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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 59

Arts Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

The next meeting of the Maitland branch of the Arts Council will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the home of Mr…

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Council Officers' Reports Ganger's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 12

Mr. S. E. Smith reported as follows:— Concrete footpath (Bridge Street) had been carried out in…

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"Council Failed To Ascertain Facts"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

The health inspector (Mr. J. S. Donaldson), in his report to the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday, reported:—…

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U.N. Council Praise For Australian

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK: The U.N. Trusteeships Council praised and approved Australia's administration of the U.N. trust territory…

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Legal Proceedings Against Council Sequel to Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

At the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night, a letter was received from F. A. Eagleton, referring to a recent accident, and informing Council that the matter had been placed in the…

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The Council Plaques to Recognise Joint Coal Board Aid

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

The District Mining Engineer, Joint Coal Board, wrote:—"I refer to the Board's grant of £250 towards the cost of a…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 16th JULY, 1954 News from the Council Table

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

Aldermen present at Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council were: Aid. G. S. E. Adams (Mayor), R. R…

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Municipal Brick Area Possibility of Revision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

The possibility of a revision of Council's recent dedecision of a brick area in the town was brought up…

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Shire Opposes Net Fishing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 6

A move to open the Williams River to licensed net fishing was strongly criticised at last Tuesday's meeting…

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Armidale Man May Get Shire Appointment

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

Wallarobba Shire Council at its meeting in Dungog last Tuesday, decided that subject to a satisfactory…

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Council to Dedicate Road at Bandon Grove

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

A road to properties owned by Messrs. Byron and A. P. Forster at Bandon Grove will be dedicated. This was decided at last Tuesday's meeting…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 20th JULY, 1954 Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 3

There was a full attendance of councillors at the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council held yesterday…

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May Join County Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

Murrurundi Municipal Council may join the Central Northern County Council, Cr. L. C. Luckett told Peel Shire Councillors…

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Deputy Shire Clerk for Wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 1

At a special meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council on Monday night, Mr. D.C. Allen was present for…

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Repairs to Council Plant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. Watson) submitted a report to Cessnock Municipal Council showing the corf of maintenance…

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People’s Pockets Picked To Tune Of £20,000 Says Alderman Indecent Haste Of Valuer General’s Department

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

Maitland ratepayers’ pockets had been “picked” to the tune of more than £20,000, Aid. J. Kennedy said last night. This had happened when , the Voluer-General’s…

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Move to have Council take over milk distribution fails

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

The stealthy encroachment of bureaucratic control over the constitutional privileges of traditional local government was ably demonstrated by Alderman C. Dunlop at a meeting of…

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Shire Road Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

The Shire Engineer, (Mx. A. Cook) reported to the July meeting of the Port Stephens…

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Shire Building Applications

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 2

Building applications to me value of £20,227 were submitted by the Buddin glnspector…

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Shire Council supports bridge move

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council decided to support the Warkworth Agricultuaral Bureau in its move…

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