Flood Mitigation in the Hunter Valley Shire Council's Support of Keyline Plan
At the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council the President (Cr. N. E. Wright) reported on the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1955
429 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 22
Council Correction
Another page of this issue deals with a motion passed by the Municipal Council on Wednesday night, which…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mayoral Election Next Week The election of Mayor for the 1956 term will take place at the Municipal Council Chambers on Wednesday next. The meeting will also fix the Mayoral allowance for the year. Late Mr. All Ellery
Floral tributes were received on the occasion, of the funeral of the late Mr. Alf. Ellery from: Daph and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Department Turns Downs Amenities' Loan Mayor to Seek Interview with Under-secretary
The Department of Local Government has refused the Municipal Council permission to raise a loan of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Straying Stock Prosecutions To Be Withdrawn Council's Responsibility for Policy
After discussion at the Municipal Council meeting this week, it was decided that all pending prosecutions for allowing stock to stray on the streets be withdrawn. Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move for Big Power House in District Council to Present Case to Government
A Mayoral minute, prepared by Ald. R. R. Cousins, met with almost unanimous support at Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council. Ald. E. H. Thompson objected to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Council's Overseer Resigns
Mr. W. Harbin has tendered his resignation as works overseer with the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News From the Council Meeting
At Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council a petition was received from 14 residents of Cook Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Garage to Remain Council Reverses Decision
The building committee's report to last Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal' Council recommended that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Emergency Services Council Appoints Wardens
For the purpose of organising the whole Municipal area into sections, as in-' visaged fay the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Town's Housing Requirements "Finance Not Available," Council Told
The Municipal Council was told by the chairman of the Housing Commission that additional houses could not be provided at present tor Muswellbrook owing to the lack of finance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pensioners and Rate Payments Council's Efforts to Widen Scope Fails
Recently the Municipal Council sought to have widened the scope of section I60B of the Local Government Act, permitting councils to write off or reduce rates owing by invalid and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Company Answers Aldermen Milk Quality Issue
The Directors of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company Limited have referred to the report appearing in the paper on 18th November concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Term as Mayor Ald. R. R. Cousin Re-elected Mayor of Muswellbrook
Ald. R. R. Cousins was re-elected Mayor of Muswellbrook at a special meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday night. To enter his second term as Mayor, Ald. Cousins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Holds Special Meeting Auditor's Report Considered
A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present:—The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Town's Progress in 1955 Mayor's Review of Municipal Activities
In his report of activities during 1955, presented and adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday last, the Mayor (Ald. R. Cousins) said that adversities experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Rate Increases
Port Stephens Shire Council at a special meeting on Monday night decided to increase…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cr. Scott Again Shire President for 1956
Cr. Scott was, on Monday night last again elected as President of the Port Stephens Shire by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Company's Letter to Council Mention of Legal Action Aldermen Defend Right of Expression
The following letter from the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. was submitted to Wednesday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sports Committee Supported by Municipal Council Protest Against Loan Rejection
The Municipal Council on Wednesday supported the Sports Advisory Committee, which asked that a protest be lodged against the Local Government Department's rejection of…
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