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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,234 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 62

City Council Briefs

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

Maitland City Council is to employ legal machinery to recover some or part of the £1867 arrears of rates for…

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Council Issues Evacuation Order

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Singleton Municipal Council granted a man an extension of five weeks in which to comply…

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County Council Not to Cut Estimates

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

The Northumberland County Council on Monday decided by seven votes to one not at reduce its budget for 1953, estimated at £26,492…

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Combined Rate Up 1d Council Decision After Long Debate Aldermen Say Council Must Work to Estimates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

The Municipal Council on Wednesday last adopted the Town Clerk's report, which recommended a combined rate of 1/9, an increase of one penny over last year…

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Lord Mayor’s Visit

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Aid Purdue) today called on the Mayors of Maitland and Cessnock to seek co-operation in the raising of funds for completion of the [?] section of the War…

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Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

Although Council had officially condemned the Gowrie Street Camping grounds on the advice of local doctors…

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Sir Pilot Likely Winner Engaged in Lord Mayor's Cup

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 6

The Lord Mayor's Cup to be run over a mile and a quarter will be one of the main attractions at the…

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Council Plan for Immunisation Campaign

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 6

Singleton Municipal Council will ask the Patrick Plains Shire Council to participate in a joint…

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North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting in Paris

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 6

The ministerial meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was recently opened in the headquarters at the Palais de Chaillot,, Paris, by the President of the Council, Hr. Ole Bjorn Kraft, the Foreign Minister of Denmark…

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Prospects Bright For Record Show, Says Council President

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

The President (Mr. W. E. Sparke) said at a meeting of Maitland Show Council last night that they has something worthwhile to after the public and, should the weather be favourable, he was [?]…

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Merriwa News Notes From the Shire Meeting Rates and Charges Fixed for 1953

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 12

At their meeting on Monday, the Merriwa Shire Council struck the rates and fixed the charges for services for 1953 as…

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Production Advisory Committee P.P.U. District Council Discussion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 12

A lengthy discussion resulted at yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, when a resolution from the Scone branch asked that the council…

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Council's Estimates for 1953 Details Given in Town Clerk's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

In his report to the council on Wednesday the Town Clerk showed that expenditure in the general fund this year was estimated to total £24,813, compared with £28,247 in the previous year…

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Council Wants Trust Contributions Returned. Too Silly For Words, Says Ald. Fairleigh

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

After discussing certs in aspects of administration of the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust with the Secretary (Mr. Hawk), Cessnock Council decided on wednesday to write to the Minister for…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 20th FEBRUARY, 1953 Primary Producers' Union District Council Meeting Important Resolutions From Branches

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

Present at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council meeting of the Primary Producers' Union, held at the…

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Cessnock Municipal Library. These Books Are Now Available

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

Adult non fiction. The Traitor, a double life of Fucho Pontecorve and Nunn May, by Alan Moorehead; Yoga for…

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Kearsley Shire Rate Now 6d

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

As a result of increased property valuations, Kearsley Share Council has reduced its general rate from 8d. to 6d…

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Council and Fire Brigade the Answer Given

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 8

Ray Redman, Captain of Dungog Volunteer Fire Brigade, writes as follows:— "According to a "Chronicle"…

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Joint Council For - Industrialisation Of Egypt Pending

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

CAIRO: Egypt and the United States will set up. a joint council for the industrialisation of Egypt under was…

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Cessnock Support Wanted for Newcastle Conservatorium No Doubt Locals Will Pull Weight, Says Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. C. Richardson) told the Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Armstrong) at a conference on Friday afternoon that he had not the slightest doubt that Cessnock, would pull its…

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