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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 59

Council to Purchase Tractor Mower

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 2

At its meeting last Tuesday night, Dungog Municipal Council decided to take steps to raise a loan of £1850 for…

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Tallowood Flooring in New Council Chambers

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

A motion moved by Ald. R. W. Tighe that tallowood be used on the flooring of the new Council Chambers and…

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Will re-form milk Zone Council branch at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

Fire officials, whose resignations led to the disbanding: of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 3

A meeting of the Management Committee of the above Council was held in Sydney on 7th: July, the President, Mr. L. Shearman, of Raymond Terrace, presiding…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Management Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 1

A meeting of the management committee of the above council was held in Sydney on 7th July, the president, Mr. L…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 3

At the June meeting of Stroud Shire Council the following business was transacted. Present were Crs. F. G. D. Stone, President, H. Bowen, W. Lowrey, R. E. Zeininger, L. Gazzard, L. Murray, J. Colston and D. North…

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Typist Appointed to Shire Office

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 4

Miss Watkins, of Newcastle has been appointed typist to Wallarobba Shire Office and has taken up duties…

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Wallarobba Shire Clerk's Private Office

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

At Tuesday's meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council the need for a separate office for the clerk, Mr. F. W. Aldis, was…

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Deputy Shire Clerk Thirteen Apply

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 4

Wallarobba Shire Council had before it on Tuesday, applications by 13 men in response to its advertisement…

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Council‘s Electricity Trading Fund

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 3

Maitland town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) told the electricity committee of the Maitland City Council last night that…

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Day’s Limit To Council On Payment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 3

The Department of Railways gave Lower Hunter Shire Council only one day to which to pay freight on its…

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Will ask Council to reconsider water position

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook Shire Council will be asked to reconsider its decision to fence off the access to water by…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 1

Cr. Shearman presided over a fall attendance at the Port Stephens Shire Council meeting on…

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Sympathy Vote By Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 2

Councillors of Lower Hunter Shire offered sympathy to the relatives of three district people who died recently…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

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

A meeting of the Management Committee of the above was held in Sydney on the 7th July,…

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Council Will Prosecute on Dumping

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 5

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to hold to its earlier resolution to prosecute a W[?]send man for damping…

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Kearsley Shire Council in Brief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

The Cessnock branch of the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees' Union complained to Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night at the Council's action in letting contracts for kerb and…

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Accounting Machines For Council office? Aldermen Differ on Approach to Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

There were divergent opinions expressed on the method of dealing with a section of the finance committee's report, when it was considered by the Municipal Council meeting during the week…

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Extension of Mines Subsidence Act Sought Move By Kearsley Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

Unless a Bill was brought down amending the Mines Subsidences Act, making it applicable to all mining areas, the people of Paxton would have no security, Cr. T. Gleghorn said at a meeting of…

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Municipal Council Briefs Requests From Ambulance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

The Upper Hunter District Ambulance (Muswellbrook Branch), requested: (1). That the Council eradicate the mice…

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