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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,234 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 62

Council's Revocation to Stand Application to Purchase Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

Further discussion took place at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday of last week in connection with a request by C. L…

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Council to Seek Deputation on Flood Drainage Aldermen Decide To Support Original Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 4

Maitland City Council is to again make an approach to the premier (Mr. Cahill) asking him to arrange to meet a deputation for the purpose of hearing the case for implementation of the major…

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Dungog Municipal Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 6

Present at last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council were Ald. F. H. Robinson (mayor), R. C. Bacon…

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Thanks to Mayor for Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. M. J. Clyde) Was last night thanked by aldermen of Maitland City Council on the comprehensive…

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School Accommodation In Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

President of Port Stephens Shire Council (Cr. Eandall) told a meeting of council yesterday that a deputation…

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Mayor Is Not Offer Again Possible FpdOf 25

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. M. J. clyde) announced this afternoon that he would not be offering as a candidate the triennial elections Maitland City Council, down for Saturday, December…

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Nominations close for council elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 5

Lists for the nomination of candidatesg for the Singleton Municipal Council & Patrick Plains Shire…

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Producers Objects To up Of Hunter Milk Production Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

Members of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council Dissatisfied with the manner in which representatives were appointed to the Lower Hunter Production Council, recently…

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Another Approach to Minister Council Seeking Of Master Pan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided last night to ask the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) to give consideration to his decision not to receive a deputation from constituent councils of…

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Mayor Reviews Nine Years As Alderman

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. M. J. Clyde), who stated yesterday afternoon he would not be offering for the triennial elections of Maitland City Council in December, said if the opportunity again offered he…

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.....Port Stephens..... Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 7

All the Councillors were present at the monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council…

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Port Stephens Shire Elections

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 6

There will be contests in two of the four ridings for Port Stephens Shire. In ridings B and D the…

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T.b. Survey in Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 3

The health inspector of Port Stephens Shire Council (Mr. A. A. Conroy) reports that x-ray surveys of…

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Royal Party In Shire Area

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 8

Port Stephens Shire Council has decided to erect its own decorative highlight within the shire boundary, possibly at…

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County Council Wants Plan Speeded Up

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 7

The Northumberland County Council decided hasten departmental examination of the County…

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Show Council Accepts Affiliation for Five Years Then Changes Its Mind

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 5

After having accepted the afiliation fee of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club for…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Contests in Two Ridings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

The Shire Returning Officer, Mr. P. J. Carter, has stated that the election of two councillors for each of "C" and "D" ridings will be carried out on the preferential system…

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Local Government Is Ratepayers’ Own Parliament Alderman Tells Of Council’s Good Record

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

Nomination for the triennial elections for Maitland City Council on December 5 were declared at soon to-day by the returning officer (Mr. S. J. Dunkley)…

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Shire librarian’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

The Port Stephens Shire librarian (M. Moody) reported that out of the 1830 books borrowed from the library in…

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The Council Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 9

Sir,—Proportional representation is to be used to elect oldermen and shire councillors where three or more have to…

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