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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 60

Aldermen Divided On Granting Extra-ordinary Power To Council Officials

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Members of the Singleton Municipal Council were divided last night when the Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) in his report requested extraordinary powers for Council's Officersto simplify the work of the local Council administration…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

In his report to the Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) said the Supplementary List of…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Council last night agreed to increase its public risk insurance from to £10,000 at a premium of…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Council granted permission for the United Returned Soldiers' Fund to hold annual poppy Day, Appeal in…

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Amalgamation Of Shire And Municipality Soon To Be Discussed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

Some time ago a petition bearing about 70 signatures was forwarded to the Minister for Local Government praying that he use his powers to amalgamate Dungog Municipality and…

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Mayor Gives Thanks For Aid In Flood

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

In a Mayoral Minute presented to the Singleton Municipal Council meeting at the Municipal Chambers…

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Authority V for Council Officers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON: Singlet Municipal Council will consider a plan to relieve it of many matters usually dealt with at…

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Gas Co. Replies To Council Criticism

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

A reply to complaints about eras pressure from the Singleton Gas Co. Ltd. was presented to aldermen when…

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Singleton Council To Consider Erecting Levee Banks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON': Singleton Municipal Council will investigate the possibility of erecting levee bonks on the eastern side of (he Hunter River to prevent the flooding of the town…

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Maitland Council Sends Thanks For Flood Warnings

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 4

Maitland City Council has sent its thanks to the Mayor. Aldermen and staff of the Singleton Municipal…

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Council To Seek Levee Banks For Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Singleton Aldermen at their meeting in the Municipal Chambers last night express…

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Council Seeking Grant For Urgent Bank Works

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided at a special meeting yesterday afternoon to ask the Department of Public Works for a grant on the highest scale towards the cost of urgent remedial work on the river banks…

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"Rusty Bugles" Drew Arts Council's Best Audience

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

The President of the Singleton Branch of the Arts Council, Mr. W. E. Board, said yesterday that…

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Shire Flood Damage Tentative Estimate £40,000 Representations To The State

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

A tentative estimate of £40,000 for restoration of flood damage in the Lower Hunter Shire has been placed before the Premier (Mr. J. i. Cahill) end Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw). The Shire Council has asked the State for financial assistance…

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Dairy Co. Shareholders Want Council Milk Area Plan

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

A meeting of shareholders in the Singieton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. at their annual meeting yesterday recommended that the directors ask the Singleton Municipal Council to have the Milk Board withdraw the municipality from the Milk Board distributing area and…

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Action Of Shire Council Deplorable

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: Cr J. Tollbooth said to-day he apreed that patrick plains Shirs [?] attitude in not…

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Shire Rates Outstanding

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 4

The Clerk reported to Lower hunter Shire Council that £11,502 was outstanding for rates compared with £7875/…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 2

A number of applications were received by the Shire Council for the grazing rights of the northern end…

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Proposal to Enlarge County Council Merriwa Shire Council Definitely Opposed Unanimous Decision at Monday's Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

At its meeting on Monday last, the Merriwa Shire Council unanimously expressed its opposition to the proposal to enlarge the Upper Hunter County Council by the inclusion of the Merriwa and Muswellbrook…

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Flood Damage To Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: The Engineer (Mr. A. [?]) said yesterday that estimated damage to roads in the Patrick Plains…

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