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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,561 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 79

Greta Council. the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 8

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening, when there were present. The Mayor…

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Alderman and Council Official in Motoring Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

Ald. O. G. Morton and Mr.G. C. Ellis, manager of the Municipal Council gasworks, were driving their cars in Bridge-street yesterday when they…

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Mayor Resigns From Dungog Council. What of Caucus?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. James Croll, has tendered his resignation as an Alderman of Dungog Municipal Council. It will be remembered that a threat…

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The Abattoirs Meeting of Committee. East Maitland Council's Attitude. Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 6

At a meeting of the abattoir committee, held in the West Maitland Town Hall last night, it was decided that a…

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Bus Puzzle. Mayor Submits Minute. Conference Proposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 3

"If by that means we can overcome the jazz-puzzle of the buses in this area a very good purpose will have been served," said Alderman Alec…

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West Maitland Council. the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

The Mayor, Alderman R. L. Pender, presided over the regular meeting of West Maitland Council held last evening. There were also…

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Aggregate Meetings. Decision of Miners' Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 5

The Miners' Central Council and Northern delegates to the Miners' Convention conferred to-day on the question of aggregate meetings on…

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Electric Lighting Charges to Be Reduced. West Maitland Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 6

West Maitland Council, at the fortnightly meeting last evening, decided to reduce the lighting charges to consumers within the West Maitland, East Maitland, Tenambit, Morpeth, Lorn, Kensington, and Kearsley Shire sections by one…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire Council met yesterday, when there Were present: Crs. A. Burns (president), A. Johns, W. Wright, J. Cousins and J. Lunn…

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Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

The Health Inspector (Mr. J. O. McGilvray) reported at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council that during the past fortnight two…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

At the Kearsley Shire Council meeting yesterday morning, the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report on the subject of Shire works:—…

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Cessnock Electorate Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Electorate Council held in the School of Arts, Cessnock, on Wednesday, Mr. H. Curry, presided…

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City Council Coal Contract

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The City Council electricity department has decided to contract for supplies of coal over a period of not more than three months. This decision has…

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Referendum Points. State Legislative Council Reform

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The necessity for an Upper House to act as a check upon irresponsible, and possiblely corrupt actions by a Government working through a single chamber…

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Labour Council's Decision. Adherence to 44-Hour Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

The Labour Council, at its meeting in the Sydney Trades Hall last night, agreed to a motion, moved by the secretary of the council (Mr…

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More 'Bus Bother "Lying Statements," Says Shire President Conveyance of School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

"This is a nice state of affairs. Here we have statements that the Kearsley Shire Council has issued four summonses against Barksby for…

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Kearsley Shire Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 4

Kearsley Shire, by advertisement, elsewhere, directs that the route by which all classes of vehicular traffic shall pass through the towns of…

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The Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 4

What is believed to be a canard was published by a section of the metropolitan press during last week. In the suggestion that the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 1

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

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Tarro Shire Meeting of Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 8

Tarro Shire Council met to-day. The president (Councillor T. McCarthy) occupied the chair. There were also present:—Councillors Niland…

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