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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

429 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 22

Relief Fund Grants to Remove Homes Shire Council Will Protest To Organisers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 3

The lower Hunter Shire Council will protest to the organise of flood relief funds against the decision of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee to give £50,000 for the removal at homes…

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County Council Proposal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK : The Deputy Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. Browne) advised Kearsley Shire Council that the…

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Shire Defers Talk on City Plan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 3

The Lower Hunter Shire Council today deferred for a fortnight consideration of the Northumberland County Council’s plan to re-site Maitland on 3800 acres of its area. It did this after receiving a letter from the Maitland City Council seeking…

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Committee’s Grant Removal Shire Criticism Not Based On Fact

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 3

Deputy Mayor of Maitland (Aid. C. L Robin said to-day that one could only express regret [?] if the outburst made at the meet of Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday wherein…

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Around the Council Table

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 9

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held on…

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Town Clerk Resumes Duty Order by Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Border (Town Clerk), who, because of illness, has been off duty for the past nine months, returned to tire Council Chambers yesterday…

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Radio Aids In Food Time Newcastle Council's Suggestions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 1

Newcastle City Council wrote to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, seeking support in…

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"Ignored And Slighted" Council Not Invited to Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 1

When the minutes of a meeting, at which a Hunter Valley Local Government Reconstruction was formed, were before the Municipal Council-on Wednesday, it was disclosed that…

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Municipal Council News Works Committee Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 May 1955 · page 4

The worxs committee recommended as follows to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 4

At the Shire meeting on Tuesday, the Engineer, (Mr. Geer) reported: BITUMINOUS SEAL AND…

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Enlish Gesture to Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 1

The Mayor of Muswellbrook, Ald. R. Cousins, has received a fine tribute from England. The president of the Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire Rotary Club, Mr. J. H. Chidlow, writes:…

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Shire Council Briefs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of thfc Shire Council it was decided to inform the Coursing Club that it was not…

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Denman District News Requests to Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 3

Mitsvvellb'rook Shire Council yesterday received a number of requests from Denman…

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Works Programme pf £250,000 Shire Council's Big Task Flood Damage Over £100,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 1

Mr. Geo. Bailey (Shire Engineer) reported to Monday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council that the Council would require £230,000 to complete essential works. Of the…

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Library Committee Request to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Library Committee a notice of motion was given that the Municipal Council…

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Municipal Council News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 5

Aldermen R. R. Cousins (layor), A. G. Westcott, E. [?] Thompson, G. S. Adams, [?] C. Hoskin, T. P…

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Conference on Housing Housing Commission, Builders and Mayor Confer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 11

Recently a conference was held at the Municipal Council Chambers between Messrs G. Stannett, district architect, Newcastle District Office; Mr. V. Jarrett, works supervisor…

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The Council Taxi Drivers Refuse Deputation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 1

The Department of Road Transport advised the Municipal Council that the matter of a taxi cab to be…

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Council's Gesture to Maitland Poplars for Long Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 1

At Wednesday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council it was decided to offer practical help to the people of Maitland…

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Review of Council's Works Report on Progress to Date

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 10

The works committee on Wednesday submitted to the Muncipal Council the following list of works approved…

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