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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,561 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 79

Marshalling the Nation Wanted: An Emergency Council of Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 3

Australia will ba eternally Sir Otto Niemayer's debtor for bringing our Premiers and Treasurers face to face with the facts, of the…

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Help Wanted Symphony Orchestra's S.O.S. Council Cannot Help

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 8

An appeal for financial assistance for the Cessnock Symphony. Orchestra was made to the Cessnock Municipal Council on Thursday night…

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Farm Embankments in Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1930 · page 4

The shire clerk of Tarro saire Council (Mr. C.H. Hodson) has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V…

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Abattoirs. Deputation to Minister for Local Government. Council's Discussion

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

At the meeting of the West Maitland Council last night the abattoir question was again discussed…

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Repairs to Kurri Kurri Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1930 · page 6

At the meeting of West Maitland Council last night, the Mayor. Alderman R. L. Pender, in a minute, reported upon the unsafe condition of the Kurri Kurri main road at Tester's Hollow. He recommended that application be made to the…

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Kearsley Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 6

The Kearsley Shire Council met last night, when there were present: Crs. A. Burns (president), C. Jaggard, J. H. Cousins, J. Rose, A. Johns, J…

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Dungog Municipal Council "Good Night."

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

As the Aldermen were taking their seats at Tuesday night's meeting of Council, Ald. J. A. Jones said to Ald. McGowen, "Good Night." As…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Council, submitted the foloiwihg report on the subject of Shire works!…

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Australian Dairy Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 5

The election of the members of the State Committee for New South Wales resulted as follows:— Messrs J. C. Allen (Manning River),…

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Theft of Council Material

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

At last night's meting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) reported that Ganger Mitchell had notified him that four…

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Shire Boundaries Conference at Morpeth. Reclassification Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 7

The following resolution was carried unanimously at a conference held in Morpeth School of Arts yesterday afternoon, when…

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Relief for Unemployed Wallavrobba Shire Receives £1,500. Work to Start Immediately

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

We have been informed by Mr. S. N. Dark, Shire Clerk, that he has received intimation from the Government that the Unemployed Relief…

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Unemployed Miners. Kicked From Pillar to Post. Shire President's Outburst. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 5

In an outburst at Kearsley Council last night, the president (Cr. Burns) assailed the State and Federal Governments and the Economic…

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Labour Defeated Melbourne Municipal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 2

Labour candidates were overwhelmingly defeated in the municipal elections held in the metropolitan area on Friday. Of the 26 Labor…

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Where's That £100,000? For Repatriation of Unemployed Miners Cr. Burns Attacks Federal Government State Parliament and Economic Council also Criticised. Mr. Rowley James Acused of Sleeping on Job

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

Criticism of a scathing character was last night levelled at the Federal and State Governments, also the Economic Council, in ergard to their apparent indifference to the pathetic position of unemployed miners and other unemployed of the South Maitland Coalfield…

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Letters to the Editor Shire and Municipal Amalgamation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 3

Sir,—Whilst I do not doubt the sincerity of those gentlemen who convened the conference at Morpeth to consider the advisableness of…

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Relief Works in Kearsley Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 6

Mr.W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. has been informed by the Under-Secretary Department of Local Government that the Unemployment Relief Council has…

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Scone Council Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 6

Mr. P. Fincher was elected unopposed to fill the vacancy created on the Scone Municipal Council by the resignation of Alderman Dobson. The…

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Rothbury Miners Appeal to Privy Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 7

The International Class War Prisoners' Aid Association has decided to appeal to the Privy Council against the sentences imposed on 22…

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House Electrified and Man Killed £2000 Claim Against Council

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1930 · page 4

Remarkable evidence concerning the electrification of a house at North Rockhampton, Queensland, was given at the Supreme Court, when Lillian…

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