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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,295 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 65

Unemployment Relief. £1000 for Merriwa Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 10

Merriwa Shire has been allocated £500 for unemployment relief, and the amount is to be sudsidised £ for £ by the council…

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New Lord Mayor Ald. R. C. Hagon SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 1

After a meeting which lasted almost nine hours, the 13 Aldermen of the City Council decided that Ald. R. C. Hagon be elected Lord MAyor…

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Double Dole at Xmas? Deputy Mayor's Pica for Unemployed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 5

On the motion of Aid. Brown (Deputy Mayor), the Cessnock Municipal Council, at Us meeting on Tuesday night, decided to ask the Minister…

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WALLAROBBA Council Meeting Bridge Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council, there wera present Councillors Carlton (president), Champain, Fitzgerald,…

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Agricultural Associations Quarterly Meeting of Group Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Council of the Hunter P.A.H. & I. Associations was held at Wyong. Mr Richard Binnie, president of…

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Mayors, Annual Retort Resume of Council's Operations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 3

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, the Mayor (Aid Shakespeare) submitted the following results of the council's…

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Up Against It Cessnock Council's Financial Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 5

In a report dealing with the financial position, the Town Clerk (Mr. G. H. Cooksley), at Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal…

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Aberdeen Section. Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. Present:—Aldermen Hardy (Mayor), McLeod, Roughan, F…

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Aberdeen. MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. Hardy (Mayor), McLeod, Taylor, Roughan, and Duff. Minutes of last…

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Alderman Hagon Elected Lord Mayor Experienced in Civic Affairs

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1932 · page 1

Alderman Richard C. Hagon the candidate of the Civic Reform party, was elected Lord Mayor of Sydney at a meeting of city aldermen. He was not…

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Show Council Members Entertained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1932 · page 5

Mr. E. W. Sparke, president of the Hunter River Agriculture and Horticultural Association, and his mother, Mr. E. W. Sparke, wife of…

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Singleton District Junior Farmers' Council

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1932 · page 2

A meeting of the junior farmers' clubs of the district was convened at the Singleton school on Friday, with the object oi forming a council. Mr…

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Ended Abruptly Morpeth Council Meeting Mayor's Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 2

When the Mayor (Ald. I. S. Clyde), at Morpeth Council meeting last night, refused to accept a motion to take steps to have…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Men for Relief Grants—Council meets Difficulties—Merton Bridge Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Councillors A. W. Thompson (president), J. Lonergan, R…

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Shire Contracts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 5

Contracts for work on the BunnanKars Springs-road mid Scone to "Wingen-road (2), in the Upper Hunter Shire, were secured by J. D. Tierney, the total…

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Upper Hunter Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Crs. A. A. McDonald and J. P. Abbott were last week unanimously redeemed president and deputy-president respectively of the Upper Hunter…

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Mayor of Wingham Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 1

Alderman H. Machin was reelected Mayor of Whigham last-night. Alderman L. J. Gleeson was elected Deputy Mayor…

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Shire President. CR. A. W. Thompson Reelected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council held yesterday, Cr. A. W. Thompson was re-elected president, unopposed, for 1933…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council CR. McDONALD Re-elected President. Grant for Kars Springs-bunnan Road Applied For. Ledger Balanced

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council was held in Scone on Thursday last. Present: Councillors A. A. McDonald (President), J. P…

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