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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,295 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 65

Relief Work Council's Problem WAGES 90 Per Cent. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 6

Mr. A. R. Bluett, Secretary of the Local Government Association, referring to the allocation of £300,000 by the Unemployment Relief Council…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 6

Meeting held in Scone on Monday last. Present: Messrs. A. A. McDonald (President). J. P. Abbott. J. Riley, S. C. Collison. M. S. Kennedy and Wm…

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Kearsley Shire Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 3

An official communication has been received by Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.L.A., from the Local Government Department relative to…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council wag held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Aldermen J. H. Shakespears…

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Judge Firm. Shire Clerk's Lapse

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 4

Judge Sheridan, in the Newcastle Quarter. Sessions, this week, said very firmly that he would not be swayed by sympathy…

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Bolwara Shire Concreting Scheme Lorn Footpaths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 5

The shire clerk (Mr. A. Skelton), reported to to-day meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council, in reference to unemployed…

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Back From a World Tour ALDERMAN. W. Gentlemun's Impressions. Ireland and the Eucharistic Congress

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 8

Alderman W. Gentlemun, lately welcomed home by friends at his return from a tour of the British Isles and the Continent, gives in this issue the first of a ly welcomed home by friends on his tour, which involved travelling 35,000 miles…

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Our Water Supply. Council Hopes to Improve

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 2

It is an accepted fact that Dungog's water supply, particularly in the summer months is bad. Those who do not possess tanks or wells, but are…

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Picture of Cenotaph Returned Soldiers' Gift to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 5

A very fine picture of the Cenotaph, presented by the Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, now adorns the walls of the Municipal…

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Xmas Work for Unemployed Girls. Council to Apply for Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 1

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, Ald. Brown put in a plea for the unemployed girls of Cessnock, and urged…

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"Please Pay" Says Main Roads Board Council's Neath Road Loan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 6

At its meeting on Tuesday night last, Cessnock Municipal Council received a reminder from the Department of Transport (formerly the…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 10

A meeting of the council was held in the Chambers on Wednesday. Present: Ald. Hardy, McLeod, Roughan and Duff…

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Aberdeen. MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 2

A meeting of Council was held on 9th inst. Present: Aid. Hardy, Duff, McLeod, and Roughan. Minutes of last meeting were confirmed and…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Meeting Dredging the River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Raymond Terrace, all the councillors, with the exception of Cr. Pearse, who was ill, being present…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council Hexham Bridge Ray. Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meet-ing of the Raymond Terrace Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Raymond…

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Bolwarra Shire Bowlers Seek Assistance Lorn Park Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 2

A deputation waited on Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday in reference to the formation of a bowling club on Lorn Park, and…

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Farm-made Butter Dairy Council Alarmed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 2

Information furnished by State representatives at the last meeting of the Australian Dairy Council showed "an alarming in[?] in the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Merton Crossing Bridge: Council will Contribute £100-Tenders for Maintenance Contracts-Coal Creek Road-Application for Relief Grant-Proposed Loan for Work at Denman…

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Dungog Deputations. Municipal Council Seek Money

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 2

On Friday last a deputation representing the local Municipal Council comprising of Messrs. Fitzgerald (Mayor), Borthwick, Olsen, and Tickle…

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Cessnock Unemployed Won't Accept Relief Work on Government's Conditions Unanimous Decision to Fight for Principle of Seniority. Council Will Now Refrain From Applying For Grants

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Cessnock unemployed, at a meeting in the Strand Theatre last night, unanimously decided not to accept any relief work under the conditions which the Govern­ment has laid down…

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