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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

1,727 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 87

Employment of Casual Labor. Charge Against Council. Unfair Methods Alleged. Council's Emphatic Denial

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

A stir was caused at the council meeting on Wednesday night when a letter was read from W. Sommerville, hon. secretary of the…

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Relief Grant To E.M. Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 5

The Under-Secretary to the Local Government Department, has written to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. in reply to his representations respecting the…

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Rest Park for Cessnock Council's Definite Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 5

Cessnock Municipal Council, at its meeting last night, definitely decided, on the advice of the Parks Committee, to convert that portion of the…

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Advisory Council. Helping Necessitous Farmers £1,000,000 COMPANY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Addressing the Western Convention which opened at Forbes on Wednesday, the secretary of the Producers' Advisory Council (Mr. C. L. A…

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Cessnock Council "Have One Parliament" That 'Bus Service Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 5

"I think that if we want any evidence of the need for the abolition of the present State Parliaments we can observe it…

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Abolition of State Parliaments Cessnock Council in Favour "Six Hundred Politicians Too Many."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 5

Matters dealt with at last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council included a letter from Wellington Municipal…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 7

The regular meeting of the council was held on Wednesday, 1st. April. Present:—Ald. Hardy (Mayor), Beynon, Roughan, Davies and Collins…

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Aberdeen MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

The regular meeting of Council was held on Wednesday, 1st inst. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Hardy), Ald. Beynon, Roughan, Davies, and Collins. The…

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Improvement in Municipality

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 6

Those citizens who are familiar with the northern end of the town cannot have failed to notice the marked improvement made by the new fence…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, held to-day, a communication read from the Local Government Department stated…

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OUTED! "Big Bill" Thompson Chicago's Mayor Chicago, April 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 1

"Big Bill' Thompson's men as Mayor of Chicago, came to an end to-day, when Anton J. Cermac, the Democratic candidate…

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Raymond Terrace Port Stephens Shire Monthly Meeting Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held at Raymond Terrace on Friday morning. The president (Councillor…

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Late Dr. Dwyer Council's Sympathy NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 12

At the instance of the Mayor of Lambton, the council adopted a resolution last night, expressing sympathy with the Roman Catholic…

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Want Work In Lieu of Dole Request to Council Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 1

The Warringah Shire Council last night was asked by the local Unemployed Association that the £600 dole money paid each week…

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Stroud Shire Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday last, there being present Crs. C. T. Abbott (President), H. C…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held in Scone on Thursday last. Present : Councillors A. A. McDonald (President), J. P. Abbott, M. S. Kennedy…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Objections to Public Gate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, A. E. V. Ekert was granted permission to erect a gate on Denman-Rosemount road…

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UNEMPLOYED In Tarre Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

Councillor Butler moved at the meeting of Tarre Shire Council to-day that council endeavour to arrange an interview with the Minister for…

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Sandgate Road Shire to Repair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

The engineer to Tarre Shire Council (Mr. W. R. Lindsay), reported at a meeting of council to-day, that he had shifted the No, 2 sto[?]n roller…

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ABATTOIRS Department's Letter to Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

The Department of Local Government adviced Tarro Shire Council at 118 meeting to-day that, apart from the loan proposal, the West Maltland…

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