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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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The Council Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 9

The Municipal election draws close. Date is Saturday, December 5. There are sixteen (16) candicates in the…

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£500 Grant for Municipal Council Susan Street May Be Tarred

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Scone, Aid. B. L. Armitage, yesterday received confirmation from Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., that Scone Municipal Council had been made a grant of £500 for…

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Reduction In Grant For Shire Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

At last meeting of post Stephens Shire Council it was stated that an application had been submitted for a grant…

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Shire Elections Contest in Two Ridings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Councillors I. Clendinning, M. G. McCalman ("A" riding), R. G. Bray and C. T. Turner ("B") have been elected unopposed in…

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Council Men Farewell Mr. W. Grieve

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Members of the office and outside staffs of the Kearsley Shire Council entertained the retiring Shire Clerk (Mr. W…

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Our Letter Box Scone Council Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

Sir, Proportional representation is to be used to elect aldermen and Shire Councillors where three or more have to…

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Fewer Deaths From Accidents in Cessnock More in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 10

Although there were more accidents in Cessnock for the 12 months ended June 30 than in the year before, there…

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Local Factory Likely to Employ Further 120 GIRLS Council Puts Proposition To Coy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

David Jones Factory in Cessnock, which at Present employs a staff of about 45, is likely to expand and employ a further 120 girls. This was revealed after a visit by representatives…

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Cessnock Municipal Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

The following list of books has been released at the library this week:— More of O. Henry; No…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Stewart (engineer) in his (report to last meeting of Wallarobba Shire, said: The following works have…

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Shire and Municipal Employees' Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 11

A General Meeting of the Shire and Municipal employees was held on November 6th to finalise the picnic for…

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Maitland Mayor Not Contesting Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 6

Ald. M. J. Clyde (Mayor of Maitland) has announced that he would not be offering as a candidate for the triennial…

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Shire President's Comment on Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 2

"This is the final meeting before the elections in A and C Riding and I would like to thank fellow councillors for…

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Proposed Great Lakes Shire Move to Absorb Coastal Parts of Stroud and Manning Shires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 3

The Under Secretary, Department of Local Government (Mr. S. Haviland) advised Wallarobba Shire Council last Tuesday that a petition purporting to be signed by a number of electors…

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Quirindi Council Nominations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 2

QUIRINDI: Seventeen nominations have been received for the Quirindi Municipal Council…

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Shire President's Appeal on Fire Danger

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 3

"The extreme weather conditions prevailing over the week-end had increased the bushfire danger…

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Present Shire Council's Last Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

Cr. R. G. Bray presided at a meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council yesterday. The next meeting will follow the Local…

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Mayor Denies Any Graft

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Bankstown Mayor (Mald. A. E. Abell to-day denied that there was any graft a corruption in the…

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Gloucester Shire Nominations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: There will be no election for A riding in Gloucester Shire as, only two nominations, have been…

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Patrick Plains Shire Election

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: As only the required number of nominations has been received for B riding in Patrick Plains Shire,…

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