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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,723 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 87

Alleged Injustice National Council of Women Take Action. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 10

Contending that injustice was being done, the Executive of the National Council of Women definitely decided to take-up the case of Mrs Harrison, whose…

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Pastoral Compulsoey Levy Recommended. For"use More Wool" Campaign. Attitude of Graziers' General Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 5

A meeting of the General Council of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales unanimously carried a resolution recommending a compulsory levy for…

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Council's Appointment of Motor Lorry Driver Resolution of Protest Public Meeting's Disapproval. Claims of Returned Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 1

The School of Arts was crowded on Wednesday evening, when a public meeting, convened by the Muswellbreok Returned Soldiers' Club, passed a resolution protesting against the action of the Municipal Council in appointing a non-returned soldier to the position of motor lorry driver…

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Municipality of Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 4

A supplementary list of doctors has been prepared for the Municipality of Greta, and will be exhibited at the council's office from August 1…

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Protest Against Young Girls Being Sent to Sydney Council's Scaling Indictment of Nationalist Government "They Are Trying Jo Break Up Our Homes," Says Ald. Aixon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 5

"It has been said that recent deputations which waited on the Acting Premier from the Coalfields, with a request that the Government take steps to re-open the mines, and protesting against the number in which a large number of unemployed were being cut out of…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there were present: The…

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Kearsley Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 6

A supplementary list of electors of the above shire will be exhibited at various places ns advertised in this issue. Persons desiring enrolment…

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Alderman Light. Death of Prominent Newcastle Citizen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 9

Alderman M. Light died on 26th ult., aged 74 years. He had been ill, for a few weeks and [?]ia supervened…

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Shire Boundaries Tarro and Bolwarra Protest. Deputation to Department SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 16

A deputation from Tarro and Bolwarra Shires waited on the Undersecretary, Department of Local Government, Mr. Walker, the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present:— Crs. D. M. Bell (president), Jas…

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Tubercle-free Milk Supply. Shire Council will Co-operate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

The scheme to provide a tubercle-free milk supply in the district, which has been instituted by the Municipal Council, is being assisted by the Shire…

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Discourtesy Mayor of Villers Bretonneux. War Pilgrims Protest LONDON, Aug. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 5

The Australian War Pilgrims have decided to confer with the High Commissioner for Australia, Sir Granville Ryrie, with the object of…

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Coal Deadlock Council of Churches As Mediator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 8

The Council of Churches will try to mediate in the coal mining dispute by inviting an open and friendly discussion between representatives of…

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Mosquito Pest Eradication Proposals. Council Rejects Recommendation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 4

On a division, by five votes to four, West Haitian! Council last night rejected a recommendation by the Health Committee…

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Cricket. Wickets on the Park. Applications to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

At the "West Maitland Municipal Council last evening the South Maitland Loco Cricket Club made application for the use of a concrete…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting. Erection of Traffic Standards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 8

The Mayor, Alderman R. L. Pender, occupied the chair at the fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council held last evening…

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Loan Expenditure Reduction of 20 Per Cent. Loan Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 6

The Loan Estimates agreed upon at the conference of the Federal Loan Council and State representatives in May last are…

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Federal Loan Council Curtailment in Public Works Programme Expenditure to be Reduced 20 per cent

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 2

At a meeting of the Federal Loan Council, at which the Commonwealth and State Governments were represented, yesterday, a decision was reached which will mean a drastic curtailment in the public works programme of the Governments in the present…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held on Friday last. Full Council was present. Cr. More, dith, president, presided. The President reported that he had…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Engineer's Report for July

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 4

Messrs. Cox aud McNiven's Contract, Nelsons Bay:— Better progress owing to butter weather conditions, was made during the month, there remains, only about 1000…

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