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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

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Shire Council Faces Year's Problems Rates Reduced Against President's Advice Financial Matters Loom Large

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

The Patrick Plains Shire Council held its first meeting for 1931 in the Council Chambers, George-street, on Wednesday. The outstanding problem facing the Council is that of finance, and Councillors for each riding are all faced with some difficulty of…

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Council Rates Many Reductions This Year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

The Berrigan Council has struck a general rate of 1d, which represents a reduction of ½d. The town rates, in most cases, have been considerably…

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Loan Council Correspondence Mb Lang's Reply

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

"The publication of correspondonce between the New South Wales Treasury and the Loan Council in no way disproves my statement in…

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Miniature Golf No Sunday Play in Singleton Mayor's Casting Vote Settles Issue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 8

The following notice of motion by Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse was on the business paper at a special meeting of Singleton Municipal Council last night:— "That the resolution passed on…

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Lang and Loan Council (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

Sir,—I read in a Sydney journal a copy of Mr. Lang's letter to the Loan Council and also his subsequent denial of it in Parliament. Clearly this…

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Empire Dairy Council Move to Promote Prosperity

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

Representatives in London of Australian and New Zealand Dairy Boards, British Agricultural and Cattle Societies and various producers' and…

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Dairy Council New Empire Move for Prosperity London, Jan 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

Representatives of Australian and New Zealand Dairy Boards, British Agricultural and Cattle. Societies and various producers'…

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Church and State Hospitals Appeal Meeting to Be Called W.M. Council's Decision Request From Unemployed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

The request from the Executive of the Church and State Hospitals' Appeal, that a public meeting be convened to launch the appeal in the Maitland district, came before the' West Maitland Municipal Council at its meeting last-night. A…

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Municipal Baths Admission Charge for Adults. Reduced From 6d TO 4d

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 9

The admission charge for adults to the Singleton municipal Baths was reduced from 6d to 4d at a special meeting of the Municipal…

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Shire Ratepayers' Association

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

A meeting of the Shire Ratepayers' Association was held on Tuesday night, in the Oddfellows' Hall, presided over by Mr. S. McQueen, president…

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Show Holiday Bolwarra Shire Agrees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Bolwarra Shire Council this afternoon granted the H.R.A. and H. Association's application that Thursday February 26, the second day of…

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Lang and Lyons Loan Council Appeal Again Denied, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 8

An emphatic denial of the statements that he had appealed to the Loan Council for financial assistance was again made…

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Merriwa Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

The full council was present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire on Tuesday at the Shire Chambers, Cr. A. M. Jennings (president) presiding…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night last when there were present: Ald. C. T. Abbott (Mayor), T. M. Carlton,…

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Increased Taxation—municipal Council Hit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Glen Innes Municipal Council last year lodged an order for a new engine for the power-house, which, because of increased tariff and taxes, will cost…

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Mayor's Activities The Smoke Nuisance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

Subsequent to a complaint made by the South Cessnock Progress Association, in connection with the volumes of smoke that were wafted…

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Shire Economy. Orara Moves

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

At this week's meeting of Orara Shire Council, Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald said that for years he had been protesting against the heavy overhead…

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Council Vacancies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

Surprise was expressed at Cessnook to-day at the fact that only one independent candidate has been nominated for the two…

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Bolwarra Shire Council Favours State Lottery Helping Hospitals Condition of Finances Committee to Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

Bolwarra Shire Council, at its meeting on Thursday afternoon, discussed the letter from the executive of the Church and State Hospitals Appeal, asking for assistance in connection with the appeal…

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Eccleston District Congregational Churches. Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

On Saturday, 17th, the District Council met at Eccleston, representatives from Gresford, Eccleston and the Williams River being present…

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