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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 59

Council's Assessments Solicitors' Opinions Submitted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 2

Correspondence read at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday dealt with opinions expressed by council's solicitors and valuer relating to objections against council's assessments…

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Council Wants Early Permission for Reconstruction of Bridges Matters Appeared To Have Been "Pigeonholed," Says. Cr. Gleghorn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 8

Cr. T. Gleghorn told a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that it appeared to him that the Main Roads Board did not want to go on with the rebuilding of the Payne's Crossing and…

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Stroud Shire Council Hawk's Nest Pavilion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 5

At last meeting of Stroud Shire Council, the clerk, Mr. L. G. Allen, submitted the following report:—…

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Stroud Shire Council Chambers to Remain in Stroud

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 2

At the May meeting of Stroud Shire Council, there were present Cr. F. G. D. Stone, president, Crs. Colliton…

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Stock Straying on Road "Serious," Said Alderman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

Stock straying on the road between Muswellbrook and Benman had reached serious proportions, Ald. E. H. Thompson said…

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Council Briefs Plan for Soldiers' Clubrooms Approved

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

The hon. secretary, Muswellbrook sub-branch, R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. wrote: "The Muswellbrook R.S.S. and A.I.L.A…

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Local Government Electricity Suppliers in Conference Delegates' Report to Muswellbrook Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook Municipal Council delegates—Ald. G. S. E. Adams (Mayor) and Mr. C. A. Edwards (electrical engineer) submitted to last Wednesday's meeting' a report covering the proceedings at the annual conference of Local…

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Municipal Hall Lighting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

Recently the Municipal Council's hall committee conferred with representatives of the Dramatic Club on the question…

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[?]Metal Quarry for Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 5

The Port Stephens Shire Council is not well off as far as metal quarries are concerned…

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Naturalisation Ceremony In Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

The first naturalisation ceremony in the Port Stephens Shire will take place at the Shire…

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Building Applications In Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: [?] Stephens Shire Council [?] proved 24 building applica[?] estimated value being [?]…

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Mayor wants warning signs on dangerous corner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

The Mayor of Singleton (Aid. C. M. Bourke) said today that unless the Department of Road Transport soon authorised the installation of signs warning of the dangerous bend at the Caledonian Hotel corner of George and Campbell Streets, risk of a fatal or serious…

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Council Says Forecasts Misleading

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 3

LISMORE: Lismore City Council will send the Minister for the Interior (Mr. W. S. Kent Hughes), a list of rainfall…

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Suspension of Council Engineer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: A Bankstown council officer had made out cheques using fictitious names, a Local Government inquiry…

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Damages Against Council Newspaperman Wins Action

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

In the Dubbo District Court, before Judge McKillop, last week, H. E. O. Campbell, newspaper publisher, of Gilgandra, was awarded damages "for trespass" against the Gilgandra Shire…

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Bombshell in Council Wallarobba's Clerk Resigns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

Mr. F. W. Aldis, clerk to Wallarobba Shire Council, threw a bomb on the council table on Tuesday. It was his…

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Council Supports Teachers’ Campaign Money For Education

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council decided last night to support a campaign by the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation to obtain large-scale financial assistance for education purposes…

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Shire Building Applications

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

Twenty... four ...applications of a total value of £114,680 were received by the Port Stephens…

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Loan Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

The acting Prime Minister, Sir Eric Harrison, said that he had proposed June 29 as the date for the Loan Council…

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Shire Library

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

The librarian (M. Moody) reported to Port Stephens Shire Council that the shire library had 1260 adult and 655…

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