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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

1,727 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 87

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

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 6

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

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UNEMPLOYED Council's Affairs Official Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 4

Tho weekly mooting of the West Maitland unemployed was held yesterday afternoon, when Mr. P. Dempsey presided over a large attendance…

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Unemployed Relief No Grants to Council Recent Charges Denied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 2

The West Maitland Municipal Council has not received .anything from the unemployment relief fund since the 1/- in the £1 tax was imposed. This was stated at. the council meeting last night by the…

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Destructive Fire Council Chambers Burnt at New. Lambton Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 5

Between five and six o'clock this morning, New Lambton Council Chambers, a wooden building, was practically…

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Move to Save Australia Nationalist Council Wants Unity Extreme Labour Opposed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 2

The council of the National, Association of New South Wales, has decided that unity should he brought about between all parties opposed to extreme Labour, in the interests of the Commonwealth. At the last meeting of the council…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terrace, on Friday, when the ful Council, was present. Cr. Russell,…

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Raymond Terrace Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night, when Ald. Hain, (Mayor), Markey, Feeney, and Windeyer were in attendance…

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Late Dr. Dwyer Council's Tribute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 6

A resolution expressing deep regret at the death of Bishop Dwyer, and its appreciation of the work he did as a citizen of the district, was…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 6

The April mooting of the Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, there being present:— Crs. A. M. Jennings (chair), A. J. Gardiner, H…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

At the usual monthly meeting of the above Council held on Tuesday last there were present Crs. R. W. Alison (President), A. G. H. Laurie…

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Stroud Shire Council. Continuation of Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Friday last, the following further matters were dealt with:— N.R.M.A. wrote drawing attention…

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Union Trustee Co. v. Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

Keith Athol Gam, sawmiller, Main Creek, deposed that in 1929 he was manager of the mill in his father's estate. He saw Mr. McGowen, Shire…

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Kearsley Shire Council Meeting the Finances Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

The President, Councillor A. Burns, presided over a full meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night. FINANCIAL REPORT…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 7

Minutes of meeting of above held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. J. W. Joughin (Mayor), B. G. Millard, S. G. Keene, C. J. Surman, O. Barton…

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Shire Clerk's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. H. H. Adcock, Shire Clerk, reported as follows:— During the present year to date there have been seven cases of…

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Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

The health inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, reported that during the past fortnight four…

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Kearsley Shire Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

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

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ABERGLASSLYN Requests to Shire Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

In a report submitted to Kearsley Shire Council last evening, the engineer (Mr. J. Shine) dealt with matters brought under notice by the…

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Ex-mayor and Wife Allegation That She Thrashed Him

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

Allegations, that his wife had chased him into the street with a bacon knife and belaboured him with a stick were made at West…

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The New State Convention. Shire Presdent's Remarks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

At the shire meeting on Tuesday the president (Mr. A. M. Jennings) reported that he had attended the convention at Maitland on the 7th inst. in…

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