Shire rates raised
The Shire general rates was raised to 4d at yesterday's Council meeting. Details of the rate and Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1954
1,176 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 59
Muswellbrook's New Mayor and Mayoress
Ald. Roy Cousins, Deputy-Mayor of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, was unanimously elected Mayor at Wednesday's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. Davies Mayor Ald. Flint Declines Nomination Deputy Mayor: Ald. M. Cotter
Ald. G. H. Davies was elected Mayor of Scone at the Mayoral election at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night. Before nominations were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council News
There was a full attendance of aldermen at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Town Hall Rentals Discussed by Municipal Council
Higher charges for the use of the Town Hall from 1st January, 1955, were recommended by the hall committee to the Municipal Council on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →M'brook Shire President Again
Cr. R. G. Bray was unanimously re-elected President of Muswellbrook Shire Council and Cr. R. T. Thornton…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kearsley Shire plans 1955 works
Kearsley Shire Council had before it last night a list of works and estimates for 1955 prepared by the Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cr.Marshall again Shire President
Councillor A. C. Marshall was re-elected Shire President at a special Patrick Plains Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Officers' Reports
Reports read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council were: Sewerage: Work of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cr. Astley Slack New Shire President
Last year's Deputy President, O. Astley Slack, was elevated to the position of President at Tuesday night's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Landholders "Farming" Noxious Weeds To Be Dealt With By Shire Council District Has Weeds in All Ridings
Some landholders were completely ignoring notices to destroy noxious weeds on their properties, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, December 17, 1954 Alderman Adams' Record of Public Service
The "Chronicle" welcomes Ald. Roy Cousins into the high position of Mayor of one of the State's most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wet weather us bar to Shire Work
Very little interruption was caused by wet weather and several jobs have been finalised, the assistant engineer, Mr. Borchers reported to Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Rate Still Lowest in Hunter Valley
Patrick Plains Shire Council had the lowest rate in the Hunter Valley, the Shire President, Cr. Marshall, said in his annual report to the Council meeting yesterday. "But we have done very well with that low rate. We are able to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire may get help to repair road
Patrick Plains Shire President. Cr. Marshall told yesterday's Council meeting that he had interviewed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire needs truck to meet demands for grave
Patrick Plains Shire Council will consider buying a new truck and hiring two men when it meets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Road Works Estimated to Cost £85,406
An estimate of £85,406/18/6 for works to be c[?] out from the Commonwealth Aid Roads Grant and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theft Of Tools From Council Depot
The Health Inspector (Mr. J. McBlane) reported to a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council last night that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CR. F. A. King Re-elected Shire President Two Nominations Received
At yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, Cr. F. A. King was re-elected President by five votes to three. A second nomination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Very Sound Financially Practically Whole of £80,000 in Rates Collected
Very little of the rates levied for 1954 now remain to be collected in the Shire, and this has been achieved…
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