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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,561 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 79

Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 5

There was a full meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday last. A special meeting held previously…

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Damage to Shire Roads Kearsley Shire's Legal Action Against Coal Lorry Drivers Test Case at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

The adjourned case in which the Kearsley Shire Council proceeded against Albert E. Antony on a charge of having run a coal lorry carrying…

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Edinglassie Reserve. Will Council Retain Control?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, the president (Cr. D. M. Bell) reported that he and Cr. White had met the District Surveyor,…

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Show Holiday. Committee's Regret. Council Asked to Reconsider

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

At the committee meeting of the U.H. P. and A. Association, held at Muswellbrook, on Thursday last, the Secretary, said that acting under…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the office in Dungog. Councillor Lawrie occupied the chair in the absence of…

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Petition to Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, Mr. G. Nesbitt presented a petition on behalf of the motor bus owners, which stated that it was feared certain…

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Health Council. Conference at Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 3

The first of the three health conferences at Canberra this month commenced on Tuesday, when members of the Federal Health Council…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman A. J…

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Kearsley Roads Council Proceeds Against Coal Carrier

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, in the case in which the Kearsley Council is proceeding against Albert Antony, driver of a coal lorry, for…

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Staff Reduction Cessnock Council Acts. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 4

The industrial depression, and the consequent inability of the Cessnock Municipality to collect a large proportion of its rates have so affected…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday last (on account of the Maitland Show being on last Friday), when all the Councillors were present. Cr. Pearse…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night, when Ald. Feeney, (Mayor), Hain, Horn and Windeyer were present…

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Reducing Hands. Kogarah Municipal Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 6

In a report submitted to the Kogaran Council, the engineer stated last night that 30 single men, residing outside the municipality, had been…

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New Living Wage. Saving in Sydney City Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2

The variation in the living wage and its effect upon the wages bill of the sydney City Council was demonstration in a report that came before…

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Lord Mayor Jock

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

Jock Garden, Lord Mayor of Sydney! It look's absurd in print, but stranger things have happened, and this is one of the possibilities of the…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Singleton was hold in the Council Chambers, Burdokin Park, last night…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

The Cessnock Municipal Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen D. Hunter (Mayor), R. Elliott, D. Gordon, C. Pryor, A…

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Indignant Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

Aldermen of the Alexandria Council seethed with, indignation at their last meeting when a letter was read from a local Labor League stating that a…

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Council Referendum

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

The State Premier (Mr. Bavin) is determined not to postpone the referendum on Upper House reform until the elections, and it was definitely…

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City Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

The Civic Commission which, has ruled Sydney for the past few years will go out of existence within a few months, and the city will again come…

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