Shire Bush Fire Warning System
SINGLETON: The assistant engineer of Patrick Plain[?] Shire Council (Mr. Fran[?] Borchers) said that a bush [?]…
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Council & local affairs, 1955
429 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 22
Ex-mayor for Trial
SYDNEY: Thomas Richard Pracey, 47, a former Mayor of Waterloo, was committed for trial at Newtown Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Endowments to Shire Councils
The State Government will distribute over £150,000 annually during the next three years, in endowments to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Suspension By Council Justified
CESSNOCK: Mr. J. Barnett, an officer of the Local Government Department, who conducted an Inquiry into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton’s Mayor On Holiday
SINGLETON: The Mayor of Singleton (Aid. C. M. Bourke) and his family left Singleton at the week-end for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surprise Election By Sydney County Council
SYDNEY: An expelled A.L.P. member, Cr. Frank Green, to-day unexpectedly was elected chairman of the Sydney County Council for 1955. The upset surprised Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Clerk's Death
At 8.30 a.m. on Saturday the body of Paul England May (58), married, Shire Clerk of Upper Hunter Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Applications For Shire Engineer
Five applications have been received by Port Stephens Shire Council for the position of engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Applications In Shire
RAYMOND TERRACE: Sixteen building applications, total estimated cost of which is £25,295, were received by Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Free Of ‘Real’ Infection Disease
The health inspector (Mr. A. A. Conrey) reported to Port Stephens Shire Councils that only four cases of infections…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grants For County Council
The Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has approved payment of a subsidy of £797/10/- to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire May Take Over 1ts Electricity
QUIRINDI: Although consulting engineers had advised the formation of a county council to control the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Plans To Proceed With Aerodrome
QUIRINDI: The Tamsrang Shire Council, by a majority of five votes to one, has decided to construct the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Building Activities
In a resume of the years building activities in the Shire, Mr. Conroy, (Building Inspector)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Engineer Applications
Lower Hunter Shire Council has received seven applications for the position of engineer rendered vacant by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Reduction In Shire’s Endowment
Lower Hunter Shin Council hot been advised by the Department of Local Government that its endowment has been cut from £2150 to £500. A list forwarded by the department showed that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Will Pay Performing Rights Fee
The council on Wednesday decided to pay the sum of £52/10/- for the year to the Performing Rights'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire’s Endowment Increased
SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council president (Cr. A. C. Marshall) announced that the N.S.W. Government had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Shire Council
Councillors present at yesterday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council were Crs. R. G. Bray (President),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Hunter Shire Inquiry
SYDNEY: Local government inspectors axe probing the affairs of Upper Hunter Shire Council, Local…
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