Resigned from Council After 26 Years
Mr. Clive Beckett, of Doyle Street, Cessnock, was entertained and made a presentation by workmates and members of…
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Council & local affairs, 1952
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Shire Loan
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council Rate Increased By Half Aberdeen Water Charges Up 100 per cent
Due to the increased costs in many directions, ratepayers in the Upper Hunter Shire will pay half as much again in rates for 1952…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kearsley Shire Rate Increased by Penny Joint Coal Board Will Be Asked For Greant
CESSNOCK: Keanley Shire Council decided last night to fix the general rate at 8d the £. This is an increase of one penny on last year’s rate. The council decided to ask the Joint Cool Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illness of Mayor or Cessnock
The Mayor of Ces[?] (Aid [?] was admitted to Cessnock Hospital on Tuesday with appendi[?]tis He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grants To Shire Councils
The executive of the Shires Association off New South Wales has refused to support a plan submitted to it by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duties Of Shire Engineer
The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) told Lower Hunter Shire Council he-was finding it almost impossible to keen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Requests Solemn Observance Of Two Minutes Silence
The Mayor (Aid. J. Harvey) requested to-day that all citizens of Maitland and district, observe with the greatest solemnity the nation-wide two minutes silence at noon to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →County Council’s Assessment
The Northamber and County Council submitted an [?]ment of [?]1237/1[?]/8/ to the Lower H[?]ter Shire Council…
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Town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) reported to last night’s meeting of the finance committee of Maitland City…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council Appointments
Mr. T. J. Lawler has been appointed foreman and Mr. O. Parry linesman mechanic in the Municipal Council's electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Office Closed
The Shire of Patrics Plains closed their doors to business at noon today, when members of the staff observed two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late King. Mayor Expresses Citizens' Sympahty
At the Municipal council meeting on Wednesday, the Mayor (Ald. G. S. Adams) said the King's death had brought to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Officer's Reports
Officers' reports read at Wednesday's meeting were as follows:- BATHS TAKINGS A RECORD…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Churches' Council Elects Officers
SYDNEY.—Dr. G. Galvert Barber yesterday was elected President of the Australasian Council of the World…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Around The Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday. A letter was received from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Supports Pelaw Main Protest Proposed Removal of Coal
Following a report by the President (Cr. P. Saxton) of a public meeting at Pelaw Main in connection with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Coal Is Dear. Joint Coal Board's Reply to Council
In its reply to the Municipal Council, which asked for an explanation for the recurring increases in the price of coal, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Cut Temporary Dwellings. Garbage Equipment Criticised. Doctors Seek Council's Help
In a letter to the Municipal Council, and read at Wednesday's meeting, Drs. Rutherford, Mayer and Edye stated that they considered that the low standard of hygiene and sanitation of the area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Rate Increase of 1d. in Kearsley Shire Financial Embarrassment If No Grant in Aid, Says President
After considering estimates for 1952 submitted by the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) on Tuesday night, Kearsley Shire Council decided on a general rate of 8d in the £, a rise of 1d on last year…
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