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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 59

Should Saleyards Be Leased? Question Raised at Municipal Cooncsl Meeting Report Showed Common Income Has Declined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 8

A suggestion was made at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council that consideration might be given to the question of leasing the saleyards on the common. Last year the yards showed…

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Our Letter Box Municipal Affairs (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

Sir.-Since your recent publications of doings at our local municipal meetings, the air seems to be filled with quite a…

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Council Shaken by Overtime Claim

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

Young Municipal Council was shaken to its toes last week when a retiring Deputy Town Clerk A. Smith fired in…

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Big Claim Against County Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A chemical manufactures is claiming £2,285,000 compensation from the Cumberland County Council…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Councillors present at yesterday's monthly meeting of Mus wellbrook Shire Council, were Crs. R. G. Bray (president), R…

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Deputy Lord Mayor Fined On Tax Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, and formed Labour M.L.A., Kevin Dwyer, was fined £30 in Central Court…

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Good Year for Arts Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

In his report to the deferred annual meeting of the Cessnock Arts Council, the President (Mr. W…

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Council Wants Channel Talks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council will ask the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) to set a date on which he will receive…

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Council Invites Minister Here Discussion On New Girls’ High School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided last night to ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to visit the city to go thoroughly into the question of a new girls high school…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present.—Councillors N. E…

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Shire Works

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

At the April meetign of the Port Stephens Shire Council, Mr. Cook, (Engineer) reported on…

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Shire Health Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

Due to considerable amount of garbage household and industrial, it will be necessary…

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Shire Building Applications

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

Due to annual leave, a certain amount of building applications from February had to be…

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Port Stephens Shire Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

At the Shire meetnig on Tuesday, Mr. Conroy (Building Inspector) submitted a plan for a…

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Park Lands for Sporing Bodies Council to Grant Liases to Clubs Aldermen's Tributes to Bowls, Tennis and Golf Clubs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook Municipal Council last night decided by five votes to two to grant 25 years' leases of lands held by the Bowls, Tennis and Golf Clubs, subject to certain condtions, as set in a resolution…

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Council Asked to Support Kulnura Road Move

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Cessnock Chamber of Commerce decided at its meeting last night to make immediate representation to Cessnock Municipal a n[?]d…

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Council to Be Represented at Conference Talk on Electricity Supply Undertakings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

The Municipal Council last night decided to be represented at a conference of representatives of electricity supply…

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Council May Lose Water Sales to Railway Departmet Probable Loss of £3000 Per Annum

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

The proposal of the Railway Department to pump its own water supplies from the Hunter River at Muswellbrook was referred to at the special meeting of the Municipal Council held last night…

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Our Letter Box Municipal Affairs (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

Sir,—Mr. Armitage, in his letter published in last Friday's "Chronicle," says: "It is too late to cry over…

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Stroud Shire's Deputy-clerk

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 4

At Friday's meeting Stroud Shire Council appointed Mr. J. Wymer, ex-Town Clerk of Cobar, Deputy Shire Clerk…

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