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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 59

Council's Electricity Sound Financially

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 1

The Electricity Works Trading Fund showed a surplus of £3,982/15/8 in 1953 and is in a very sound…

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Compulsory T.b. Survey Sought for Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 1

Stroud Shire Council will make an application to the Health Department for a compulsory T.B. survey to be made…

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Council to Press for New Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council decided last Tuesday night to make further approaches to the Main Roads Board…

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Shire to Purchase Machine for Boring Timbers Will Save Labour Costs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council decided last Tuesday morning to purchase a machine for boring bridge timbers and fence posts with augurs. "The machine," said the engineer (Mr…

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Returns From Show Council’s Rodeo

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The financial report of the recent horse show and rodeo exhibition was presented to a…

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Council’s Power On Building Applications

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 3

A council cannot refuse a permit for application to build, provided specifications for the building comply with the law, even if council objects to the use of of the buying…

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New Municipal Clerk

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

Singleton Municipal Council's new A-grade clerk, Mr Cecil E. Fernance, who is a Ballina man, took over his…

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Shire Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 4

Among matters Vat the last Shire meeting were: EAST SEAHAN BUSH FIRE BRIGADE…

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Loan Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Premier (Mr. Cab[?]) said yesterday that he had received a telegram from the chairman of…

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Farm Council Replaces Committee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 6

The Lower Hunter Milk Production Advisory Committee will be replaced by a milk zone…

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Decision Reserved On Council Suspension

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

The decision of an Inquiry into the suspension of a grader operator, on employee of Lower Hunter Shire Council, wee reserved by on off[?] of the Local Government Deportment (Mr. C. J. Bornett)…

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Council to Form Air Safety Committee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

Lower Hunter Shire Council will form itself into as Air Safety Observer Committee. The move has been made…

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Municipal Council business

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

Aldermen received without comment a notice from the New England State Movement advising that the…

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Shire Briefs

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

The Shire Council yesterday granted Mr L. Bailey permission to instal a septic tank, at his new residence,…

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Shire Flood Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Although the Kearsley Shire Council's appeal for funds to aid New South Wales flood victims closed last week, a late donation of £4 has been…

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Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Matters dealt with at this week's Municipal Council meeting are held over for our next Tuesday's issue…

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Kearsley Council in Brief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

When the Department of Main Roads asked Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night if it desired the work…

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Observer Corps Proposed for P.p. Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

The Shire President (Cr. A. C. Marshall) will seek information from ex-air force pilots in the town on…

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Belford Road a disgrace to whole Shire declares Councillor

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Describing the condition of Lower Belford Road to yesterday's meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, Councillor Stan Nichols said it was the worst in the shire and a disgrace to the Shire Council. He was speaking against a decision to defer reconstruction of the…

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Gasworks Manager's Salary Unaltered Council's Discussion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

The Municipal Council, on Wednesday, decided to make no alteration in the salary paid or the terms and condition of employment in tne case of the manager of the gasworks. Council recently sought advice from…

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