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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

1,727 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 87

Notices Withdrawn Municipal Council Employees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Last Friday practically all the men employed by the Cessnock Municipal Council received seven days' notice, which, under…

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An Impressive Phrase. a Municipal Council Incident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

At regular meetings of public bodies constituted of men of various types and dispositions, remarks of a very original nature are from time to time…

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Compulsory Marriage Suggested Alderman Causes Merriment Plight Op Single Men

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of Balmain Council, Alderman Mcintosh caused considerable morriment when he suggested that every man and…

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Unemployed Works Tarro Shire Scheme

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

Works throughout the Shore area, estimated to cost £63,520, has been proposed by the Tarro Shire Council as a means of giving work to the…

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted the following report in connection…

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Primary Producers' Union Central Hunter District Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

The annual meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts, Branxton, on Wednesday, 18th inst. Present: A. R. Taylor (Branxton), A. S…

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Big Explosion Council Power-house SYDNEY, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

A terrific explosion occurred tod-ay in the City Council's electricity power house at Marrickville. A locked door was…

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Hunter Council Meets. Hit at the Milk Board. Organisation Urged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

The report of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers Union, presented to the annual meeting held in…

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Too Right! Proposal to Wipe Out Unemployed Loans. Kearsley Council in Favour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Among the matters dealt with at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was a letter from the Kearsley Shire Council, concerning a…

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"His Salvation" Marriage Boomed Alderman's View Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 12

At a meeting of the Balmain Council last night, Alderman McIntosh caused considerable merriment when he suggested…

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LOCHINVAR Agricultural Bureau Shire Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 12

The usual well-attended meeting of theo Bureau was held in S. of A. Lochinvar, on Monday evening. Mr. R. Baker, president, was in the…

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Release Approved Petition for Jackson Mayor Advised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

Some time ago, a largely signed petition, headed by the name of the Mayor, of Cessnock (Alderman J. Shakespeare), and the Deputy Mayor…

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Relief Works Tarro Shire's Scheme1 £63,520

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 5

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, engineer to Tarro Shire Council, at council's meeting on Tuesday, submitted a list of works as…

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SINGLETON Unemployed Request to Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

A deputation representing the unemployed of the district watted upon the Municipal Council. Mr. H. C. Moss, representing the…

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N.Z. DISASTER Council's Sympathy Fund Opened

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 5

The Mayor of West Maitland, Alderman A. S. McDonald, made sympathetic reference to the New Zealand 'quake at the meeting of…

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Finalising of West Maitland Abattoir Scheme Motion Forecasted The Napier Earthquake Council's Sympathy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

Alderman Pilgrim gave notice at the meeting of West Maitland Council on Tuesday that he would move at next meeting that a sub-committee be appointed to finalise the abattoir scheme, subject to the approval of the council…

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Government Criticised by Primary Producers Hunter Council Meets Hit at the Milk Board Organisation Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 8

The report of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, presented to the annual meeting held in Miss Edwards' rooms, W. Maitland, Tuesday, showed the council to be in a strong financial position…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 5

The February meeting of the above council took place at the Council Chambers on Tuesday 10th. just, items of importance from which appeared in…

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Dungog Municipal Council. (Continued.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

Ald. McGowen: I will. But are you prepared to have outside services instead of mine? Your opinions, as reported are detrimental to me. I do…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

At the fortnightly meeting of the above, held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, there were present: Ald. C. T. Abbott (Mayor)…

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