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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,561 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 79

Shire and Municipal Amalgamation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 3

Sir,—I am sorry that my Jocular reference about being a Jib applied to your correspondent, "Native Bear," has caused that gentleman…

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Support Local Industry. Shire Printing. Taree Municipal Humorists

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 5

"Fitz." of Wingham, got tired [?] relling up his sleeves, so he had them cut off short at the shoulders. He "hauls off" as follows:—…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 8

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

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Australian Dairy Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 1

At the first meeting of the Federal Council in Melbourne last week, Mr. C. E. D. Meares, General Manager of the P. D. S., was elected…

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Morpeth Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Aldermen Cutcliffe (Mayor)…

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Cessnock Electorate Council Campaign Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 7

A meeting of the Campaign Committee of the Cessnock Electorate Council was held in Cessnock School of Arts. Arrangements were made…

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Officers Suspended City Council Deficiency. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 5

Two officers of the assets department of the City Council have been suspended following an inquiry by the Town Clerk, Mr. Layton, into…

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Abolition of Loan Council. Urged by Mr. Lang

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 5

In the course of his policy speech, delivered last night, Mr. J. T. Lang. leader of the Opposition, said if the Loan Council was abolished plenty of…

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Says State Must Borrow Reintroduction of 44 Hours Week Abolition of State Governors Will Disband Loan Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 2

The leader of the Opposition, Mr. J. T. Lang, delivered his policy speech before a crowded audience in the Auburn Town Hall last night. "Labour offers a policy of construction, embracing…

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Diamond Jubilee of Municipality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 2

Muswellbrook is now in the 60th. year of its history. The town was constituted a municipality in 1870, and the late Mr. Wm. Bowman, of "Balmoral,"…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 8

At the Shire Council meeting the engineer reported that Mr. McCready of the Mains Road Board, had gone over the highway and hed…

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Meat Inspection. Tarro Shire Council Acts, Conference with Dutchers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 4

A comme[?] of [?]rs and [?]resentatives of the Tarro Shire Council was held in Tarro Shire Office last evening, to Consider the…

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New Council Chambers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 4

East Maitland Council last night Considered an offer from Mrs. Ivy M. Cook, to the effect that she was prepared to the her property at the…

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£2000 Grant Lakh Macquarie Shire Dissatisfied. NEWCASTLE.Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 2

The Department of Local Govern-ment advised Lake Mncquarle Shire Council that the Unemployed Relief Council and allocated £3000 for…

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East Maitland Council. the Fortnightly Meeting. Unemployment Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 6

East Maitland Municipal Council at its meeting last night decided to co-operate with the Parkes Municipal Council in a resolution to the effect that all municipal and shire councils obtain promises from candidates at the next State elections…

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Loan Council. Defended by Victorian Premier. Existence Justified."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 2

During his budget speech in the Victorian Assembly last night, Mr. Hogan, Labour Premier, made a pungent reply to the contentions of…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. The Mayor…

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Kearsley Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 4

When speaking at Homeville last night in support of the candidature of Mr. W. F. O'Hearn,'Mr. J. Ralston, of Weston, also dealt with Shire…

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ANOTHER £1500 GRANT. For Shire Council. Relief Work on Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., and Mr W, Cameron, M.L.A., have been advised that the Unemployment Relief Council has made…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held last night, when there were present: Aldermen D. Hunter (Mayor), J. H…

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