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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 59

Local weeds come from Upper Hunter Council told

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Enforcement of weed control in the Muswellbrook district would be of great benefit to the…

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Memorial Hall Site Not For Town Hall. Council's Decision After Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Cessnock Council will not build a Town Hall on the Memorial Hall site in Vincent Street This was decided at a meeting of Council last night, following a conference with former trustees…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 29th JANUARY, 1954 Council Officers' Reports Health Inspector

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

"Brentwood Street Sewer Extension: The matter of extending the sewer from near the junction of Breeht and Birralee…

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"Has Your Wife a Baby?" Asks Householder Letter to Council Over Bad Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

"Has your wife a baby? Does she live in Dumaresq Street? The answer to the question…

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Cessnock Municipal Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

The library will be closed on Monday, February 2, and Tuesday, February 9. The following books are now…

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Stroud Shire Council Clerk's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 1

Subdivision of Crown Lands at Bulahdelah.—An application has been submitted toy the District Surveyor for the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Health Inspector's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 8

At last Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, the health inspector (Mr. R. J. Howard) stated…

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Stroud Shire Power Interruption

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 6

The supply of electricity in Stroud Shire will be interrupted to-day (Saturday) January 30, between 9 a.m…

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Council Vacancies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 1

Dungog Municipal Council has a vacancy for a tradesman's assistant to assist in line work and prepared to…

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Council Decides to Send Electricity Accounts Quarterly

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 3

Dungog Municipal Council last Tuesday night decided by a 5-2 majority to render electricity accounts every three months instead of two months…

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Shire Road Threatened by Erosion

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

SINGLETON: Cr. A. F. Pankhurst informed Patrick Plains Shire Council that a large area of Scott’s Flat was…

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Council Tells Employees They Must Join Union

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

Patrick Plains Shire Council has decided to tell [?] employees that they must join a trade union…

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Central Northern County Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

QUIRINDI: Estimates of income and expenditure for 1054 adopted by the Central Northern County (Weeds) Council…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 6

Included in the engineer's report were references to the following:— PLANT…

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Shire Council backs Queen's gift fund

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 1

The Shire Council has donated £10 to the Queen Elizabeth Coronation Gift Fund…

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Serious set-back for Shire roads

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 1

The Shire Council has had a serious setback in its plans to tar roads this year. This was caused by the Department of Main Roads cutting back the schedule of work…

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Council To Furnish Report On Voting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3

Maitland City Council is to furnish to the Local Government Association of New South Wales its views on effects and implications arising from the introduction of the preferential and proportional…

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Non-voters to Get “Please Explains” Question Was One Of Council Controversy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 2

The 1408 persons on the roll who failed to vote at the triennial elections in December of Maitland city Council are to receive “please explains,” which are to be despatched by post to-day…

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Alderman's Ghost My Return

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 8

LONDON.—A ghost who read his own book in a museum at York is expected to do it again…

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Shire Farewell To Royal Couple

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

When Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh leave Newcastle on Tuesday afternoon they will go to…

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