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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 59

Spastic Centre Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

The next meeting of the Muswellbrook District Spastic Centre will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday next, at…

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Around the Council Table

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 7

The Municipal Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Wednesday last, when there were present:—Alderman G. S…

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Minister's Statement On Glenbawn Dam "Disturbing," said Alderman Hoskin Trust Secretary Invited to Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 9

At Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, Aid. J. C. Hoskin said he was disturbed at a statement recently made by the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Enticnapp. It appeared, he said,…

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Tar-surfacing of 12 Miles of Country Roads Kearsley Shire Programme

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

Tar-surfacing of a total of 12 miles of six country roads at a total of £48,000 is to be carried out by Kearsley Shire Council. This was decided at a meeting on Tuesday…

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Council Works Committee Submits Programme Special Meeting to Sit

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, the Works Committee (Ald. B. L. Armitage and Ald. J. G. Sheedy) submitted a programme of works for street surfacing and kerbing and…

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Bowling Club Loan Approved Deputy Town Clerk's Report to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 6

The following report from the Deputy Town Clerk (Mr. A. G. Stewart) was read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal…

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Arts Council's Fifth Annual Exhibition Sections For Adults and Schoolchildren

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

The Cessnock Arts Council will hold its fifth annual exhibition of works by local artists in the Memorial Hall, Cessnock, from November 29 to December 4 inclusive…

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Shire has more than 500 miles of roads

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

The Shire President, Cr. Marshall, gave a meeting of the Whittingham Agricultural Bureau some interesting figures concerning the Shire's road works and finances…

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Shaw Play In Art Council Programme

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

The Victorian Union Theatre Repertory Company’s presentation of G. B. Shaw’s “Pygmalion” wil be…

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County Council For Control Of Noxious Weeds

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 4

QUIRINDI: With the advent of the Murrurundi Shire Council into the Central Northern County Council for…

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Municipal Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 4

The following books are now available at the Cessnock Municipal Library:- ADULT FICTION: Self…

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Municipal Election Mark Cotter Returned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

The extraordinary election held on Saturday last to fill the vacancy created in Scone Municipal…

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Labour Aldermen Leave Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Sutherland Shire Council has rescinded is proposal-to-build a community hotel in Sutherland Shire…

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Aldermen At Trade Union Convention

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

Maitland City Council last night decided to appoint a delegate to a trade union convention to be held in…

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Alderman Says Train Is Irregular

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

Aid. W. J. Ferry said last night he would seek written statements-on the irregularly of the 8.0 a.m. Maitland to…

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Shire Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 5

At the November meeting of the Shire the following matters were considered:…

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Council to Tar-surface Streets in Raymond Terrace

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

The Port Stephens Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday last agreed to tar surface certain…

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Mayor and Shire President's Good Wishes Onward Muswellrrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

"Once more, and how frequently now, do we find important signs of development in our midst. Steadily,…

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Cessnock Municipal Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 8

These books are now available at the Library. ADULT NON-FICTION Puerto Rico by J. W…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 3

Mr. J. F. Stewart, engineer, reported to last meeting as follows:—Works Progress Report —…

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