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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

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Milk Zone Council Officers Elected

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 3

The Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council last night re-elected Mr. C. Derricott as president and Mr…

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Council Discusses Shortage of Nurses Conditions Out of Date

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 5

The Municipal Council on Wednesday night discussed the shortage of nurses which had forced the closure of certain wards at The Brentwood Hospital…

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Merriwa Notes Schools Seek New Ground P. & C. Deputation to Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 5

The president of the Merriwa Parents and [?] Association (Rev. G. A. Fisher)…

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Council Officers' Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 4

In his report read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, Mr. J. S. Donaldson (health…

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Repairing Flood Damage Conservation Service Assists Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

Speaking to his report to the Merriwa Shire Council meeting on Monday of last week, the Engineer (Mr. D. W. Rqbertson) referred to the assistance given by the Conservation…

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Council’s flew Garbage Unit In Operation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 2

Maitland now had one of the most up-to-date garbage collection services in N.S.W., Maitland City Council's chief health officer (Mr. J. Taylor) said to-day…

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Weeds Council To Ask For £5000 Subsidy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 2

QUIRINDI: The Central Northern County Council at meeting at Quirindi decided to apply for a £5000…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, April 26, 1955 A.L.P. Paterson Electorate Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Paterson Federal Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party, the report of…

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Shire Council Officers Resign

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The deputy shire clerk (Mr. J. E. Nancarrow) has resigned and will take up an appointment as…

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Shire Thanked For Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 2

At a meeting of Gloucester Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. A. Howarth M.L.A. (Maitland), thanking…

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County Council Outline Plan to Re-site City Governments Will Be Asked For Financial Assistance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 2

Maitland City Council last night adopted an outline plan for a “new” Maitland prepared by the Northumberland County Council. Aldermen said the decision was the first concrete step made in the City Council's £15,000,000 plan to re-site the city…

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Mayor Criticises Committee Members

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) last night questioned the loyalty of Maitland Flood Relief Committee members. He said that after the committee had allocated…

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Damage to Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

Mr. Geer, (Shire Engineer) included in hisreport the following estimate of flood damage to…

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County Council Approves of New Maitland Plan

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 3

A new city of Maitland generally to the east and including the present suburb of East Maitland…

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Flood Damage in Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: Flood damage to council buildings, main and Shire roads In Patrick Plains Shire has been estimated at…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 3

At the usual monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council the following were in attendance: Crs. N. E…

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N.Z.D. Council Members Not What They Should BeSays Secretary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

A claim that membership was nof as good as it should be, was made by Mr. L. C. Turton, general secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council at its annual meeting…

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Britain Postpones Plan for General Salk Inoculations Research Council Will Make Thorough Tests

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

LONDON: Britain's Medico! Research Council postponed trials of the Salk anti-polio vaccine which were scheduled to be made on 2000 [?]in six cities this week…

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Shire Council Staff Increased

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Kearsley Shire Council was told last night by the engineer that there had been delay in many works…

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County Council to Seek Extension Patrick Plains Shire And Singleton Proposed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Northumberland County Council yesterday decided that its boundaries should be extended to include two new areas. The areas ore Singleton Municipality and…

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