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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,234 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 62

Maitland Show Council Seeks More Income May Increase Charges To Beat Rising Costs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

Maitland Show Council’s finance committee will investigate methods of increasing its income, including a possible increase in admission charges. This follows the president (Mr. W. E. Spark[?]’s )…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 31st JULY, 1953 Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Executive Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

A meeting of the executive committee was held in Sydney on 23rd July, Mr. J. A. McPhail, presiding…

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Proposed Street Lighting Code Criticised by Aldermen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 2

Aldermen of Dungog Municipal Council last Tuesday night criticised the Electricity Authority's proposal to introduce a code of street lighting standards…

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Council To Interview Architect About Service Station Plan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 3

Dungog Municipal Council on the casting vote of the mayor (Ald. F. H. Robinson) decided last Tuesday night to invite the architect who designed the proposed Ampol Service Station to…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dairying Employees (State) Award

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

On the 29th July the Milk Zone. Dairymen's Council made application to the Dairying Employees (State)…

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County Claims Mayor Not Impartial Alderman Says “Closest Approach To Fascism”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: The Mayar of Maitland (Aid.. M J. Clyde) had not been impartial: as chairman of a conference of constituent councils of the Northumberland County Council held at Maitland last week, Aid…

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Deciding Future of Arts Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: The future of the Singleton branch of the Arts Council will be decided at a meeting to-morrow night…

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County Council Budget Shows Likely Deficit

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: A deficit of £1043 by the Northumberland County Council at the end of the year is likely, according to a revision of the budget adopted yesterday…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dairying Employees (State) Award

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

On the 29th July the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council made application to the Dairying Employees (State) Conciliation Committee…

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Clash Between Mayor And Alderman On County Council “Bared Fangs At Its Creators”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 2

Last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council was marked by a dash between the Mayor (Aid, M. J. Clyde) and Aid. J. V. Kenesdy, who is Maitland’s representative on the Northumberland County…

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Dungog & District Spastic Centre Council Appeal Reaches £636

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 4

On Thursday, July 30, 1953, at the Memorial Hall, there were 24 members of the council present. Dr. J. J. Gilchrist…

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Shire of Patrick Plains Original lists of Electors for the Year 1953

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the Original Lists of Electors for the various Ridings of the Shire, of Patrick…

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Council’s Option on Nissen Huts Project Offered For £15,000

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 2

The Deportment of the Interior has offered to cell to Maitland City Council the part-completed 58 Nissans huts at Ro before for £15,000. The after forward negotiations started by council…

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Municipality of Singleton Original List of Electors For Year 1953

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the original list of Electors for the Municipality of Singleton is now being compiled,…

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Conference on County Council Agrees to Ask That Council Apply the Plan

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

A conference of the constituent Councils, held in Maitland on Friday, decided to ask that they be…

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Shire raises money for road works

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council has been given approval to raise an ordinary loan of £3000 from the…

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Meeting of Country Council Conducted Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 5

The Mayor. (Ald. C. Richardson) told a meeting of Cessnock Council on Wednesday night that the meeting held…

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Cessnock Council's £20,290 Loan Programme

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 5

A loan programme estimated at £20,290 was approved on the recommendation of the Works…

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Special Meeting to Hear Mine Problems Cessnock Council Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Following a request from the Northern Miners' Federation, Cessnock Council decided, to call a special…

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Arts Council Annual Meeting Branch strives to avoid disbanding

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

The Singleton Branch of the Arts Council will ask the parent body to abolish the financial guarantee required for each show brought to the town…

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