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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 59

Five Resign From Maitland Milk Zone Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

Five executive officers of Maitland Milk Zone Dairymen's Council resigned at a stormy two and a half hour…

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Show Council Vacancy

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

SINGLETON: Mr. J. R. Gilder has been elected to fill a vacancy on the council of the Northern Agricultural…

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Rift fsetween Mayor and Town Clerk at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3

An incident in which an alderman was reported to the police for breaking an ordinance by having a…

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Municipal-shire Library Report to Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

The library committee report ed to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council that a letter from the…

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Council Briefs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 5

A Council sub-committee, consisting of the Mayor (Ald. C. M. Bourke), Ald. F. Tulloch and the Town Clerk…

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Council Action On Straying Stock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

Singleton Municipal Council will in future prosecute owners of stock found straying within the municipality…

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Council will take action on straying stock

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Singleton Municipal Council in future will prosecute without warning owners of stock straying on the roads…

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Council Supports Move For River Bank Work Strengthening Needed Near Belmore Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council lost night supported the approach by the Hunter Valley Conservation. Trust to the Public Works Department concerning work of strengthening the river bank upstream of the Belmore…

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No Change of Sue for Civic Centre East Maitland Protest To City Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided last night not to change the site of the proposed civic centre at East Maitland. A move by three aldermen to rescind council’s…

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Alderman Said Board Took Cunning Point

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

After the town clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) bad read a letter from the Joint Coal Board at the meeting of Singleton…

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Planning by County Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

The functions of the Northumberland County Council were explained by Aid. J. V. Kennedy. chairman of that…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 8

Those present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, held on Monday last, were Councillors J. R. Collins (deputy President) who presided, W. H. McCurrie, B. J. Hegarty, H. J. Gregson and T. J. Houlahan. The president, Cr. N. E. Wright,…

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Shire Council split likely over Glendon bridge move

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

A move to build a bridge over the Hunter River at Glendon is likely to meet stiff opposition at next Monday's Shire Council meeting. The last meeting of the Council asked its engineer,…

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Scone Council Out of Harmony Ald. Armitage Resigns As Deputy Mayor Alleges Lack of Courtesy on Mayor Flint's Part

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, Ald. B. L. Armitage verbally tendered his resignation as Deputy Mayor of Scone. Two other Aldermen refused to accept…

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Mayor Describes John Street As "Nightmare"

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Describing John Street as a "nightmare to everyone in town" the Mayor of Singleton (Aid. C. M. Bourke) told a meeting of the Municipal Council this week that he thought it would cost about £28,000 to have it reconstructed…

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Council Congratulates Sporting Alderman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 8

At last Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal, Council, the Mayor (Ald. F H. Robinson) congratulated…

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To-day's Voting at Shire Hall

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 1

The polling booth for to-day's Federal Election, will be located at the Shire Chambers, Brown Street…

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Council's Electrical Display Praised

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 1

A great deal of credit is due to the engineer and staff for the fine Electrical Display staged at the recent show, the…

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Council to Lease Coolalie Tennis Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 8

Dungog Municipal Council decided on the motion of Ald. R. W. Tighe and R. C. Bacon to call tenders for the lease of…

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Peculiarities of Law Revealed in Case Against Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Hastings Shire Council recently, the question of an appeal against the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Tickle v. The Council was…

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