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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 60

Rains Caused Extensive Damage To Roads Shire To Apply For £3,000 Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1952 · page 3

Wallarobba Shire Council decided last Tuesday to make application to the Department of Public Works for a grant of £3,000 to assist Council in repairing rain damage…

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Briefs From the N.a.a. Council

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 3

There are still two judges to be sought for the roughriding and rodeo events at the coming Show. Two men…

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Milk Zone Council’s Representations For Help To Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The executive committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council has decided to renew a request made to the Federal and N.S.W. Governments in 1950 for more practical relief to dairy formers…

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Shire Council Defers Decsion on County Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Shire Council yesterday deferred consideration of the County Council proposal until next meeting…

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Denman Matters Before Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 3

At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council a letter was received from J. H. Barry, protesting against closing of part of…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. G. S. Bailey) submitted the following report to yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council:…

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Arts Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 2

T. S. Eliot’s “The Cocktail Party” will be read at the monthly meeting of Maitland branch of the Arts…

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River Bank Erosion Shire Councillors Worried

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

The question of river bank erosion was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council. Mr. G. R…

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Plan for Flood Relief Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 4

An executive committee meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 10th September, Mr. J. A…

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Council's Footpath and Garden Competition Judging on October 2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

Cessnock Council's footpath and garden competition will be judged by the Superintendent of the…

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“Finished with Safety Council” Decision By Aldermen To Withdraw Subsidy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

Maitland City Council’s representative on the local branch of the Road Safety Council (Aid. J. Arkell) said at last night’s meeting of aldermen that he was “finished with the organisation.”…

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Municipal Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 2

Council last night instructed the Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) to inform the Department of Labour…

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Won’t Be Browbeaten, Says Alderman Clyde

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 4

A shaply worded final paragraph of a letter placed before lost night’s meeting of Maitland City Council drew caustic remarks from Aid. M. J. Clyde, Deputy-Mayor, who chaired the meeting…

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Presentation To Shire Clerk

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 2

QUIRINDI: There was a happy interlude at the Tamarang Shire Council meeting to allow a presentation to be…

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Mayor's Statement On Condition Of Water

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

At a meeting of the Singleton Council last night, the Mayor (Alderman A. J. Dorsman)…

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Council Increases Charges at Baths

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 2

Singleton residents and visitors will pay increased admission fees and season ticket rates when the…

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Powers Granted To Council Officials To Simplify Administration

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

By a vote of four to three, Aldermen of the Municipality of Singleton last night conferred extraordinary powers on the Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) and other departmental officers, to simplify the work of local administration…

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Leave Granted To Alderman

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: Mr. R. H. Burgess, Singleton businessman and alderman, is in ill-health again…

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Country Tours Of Arts Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 4

The many difficulties confronting mobile unit tours in New South Wales both physically and financially was…

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Implementing Plan Of Country Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Cessnock Municipal Council will ask the Premier (Mr. Cahill) to charily the position of an…

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