Committees' Reports at Council Meeting
The following reports were dealt with at the meeting of the Municipal Council held on Wednesday last:—…
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Council & local affairs, 1953
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Mayor Appeals for Cleanliness Our Appearance Not Up To Other Towns
An appeal to business people, particularly those in the main street, to brighten up the appearance of their properties, was made by the Mayor (Aid. Clyde) to the annual meeting of the Maitland Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council News Financial Loss
The financial losses on the undertakings of the Council for the year ended December, 1952 are not as bad as they appear. It was realised some six or seven months ago that a substantial loss was inevitable. The matter was discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Owen's Gap Residents Investigation Council Will Co-operate
A public meeting of Owen's Gap residents have decided to conduct an investigation into the running of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, and have requested information…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commission Homes for Townships Council's Request To Minister
Kearsley Shire Council will again request the Minister for Housing (Mr. C. Evatt) to consider the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suggested Allocation For Country Roads Council Defers Consideration
A suggestion by Cr. T. Gleghorn that an amount of £16,000 be set aside in the estimates to be divided…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Around the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting
Present at Wednesday night's meeting' of the Municipal Council were:—Ald. G. S. E. Adams (Mayor), R. R. Cousins, D. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Works Programme Has Drastic Cuts For 1953 Main Roads Board Allocation Greatly Reduced
AS THE RESULT OF DRASTIC CUTS IN MAIN ROADS BOARD ALLOCATIONS, THE UPPER HUNTER SHIRE WILL HAVE ITS WORKS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Water consumption in municipality
Reporting to the Municipal Council this week the Water Engineer (Mr. L. J. Stenner) said that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Estimates Of County Council Deferred
NEWCASTLE: Adoption of the 1953 estimates of £26,492, for the Northumberland County Council has been deferred for o fortnight. A sub-committee hoi been formed to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambulance's Under-cover Carnival Prevented by Stroud Shire Council Decision
The President of the Manning District Ambulance Service Committee, Mr. Hiram Cowan, said on Friday that the Committee's efforts to conduct a carnival under cover at Forster…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Council Briefs
A request from the Premier (Mr. Cahill) that special arrangements be made in Maitland for fitting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor Says Letter Was Offensive Amenities Matter To Be Thrashed Out
The Mayor (Ald. M. J. Clyde) at last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council referred in strong terms to a letter which appeared in the “Mercury” on Monday night in relation to the Telerah…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Adopts Works Programme “Happy Position”
Maitland City Council’s work programme for 1953 was adopted last night. In order not to exceed funds available, the works committee recommended that works estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory Sewer Connections Recommended Council To Ask For Water Board Action
Maitland City Council decided last night to ask the Hunter District Water Board in co-operation with the city council’s officers, to make it compulsory for owners to have their properties linked with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suggested Increase in County Council Contributions
The Northumberland Council Council on Monday appointed a Committee to consider what cuts could be made in expenditure for this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman Gordon Hayes Claims
The manner in which the Hunter Valley Trust dealt with Municipal Council's effort to safeguard Singleton from flood with levee banks was another illustration of the Trust's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Plans Museum for Park Demolition rumour counter move
A plan to perpetuate the history of Singleton and district by turning the old Council Chambers in Burdekin Park into a public museum capable of earning revenue is to be put before the Muncipal Council by Alderman Gordon Hayes…
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NEWCASTLE: A committee of Northumberland County Council which met to examine expenditure for the year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legacy Certificate Presented to Council
The President of the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri Group of Legacy (Mr. Peter Farnham) presented Cessnock Council…
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