Power Bills Rebate Rule "Inflexible" Says Council
A "hard but inflexible rule" that rebates are forfeit if electricity accounts are not paid on the last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1952
1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 60
Rescission Motion On Powers For Council Officers Defeated
By a majority of four votes to three Municipal Aldermen last night defeated a motion by Alderman J. Brittliffe to rescind the delegation of extraordinary powers to Council's officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Supports Factory Move Use As Boy's Club Mooted
The use of the Clothing Factory in George Street for a Boys' Club was mooted in Council again last night when aldermen heard that its re-opening by the Singleton Clothing Co., Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council May Resume Land If Owner Refuses To Sell
Council at its meeting last night decided that if Miss E. Mair refuses to sell her land in William Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increase In Shire Valuation
SINGLETON: valuations in some parts of the Patrick Plains. Shire had increased by as much as 70 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Council Briefs
"Patrick Plains Shire Council will submit the biggest estimate in its history, when it submits its proposals to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Hunter Shire Council Engineer's Report Road Men To Go
Because of a serious cut by the Depart-ment of Main Roads in the Programme of Works, the Shire Council decided the services of a number of road maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Engineer's Report
The Shire Engineer, Mr. G. S. Bailey, reported as follows:- Main Roads Maintenance Programme, 1952.—Grading has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Road Programme for Shire
SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council will submit an all time high estimate of expenditure for the maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Officers' Reports
GANGER'S REPORT Mr. S. E. Smith reported:- Open cut road: The road had been patched with B.H.P. tar…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Around the Council Table
Any move by Rover Motors to obtain all increase in Government [?] for the transport of school children from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
A meeting of the management committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 15th October,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Committee Decisions Slated At Shire Meeting
People in the district would just laugh at some of the decisions made by Bush Fire Committee in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Rates Will Be Increased Next Year Interesting Discussion
In his report on the estimates for 1953, the Shire Clerk, Mr. P. E. May stated the total estimated expenditure for 1953 was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Shire Land Values Up More Than 70 P.c
The Valuer-General has increased the total unimproved capital value of all ratable land in Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MR. F. W. Schadel Farewelled Presentation At Council Meeting
"There were some rough times, and at periods if was wonderful where he got the water from." These words were spoken by Ald. D. Jordan, at Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agreement Arrived at on Electricity Franchise Kearsley Council and Coy. Reps. Confer
Should Government subsidy in respect to electricity extensions to rural areas be withdrawn or decreased in the areas to be covered by Caledonian Collieries Ltd., the present scale of charges will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Primary Producer's Union District Council Meeting Mr. John Moore Succeeds Mr. A. J. TAYLOR
At the quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. John Moore, of Scone, was elected to fill the position of secretary, which office became vacant on the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER, 1952 Around the Council Table. Business at Wednesday's Meeting
Ald. G. S. E. Adams (Mayor) presided at the meeting of the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Election in Stroud Shire
Stroud Shire Council will hold an extraordinary election of councillors for A Riding and E Riding on November 29…
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