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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,234 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 62

Council to Raise Cost of Pew For Naval Base Chapel

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

The cost of installing a pew in a Naval Chapel to be erected at the Flinders Naval Base in Victoria will be met…

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New Coastal Shire Plan Turned Down

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 3

Manning Shire Council has refused a request from the Forster Chamber of Commerce that it prepare a list of valuations of property in the proposed Coastal Shire…

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Executive Council to review death penalty CANBERRA

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

A political observer said to-day that the Executive Council will carefully examine the evidence…

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Council To Protest Against Reduction In Restoration Grant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

Lower Hunter Shire Council will send a deputation to the Minister for Works to seek £6310 for restoration of the Narrow gut bridge. The deputation will also…

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Council not advised on housing at Pelerin estate

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) said yesterday that the Municipal Council had received no intimation from the Housing Commission that the 70 unfinished prefabricated…

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Aust. Labor Party: Paterson Federal Electoral Council February Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 6

At its February meeting, Paterson Federal Electorate Council, A.L.P., instructed the secretary, Mr. E. J. Robb,…

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Shire Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Council decided to have the Health Inspector to make the necessary arrangements to have a diphtheria…

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Shire Council’s Big Road Programme

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to embark upon a gigantic road construction programme. In the next two years it will spend £35,452 on…

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Shire Road Work Programme

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

In his report to the Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday, the Shire Engineer (Mr. A. Mclntyre)…

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Shire adopts big road programme

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

The Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday adopted a comprehensive works programme for this year to be financed by a Commonwealth Aid Roads Act allocation and the proceeds…

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District Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

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

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Shire to take action on Payne's Crossing

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

Patrick Plains Shire Council will go ahead with its plan to provide a temporary crossing at Payne's Crossing. This was decided yesterday…

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Council Ho[?] Young Kurri Swimmer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Nine-year-old member of the Kurri Swimming Club, Joan Parker, of Third street, Weston is to receive…

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Claim on Council for Damage to Water Pipes

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

The Shire Council will seek legal opinion on a demand from Mr. A. C. Dries for £6/3/1 for damage done…

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Sunday Morning Swimming Session Club Representatives Confer With Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

The baths committee reported to the Municipal Council on Wednesday that the Mayor (Ald. G. S. E. Adams), E. H…

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Hall Letting for Anzac Day Eve R.S.L. Letter to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

The president of the Muswellbrook R.S.L. sub-branch wrote as follows to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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The Musmellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, 1953 Around the Council Tabel Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present:—Aldermen G. S…

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Dungog Municipal Council: 1952 Financial Operations Reviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 3

The revenue income for the year 1952 amounted to £56,034, the town clerk (Mr. W. J. Macken) told Dungog Municipal Council last Tuesday night…

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Hawk's Nest Ferry Council Knows

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

On January 7, Mr. C. E. Bennett wrote to Stroud Shire Council on behalf of a public meeting of protest concerning…

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Council’s Part Instate Development

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

“Now that the battle for office in frew South Wales it ever, [?] government re[?] its after of active…

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