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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 60

Officials' Reports to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 3

The following reports were received from Municipal Council officers at Wednesday's meeting of council:—…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 7

The Commonwealth Bank informed Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that its application for a…

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Labour Shortage Hits Council Power Plan Deposit Refunded

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Claiming the loss of contracts valued at several thousand pounds through the Municipal Council's…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, February 1, 1952. Around The Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 3

Aldermen G. S. Adams (Mayor), D. C. Webster, S. C. White, O. F. Anderson, A. C. Shirvington, E. H. Thompson, and D…

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Hastings Shire Now in Milk Zone

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

The whole area of the Hastings Shire has now been proclaimed within the Milk Zone. This was given effect to when A…

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Objection By Lower Hunter Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Lower Hunter Shire council yesterday asked the Northumberland County council not to…

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Mayor As R.s.l. Patron

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

The Mayor of Maitland (Aid J. Harvey) was last night elected a patron of the Maitland Returned Servicemen’s…

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Slight Decrease In County Council Estimates

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Estimated expenditure of £24,533 by Northumberland County Council for the present year shows d decrease of £362 on the figure for 1951…

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Kearsley Shire Estimates

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 4

CESSNOCK: A general rate of fold in the 2 on unimproved of capital values in the shire wilt be necessary to reconcile…

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Council Achieved Object

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

Reporting last knight on the conference in Newcastle this week, which resulted in permission being given for…

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Arts Council Presentations

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

“Theatre In The Round,” a presentation by English ac rate, Margery Weston’s company, will be the first…

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Twenty Apply For Shire Clerk’s Job

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

QUIRINDI: There were twenty applications for the position of clerk to Tamarang Shire Council. Of this total…

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Warkworth Fiasco Demands Attention Shire President's Plan Wins Praise

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 1

The inability of the State Government to raise sufficient funds from the Federal Loan Council for expenditure on urgently needed public works is having…

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Cessnock Council Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 7

CESSNOCK: News of the King's death -was received during the Cessnock M[?]mlciapl Council’s meeting last…

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Council's Role in Wednesday's Fire. Aldermen and Officers Join Fire-fighters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 1

Because several aldermen and officers had experienced a gruelling time fighting the big grass fire on Skellatar on Wednesday,…

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Council and Town Band Discussion on Wednesday Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 1

Council could do a lot for the band and the band could do a lot for the town, Ald. Baillie told a meeting…

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Change of Shire Engineer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Mr. L Geer who has been engineer to the Gloucester Shire Council has been appointed to a…

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Shire Council Vacancy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Mr. A. L. Farley was selected to the vacancy in C. riding of Gloucester Shire Mr. L. [?]…

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Late King. Shire Council's Tribute

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 1

The Shire President (Cr. R. G. Bray) yesterday called on fellow councillors to observe two minutes'…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, February 12, 1952 Muswellbrook Shire Council. Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

Councillors R. G. Bray (President), D. E. Ellis, A. W. Wolfgang, A. C. Kirk, R. T. Thornton, B. Clendinning, M. G. McCalman,…

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