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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 59

Council Asked To Re-consider Attitude On Merger

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Consideration of a request that it reconsider seriously its attitude on the union of the mun[?] with the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Officers' Reports Electricity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 8

The electrical engineer (Mr. C. Hill) said that instalation work carried out over the period incuded 13 light points…

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Stroud Shire Water Schemes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 1

Stroud Shire Council will ask the Public Works Department to expedite construction of water supply schemes for…

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Alderman Denies Cattle Made Noise on Show-ground Over Night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 3

Ald. Ira Brewer told last Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council he did not believe the complaints that cattle were making a noise throughout last Friday night on the Dungog…

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Services Shire Inspector Reports on Sanitary Services

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 2

On two occasions delays have occurred in the sanitary service, Mr. C. C. Maher told last meeting of Stroud Shire Council. "On the first occasion," he…

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Spastic Centre Council Has Successful Year

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 4

Dungog and District Spastic Centre Council held its first annual meeting at the Bank Hotel and the balance sheet…

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Council to Apply for 6-Hour Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council decided last Tuesday night on the motion of Ald. W. T. Arnold and W. M. Duncan to…

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Mayor opens show at Gouldsville

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The Mayor of Singleton, Ald. Clive Bourke, opened the second annual show at Gouldsville on Saturday before a large crowd of visitors and exhibitors…

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Mayor opens Methodist Tennis Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

The official opening of the Singleton Methodist Tennis Club was held on Saturday afternoon…

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Flood cost Shire £6831

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) has reported that the February flood caused…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1954 Merriwa Salesyards Purchase Shire Council Discuss Yard Dues Decision to Reduce to One Per Cent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

At the February meeting of Merriwa Shire Council, when a decision was made to purchase the town saleyards, it…

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Scone Heads Loan Subscriptions 75 Municipalities and Country Towns Top List

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

"Seventy-five municipalities and country towns in New South Wales have either attained or exceeded their quotas…

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Muswellbrook Council "Bombshell" Two Aldermen Wanted Administrator

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

Two members of Muswellbrook Municipal Council threw a bombshell into last meeting of the council when they…

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Paterson Labour Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 7

All brooches in the electorate were represented at the annual meeting of the Paterson Federal Electorate…

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Council Boat For Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 8

On the recommendation of the engineer, Kearsley Shire, Council decided to buy a 14ft. flat-bottomed…

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Proposal For Chest X-ray In Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The Department of Health suggested to Kearsley Shire Council that a free chest X-ray survey of the…

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Council Of White Collar Workers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Ten professional associations, representing more than 54,000 Victorian office workers, last night…

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Two-way Radio for Power Emergency Manning Council's Step

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

Manning River County Council has decided to call tenders for the installation of a two-way radio…

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Little Achieved by Milk Zone Council Problems Frustrated, Says Branch Secretary

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

Achievements by the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council during the year had been of little or no consequence, the secretary (Mr. J. Martin) told the annual meeting last night…

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Council to instal two-way radio in Electricity Department to speed up breakdown repairs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Singleton Municipal Council in the near future may put two-way radio vans into service to assist in the more rapid development of rural extensions and to enable blackouts to be dealt with more efficiently…

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