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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

1,531 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 77

Merriwa Shire Council Special Meeting. Councillor A. M. Jennings Re-elected President. Stinkwort in Goulburn River Country. Conference to be Called. Country Towns and Police Protection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 7

A special meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall on Wednesday of last week, when there were present:—Councillors H. O…

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City Council Amendments To Act Govt. Proposal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 2

Changes of a drastic nature will be made in the Sydney Corporation Act if the Cabinet accepts proposals put forward by the…

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Enclosed Sports Ground Sporting Bodies' Financial Proposal. Council to Consider

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 3

Cessnock Cricket Association and Rugby League Club have made a joint proposal to the Municipal Council guaranteeing…

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The Old Order Changeth Burr-cutting at 16/11 Per Day. Council Declines to Pay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 1

Fifteen bob a week and tucker—with first day to the local hospital—was the universal rate for burr-cutting which was rushed by thousands of…

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SCONE Two Presidents Shire Council Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1933 · page 5

The Upper Hunter Shire Council has a unique record in that since the inception of local government in 1906, only two…

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New Car for Lord Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1933 · page 10

This 21.00 h.p. Wolseley was recently Sydney's Lord Mayor by Messrs, Dalgety and Co. British even to the Dunlop tyres on its wheels, this luxurious saloon is a striking example of how well English cars are meeting every need to day's motoring…

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GREETINGS Stock Agents—Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1933 · page 6

AI the Town Hall this morning Mr. Noel Carr, of Messrs. Carr Bros., after the draw for the order of sales at Campbell's Hill had taken…

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SYDNEY Legislative Council (Thursday, August 17. 1843)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1933 · page 2

The bill to provide for the erection and maintenance of lighthouses at Port Maequaric, Newcastle, and other ports, was read a first time, and or…

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Budget of News from Upper Hunter and Northern Districts TAMWORTH Peel Shire President Review of Year Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1933 · page 5

Cr. A. G. Pankhurst was unanimously elected president of Peel Shire Council at yesterday's meeting of th Council In Tamworth, in…

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May Leave U.A.P. Mr. J.F. Farleigh Council Election Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1933 · page 1

Surprise was occasioned when at the conclusion of the fourth and final ballot for the election of members to the Legislative Council it was found…

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Patrick Plains Meeting of Shire Credit Balance Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1933 · page 6

There was a full attendance of councillors present, at the last meeting for the year of the Patrick Plains Shire Council…

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Extension of Powers Hunter Valley Cricket Council Newcastle Resentment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1933 · page 2

Objection to recommendations for the extension of powers of the Hunter Valley Cricket Council was taken by several delegates at a meeting of the council in West Maitland last night…

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