner (Mr. J…

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Shire Delegates To Conference On New Highway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

Councillors H. H. Hobden and J. H. Tullock have Leen selected as the Patnick Plains Shire delegates…

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Council Wants Branding Of Lamb

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Kearsley Shirs Council will ask the Minister for, Agriculture to issue a proclamation to prohibit the [?]…

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Junior Farmer Column District Council Field Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

A sub-committee met recently to make arrangements for the Annual Field Day to be held on Thursday, 25 th September, on the property of Mr. T. Carlton, Brookfield…

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Big Majority Vote 'Yes' For Dog Racing Council Will Tell Chief Secty- It Has No Objection

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

By a majority of 464 votes to 104 Singleton, residents have signified their approval for Greyhound Racing to be allowed ,in the town. The Municipal Council, acting as a corporate body will advise the Chief Secretary's Department that it has no objection to the granting; of…

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Municipal Accounts

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 2

The Town Clerk's report containing the Municipality's Aggregate Revenue Account for 1951 was presented to the…

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Shire Building

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 4

An application by H. Watts, of Paterson-rd., Bolwarra, for permission to install a brick septic tank at a cost of £320…

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Five Seek Election To City Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 4

The extraordinary by-election of Maitland City Council, made compulsory by the resignation of Aid. F. Dutton, will be contested by five candidates. The election will take place…

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Council Vote On Dog Racing At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 7

SINGLETON: Aid.J. Britain Last night accused Singleton Monkland Council of not having outs enough…

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New Name for Pacific Council Coined Termls “Anzus”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The Secretary of State (Mr. Dean Acheson) has given the Pacific Pack Council a new name—the Anzus Council. He volunteered the new title in a prepared…

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