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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,561 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 79

Council Defied. COATi Lorries on Kearsley Roads. Action to Be [?]Ken. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

Despite council's prohibition of heavy traffic over the roads, the engineer, Mr. shine, reported to Koarsley Shire to-day that coal lorries…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the Shire Office, Raymond Terrace on 7th. inst., Cr. Pearse, President in…

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Aldermen Resign at Grenfell

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

For some time there has been discord among aldermen of Grenfell Municipal Council, and on many occasion one alderman has challenged the others to…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting Report Continued

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

L. G. Department intimating that the preliminary notice of proposal to establish an Urban Committee in respect of Tea Gardens Urban Area…

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Main Roads. Kearsley Shire Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. Shine, Engineer of Kearsley Shire, submitted to the council, at its regular meeting, a programme of work for 1930, which he had…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 7

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted the following report in regard to Shire works:—…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Road Repairs and Signposts Discussed Special Meeting Called to Prepare 1930 Maintenance Programme

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 7

There were present Councillors W. H. Andrews (President), A. C. Picton, D. P. Shearer, W. Schmierer, A. S. Pankhurst, Mr H. K. Pollack (Shire…

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Hubbub in Grenfell Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

For some time there has been discord among aiddermen of the Grenfell Municipal Council, and on many occasions one aldermen has…

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Loan Council. Restricting Expenditure. Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

The Loan Council has decided that during the next financial year the amount of money to be borrowed by the States will not exceed £32,000,000…

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Restricting Borrowing Loan Council's Decision. Canberra

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

The Loan Council has decided to cut Commonwealth and State borrowing for the next financial year to £22,000,000, compared with an…

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Expenditure Exceeds Income. Council's Activities in Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 10

In each year from 1927 to 1929 (both inclusive) expenditure in the town of Merriwa has exceeded the income derived from rating and other sources…

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Damage to Water Services On Shire Roads and Footpaths. Question of Liability

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

Recently the Abermain Progress Association asked the Kearsley Shire Council who was liable for damage to water services on footpaths where…

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No More Dallying Kearsley Shire Will Get Busy on Coal Lorry Drivers. Regulations to Be Strictly Enforced

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

Reports dealt with at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council included one from the Shire engineer concerning the continued coal…

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"Impossible to Carry Them" "Bus Company's Appeal to Council. Conveyance of School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

"The council realised that the company cannot carry on at a loss, neither can they, hi the circumstances, be expected to…

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East Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

The extraordinary election for the vacancy in the East Maitland Municipal Council will be held to-morrow (Saturday). Mr. G.E. McBeath, who…

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New Front for Municipal Depot Old Site to Suffer a Transformation. Link with Past Activities

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 9

Shortly another link, as it were, with the past, is about to he severed in Singleton, and what is known as the Municipal Council Depot is…

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Coraki Council. in Financial Straits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 8

At a meeting of the Coraki municipal Council, the Mayor said that the council's financial position was so sente that he had to put off the…

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Dairy Council. Hutter for Export. Butter for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 3

At a meeting in Sydney of the Australian Dairy Council, it was decided to accept the recommendation of the executive committee to reduce…

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Loan Council's Policy "Root and Branch" Economy Australian Loans Steady

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Australia's financial position has been receiving much pubilicity in the newspapers, and the Loan Council's statement, indicating a policy of "root and branch economy"—as one financial writer calls it—was received as very good by the Press. For instance, the…

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Trade Review Australian Credit. Loan Council's Policy LONDON, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 8

Australia's financial position has been receiving much publicity in the newspapers, and the Loan Council's statement, indicating a policy of…

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