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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 60

Film Council Screening

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 10

The Cessnock Film Council will screen six films on erosion and soil at the Y.W.C.A. rooms in Main-street…

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Arts Council Film Night

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 5

About 450 people attand[?] the Arts Council (Maitland branch) special film evening at the Savoy theatre last…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2

Following a letter from Mr. W. Burdon, who stressed the danger of accidents at the corner of Mulbring and…

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Cessnock Arts Council Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 10

At the annual meeting of Cessnock branch of the Arts Council of Australia (N.S.W. Division) held recently, the…

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Arts Council Work Not Appreciated

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: Mr. W. Board, president of the Singleton branch of the Arts Council, said that the people…

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Arts Council Sets Stage For Future

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 5

The President of the Singleton Branch of the Arts Council, Mr. W. E. Board, said in his annual report to members at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night that by the efforts of the branch Singleton…

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Shire Council Has Big Plan For Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Patrick Plains Shire Council is expected to spend a record amount of money in 1953, according to estimate presented to the council by the shire clerk (Mr. Harry Troman)…

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Shire Seeks Estimate

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

Council delegated the Shire Engineer to prepare an estimate of the cost of the preparation and tar sealing of a…

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Wollougong Alderman Warns On Amalgamation. (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 5

Sir,—As an ex-Cessnock and Coalfields resident I am very interested in the proposed amalgamation of the Cessnock…

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Council Of P. & C. Association

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON: Hunter-street Parents and Citizens’ Association will support the move to form a district council of…

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Commission Preparing to De-silt Creek Seeking Council’s Decision Chi Contribution

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission was making preparations to start work on desalting Wallis Creek, Mr. R. A. Young said this morning of a meeting of the Hunter Valley Conservation…

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Stroud Shire by - Election A. H. Bowen Elected

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

The by-election for A Riding, of Stroud Shire Council, was held on Saturday and resulted in a substantial win…

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Shire Building Permits

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 10

The construction of a home at Bolwarra, estimated to cost £5000, was approved by Lower Hunter Shire Council…

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Council Wants New Drunk Test

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Drunken driven may be submitted to a new chemical teat to determine whether they are under the…

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Kearsley Shire in Brief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 5

Streets at Ellalong needed grading and patching which was estimated to cost £274, the Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan)…

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Australian to Be Mayor of Oxford

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Australian [?] Brown labourer in law at [?] ford University [?] [?] will be Mayor of [?]…

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Cessnock's Youngest Mayor Ald. Cuth. Richardson Elected Unanimously

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 7

Ald. Cuth. Richardson, who was unaimously elected Mayor at a special meeting of Cessnock Council on Wednesday night, has distinction of being the youngest alderman to become Cessnock's first citizen…

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Mayoral Election Ald. Adams Re-Elected Unopposed Ald. Cousins Again Deputy Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

At Wednesday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, Ald. G. S. E. Adams was…

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No Milk Cut Under Board Control Ferguson Assuress Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

The Chairman of the Milk Board, Mr. J. A. Ferguson, has assured the Singleton Municipal Council that in the event of future milk rationing. Singleton will not be afected. It Ferguson made this assurance at a conference with…

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MERRIWA P.A.H. and I. ASSOCIATION Council Discusses Showground Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 12

The Shire Council's proposal regarding the remodelling of the Showground was discussed on Saturday at a…

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