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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

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Terms for Lang Loan Council Decides Must Adopt Plan Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin) disclosed yesterday the attitude of the Loan Council towards the request of the…

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Kearsley Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 3

Owing to it being inconvenient for some of the councillors to attend the Kearsley Shire Council meeting, which was to have been held last…

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Shire Finances

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 3

"The financial statement as at 30th. June," states the shire clerk in his report. "discloses that out of an estimated total expenditure of £11,090 for the…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last. Present: Ald. C. T. Abbott (Mayor), J. A. Jones, A…

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News in Brief Kearsley Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearslesy Shire Coucnil, which was to have been held last night, was postponed until this evening to meet the…

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Relief Club Unsatisfactory Council Orders Activities to Cease

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

Although the Mothers' Relief Club at Enmore collected £93 in the few months of its existence, only £9/11/- was used, for the purpose…

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No Service For North Rothbury Kearsley Shire Moves Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 4

"I have to report upon time-table from Greta Council containing particulars attaching to licence of Messrs. Ford and Blackwell plying…

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The Loan Council Lang Will Rejoin Executive's Decision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 2

For three hours last night the State A.L.F. Executive debated the question of whether the Premier should rejoin the Loan…

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Lang to Rejoin Loan Council Decision of Executive Text of Pronouncement

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1931 · page 1

For three hours at the week end the State A.L.P. Executive. debated the question of whether the Premier should rejoin the Loan Council in order to secure financial assistance for New South Wales. At the close of the debate the…

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Roll for Municipal Election

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1931 · page 2

On December 5th the triennial. election of aldermen will be held, when every person over the age of 21 years may vote, if his or her name is on the…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held on Friday night when there were present: Crs. A. Burns (president)…

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Show Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

Although tho ballet for 14 memhers of the council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horloultural Association closes to-morrow…

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Shire Meets Tarro Matters Electric Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

Councillor Frith (President), of the Tarro Shire Council, president at to-day'a meeting, there also being present: Crs. Butler, Niland,…

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Council Employees' Retiring Age

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council yesterday, it was decided that employees should be compulsorily retired on…

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MORPETH Council Meeting Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Alderman Cuteltfic (Mayor), innes, Clyde,…

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"Big Chance of Epidemic." Waste Water in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 2

"There is a big chance of a fiver if write water is not controlled." said Cr. Varty (vice-president) at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on…

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Mr. Lang's Appeal. Will Rejoin Loan Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

It can now be definitely stilted that the New South Wales Cabinet will give a guarantee to the Prime Minister (Mr. Seullin) that. New South…

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Loan Council Attitude to Lang Stern Demands Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 1

It is reported that the telegrams wlilch Mr, Soullin has received from the State Trensurers in ronly to n request that…

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Hitch Occurs in Meat Inspection Tarro Shire Butcher Refuses to Pay Clerk's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

"I regret to have to report that, despite the unanimous decisions of the conference between the councils and the…

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Lang to Re-join Loan Council. Decision of Executive. Text of Pronouncement

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 2

For three hours at the week-end the State A.L.P. Executive debated the question of whether the Premier should re-join the Loan…

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