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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 59

Shire To Get Grant For Noxious Weeds

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

The Hon. Roger Nott, Member for Liverpool Plains, said this week that he had received advice from his…

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Council View on Flood Warning

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 4

The Town Clerk of Maitland City Council (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) said this week that the council had decided in…

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Around the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present:—…

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Arts Council makes presentation to Mrs. Harold Sindel

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

The instigator of the Singleton branch of the Arts Council, Mrs. H. Sindel, was presented with a biography of George Bernard Shaw on Wednesday night…

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Council's Threat to Withdraw Increased Tariff Consent Ultimatum To Company

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

If Caledonian Collieries Ltd. do not, within three months, make good the promise to extend electricity services to country areas, Kearsley Shire Council will withdraw its consent to increased tariff charges…

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Dam Will Finally Cost £17 Million Council Discussion on Conservation Scheme Pretest Lodged Over Insufficient Notice of Scone Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

After discussing an invitation from the Hunter Valley Trust to attend a meeting at Scone on 5th October, the Municipal Council on Wednesday night decided to protest on the insufficient notice…

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Cessnock Municipal Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 5

The following books are now available at the Cessnock Municipal Library:-Aduit fiction: Operation…

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Lord Mayor to visit Singleton

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. F. J. Purdue) will speak at the next monthly meeting of the Methodist…

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Shire Population Is 3741

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

Statistical information gained from the recent Census shows that the population of the Muswellbrook Shire is 3741,…

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Tennis Payers Help Spastic Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 4

A very enjoyable and successful tennis tournament was held on Thursday afternoon in aid of the Spastic Council. Thirty…

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Ald. Cuthbert Resigns From Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

Ald. A. B. Cuthbert, deputy Mayor of Scone Municipal Council, on Friday last tendered his…

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Finance for Bowls Clubhouse Council, to Co-operate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. G. S. E. Adams) advised the committee of the Bowling Club on Friday that he had received a telegram…

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Council Reduces Gas Charges

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 2

East Maitland residents will get cheaper gas supplies from January next year, following decision by Maitland City…

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Council warning on destroying trees

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 2

Patrick Plains Shire Council will prosecute anyone destroying or damaging trees on roads within…

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Moves For Abolition Of County Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 1

Maitland and Newcastle City Council aldermen last night moved to abolish the Northumberland County Council. The moves followed criticism on the operation…

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Inquiry Into Council Officer’s Suspension

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Mr. C. J. Barnett, of the Department of Local Government, continued his enquiry at the council Chamber to-day into the suspension by the Cessnock Municipal Council of its engineer,…

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Council To Make List Of Urgent Works

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 2

Maitland city council will submit a Het of urgent works to the Public Work Reporting following a monthly by…

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Council's Concession On Rates For RSL Memorial Spilling

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council lost right decided to make a 50 per cent cut in rotes to the Maitland Returned Servicemen’s League for a period of 10 years. The League paid 495 in rotes on its High-street…

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Shire Building

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 4

The following building applications were received for the month of October to the value of…

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Shire Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 5

At the October meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, the following report was…

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