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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Rate In Port Stephens Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: An effort was , made at the meeting of the Port Stephens Shirt Council to have the…

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Council To Make Prosecutions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

Port Stephens Shire Council decided to prosecute a Hamilton resident for having it was alleged committed…

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Building In Port Stephens Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Building applications approved by Port Stephens Shire Council during 1952 totalled 294 the estimated…

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Building In Lake Macquarie Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

During last year, Lake Macquarie Shire Council received 1696 building applications, the estimated value of those…

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12 Councillor For .Lake Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

The acting Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) bas advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council that he…

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Briefs From Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

Representatives of Hebburn No.2 Miners' Lodge attended a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday…

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Bouquet for Council Ratepayer's Letter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. L. Harvey, Turanville Avenue, wrote the following letter which was read at Wednesday night's meeting of the…

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Upper Hunter A.l.p. Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

A provisional State council of t[?] Labour Party for the Upper Hunter seat was formed at a meeting at Branxton…

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Council Officers' Reports Health Inspector's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

Mr. J. S. Donaldson, health inspector, reported that one application for sewerage design had been received, applications for…

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Liverpool Plains Electorate Council Australian Country Party

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

At its meeting in Quirindi last Friday, the Liverpool Plains Electorate Council of the Country Party unanimously endorsed…

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Arts Council of Australia Branch Formed at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

At an enthusiastic public meeting, held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, a branch of the Arts…

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The Muswellbrook Chrocicle FRIDAY, 16th JANUARY, 1953 Around the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

Those present at Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council were Ald. G. S. Adams (Mayor), D. Jordan, E. H. Thompson,, A. C. Shirvington, L. J. McRitchie, R. R. Cousins and D. C. Webster…

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Municipal Committees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

The following committees were appointed at Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 3

Mr. J. F. Stewart (engineer) reported to last meeting of Wallarobba Shire as follows:—…

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Alderman Criticises Engineer Over Electrical Works in Chapman Street

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 6

At last Tuesday's meeting Of the Dungog Municipal Council, Ald. J. L. Gatty severely criticised the electrical…

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Wallarobba Shire Meeting: Protest Against Main Roads Department's Reduced Allocation Council in Hopeless Position Regarding Essential Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council last Tuesday decided to emphatically protest to the Department of Main Roads against the drastic reduction in the Council's 1953 maintenance programme…

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Probe on Council Affairs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

Local Government Department investigators have been directed to check the affairs of some suburban and country…

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Upper Hunter Labor Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

A provisional state council of the Labor Party for the Upper Hunter seat was formed at a meeting at Branxton…

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Municipal Council Works Committee's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

The following report from the works committee was adopted at last week's meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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Public Meeting of Amalgamation Recommendation By Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. C. Richardson) will recommend to to-morrow night's meeting of Cessnock…

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