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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

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Morpeth Council Fortnightly Meeting Road Estimates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 10

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

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Showground To-day Is a Scene of Life and Bustle Show Greetings Special Messages Mayor Optimistic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

For the past 70 years, almost without a break, once in every year has been presented to the people of…

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Council's Clerical Work Cr. Reichert Talks Retrenchment. a Breezy Interlude

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 5

At last Friday's Council meeting Cr. Reichert said he thought it was time that Council got rid on their assistant clerk. It was the…

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City Council Salary Bill. Seventy Officers Average £1140. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

The City Council by seven votes to six, rejected a motion to rescind the resolution fixing Mr. Farbes McKay's salary at £3000…

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Port Stephens Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 4

The Port Stephens Shire Ratepayers' Association will meet at Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday, March 3. at 8 p.m., to consider united appeal…

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Kurry Kurri News Electoral Council Meets Lang Plan Supported Kurri, Wedesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 10

State and Federal Ministers came in for strong criticism at a meeting of the Kurri Kurri Electoral Council, held at the Lake Macquarie Shire Chamber, Speer's Point, and presided over by Councillor H. Richards, Shire President…

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E. Maitland Gas Works Discussion in Council To-night's Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

The East Maitland gas works undertaking, which will form the subject of a public meeting to-night, was again discussed at the meeting of the East Maitland Council last night. A notice of motion to the effect that the report of the Gas…

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Municipal Council Appeal

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 4

Before Mr. Reed, P. M. at the local Police Court, on Friday, appeals were lodged by the C. of E. and the R. C. Church against the rating of church…

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GRETA Municipal, Council Industrial Slump. Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal council was held on Tuesday night in the Council Chambers. The Mayor (Alderman Jas…

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Re-open Negotiations E. Maitjand Gas Works Request to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

A motion that the East Maitland Municipal council re-open negotiations with the Colonial Gas Association regarding the purchase of the distributing plant in connection with the East Maitland gas works, was carried at a public meeting in the…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Meeting held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. J. W. Joughin (Mayor), S. G. Keene, C. J. Surman, and P. Fincher; also Mr. Jas. Young (Town…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present: Ald. D. Jordan (in the chair), Jas…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 6

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

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Collection of Rates Municipal Council on the Warpath

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The Municipal Council met on Tuesday night to consider the question of the recovery of outstanding rates…

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Work in Place of Dole. Aldermen Advocate New System. Request to Government

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the council it was decided to request the Government to allow all local unem-ployed now in receipt of the dole to give work of equal value to the council, and the money now expended on food relief orders paid to the council…

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Fire Board Representative for Country Councils and Shires. Alderman Collins Re-elected

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

In the election of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, the position of representative for country councils and shires was again…

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Grant for Relief Work. Council's Application

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government has advised Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., as follows:—"Your personal representations, on behalf of the Muswellbrook…

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State Legislative Council. Court's Decision Shortly

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

It is probable that the High Court will deliver judgment in the Legislative Council case this week or next. The reason for the…

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N.z. Earthquake Sympathy of Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 5

Ald. Home, at last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, made reference to the tragic earthquake disaster which occurred…

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Producers' Advisory Council. Meeting of Scone and District Branch

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 8

The first meeting of the committee of the Scone and district branch of the Producers' Advisory Council was held in Surman's Rooms, Scone, on…

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