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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,295 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 65

Kearsley Council Follows Cessnock's Example. Won't Accept Money for Relief Works Unless Seniority Principle Is Observed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 5

The Government's scheme of preference to married men and returned, soldiers on relief works is looked on with disfavour by coalfields council…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Christmas Relief Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1932 · page 2

Several matters of public concern were dealt with at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, presided over by the…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 November 1932 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Singleton Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman O'Halloran), Aldermon…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 2

A special meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last, there being present Crs. J. B. Carlton…

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Proposed Works Tarro Shire Council £200,000 GRANT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 4

Turro Shire council at its meeting to-day adopted a list of six works suggested by the engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) for…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 5

A special meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Dungog was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday the 15th of…

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Two Deputations S. Maitland Drainage Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 5

Two deputations waited upon Tarro Shire Council to-day in connection with the agitation by residents of the South Maitland…

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Casual Labor. on Council Jobs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 6

In our report of the proceedings at the last meeting of the Municipal Council, Mr. A. E. Border (acting Town Clerk) was reported to have…

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Primary Producers Lower Hunter-Gloucester District Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held to-day in the Hunter River Agricultural Association's rooms, West Maitland. Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald (president) was in the chair…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Shires and Municipalities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 3

Mr. Baddeley asked in the Legislative Assembly: Can the Minister for Local Government says of a is a fact that many shires and municipalities…

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Tarro Shire Lighting Extension Many Letters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of Tarro Shire, a communication was received from Mr. N. J. Clark, Superintendent of Caledonian…

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Cricket Week Hunter Council Meets Nine Districts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 4

A special meeting of the Hunter Valley Cricket Council held at Johnston's rooms, West Maitland, last evening, unanimously…

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Sewerage Proposal Poll Fixed for December 10 W.M. Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 2

The West Maitland Municipal Council last night decided to take the poll on the sewerage proposal on Saturday, December 10. Members of the council present were: The Mayor (Aid. A…

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Shire Council Camyr Allyn Bridge Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 2

A special mooting of the Wallarobba Shire Council, attended by all councillors, was held at the office at Dungog to consider…

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Loan Surplus Council to Decide SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Stevens, in answer to a question stated that in the £8,000,000 Commonwealth lean was oversubscribed, the…

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League Council Manchuria Commission Lytton Report Geneva. Nov. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 1

The League of Nations Council resumed consideration of the Lytton report this afternoon. After hearing further statements…

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Visit of Inspection Mayor and Aldermen at Technical College

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 6

The Mayor and aldermen paid a visit to the Cessnock District Technical College on Wednesday night for the purpose of inspecting the school…

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Shire Rates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 9

Cobbora Shire ratepayers will sing a song of thanksgiving to their Councillors for promising them a very acceptable New Year's gift in the shape of…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 8

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

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Merriwa Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Opposition to Maryvale Sandy Hollow-maryvale Railway Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, which was postponed from 15th. inst., was held in the Shire Hall on Tuesday, when…

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