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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Hospital Water Supply Inadequate Council Discusses Larger Pipes

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 5

At the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council, held last night, a letter, was received from the Secretary of the Dangar Cottage Hospital (Mr J…

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District Tennis Association. Meeting of Council of Management

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

A meeting of the council of management of the abovenarued association was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. Mr. Of. F. B…

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Refusal to Hold By-election Council Adheres to Decision

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

The Cabramatta-Cauley Vale Council has reaffirmed its decision not to accede to the demand of the Minister for Local Government (Mr Spooner)…

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New Band Room Approved Council to Select Suitable Site

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

At the meeting of the Municipal Council last night the Singleton Town Bund, the oldest in the State, submitted plans of a proposed new band room,…

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Arms Embargo League Council Accepts (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Geneva

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

It is a senseless loss of life, an unjustifiable imposition of human suffering. and a meanirigjess destruction of the best resources in men and material…

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Country Women's Association. Mid N.C. Group Council. Passengers at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

Miss Ethel Flannery, Group Secretary, recently wrote to the Railway Department asking that arrangements be made for passengers travelling to…

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Primary Producers' Weekly Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council) Britain's Own Concern

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) in Melbourne at the week-end corrected whet appeared to be an incorrest report. Mr. Lyons said that be did…

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Council Discusses Fountain Aldermen Have Divergent Views

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 2

When question time came round, at the meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night, Alderman J. B. Kennedy said that the munro…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers, Singleton, on Wednesday last. There were present: Councillors W…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Singleton was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night…

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Appointment of Shire Valuer

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, the Shire Clerk explained that this year was the last year for which the present valuations…

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Stroud Shire Council. Meeting. CORRESPONDENCE. (Continued from last issue.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 4

At last meeting of Stroud Shire Council further correspondence was read and dealt with as follows:— E. Carroll, Allworth, asked Council…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last. Aldermen present were Messrs. R. L. Fitzgerald (Mayor), O. Olsen, T. M. Carlton, C…

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ELECTRIFICATION Northern Line Newcastle Council Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 8

Included in the business dealt with by last night's meeting of the Newcastle City Council was the question of the electrification of the Northern…

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Naylor Case Council Hits Out Equity Hearing Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 7

Outspoken argument on the activities of Rufus Theodore Naylor was indulged in by Mr. Weston, K.C., in the Eyuity Court…

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Scone Municipal Band Concert

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 2

An audience of fair dimensions assembled at the Olympia Theatre on Tuesday evening last, when a varied and well-balanced programme was…

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Municipal Council Increase in Rate Collections Defaulting Ratepayers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

The report of the finance committee at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night showed that the total rates and fees collected for the four months, ended April 30 amounted to £7806/16/3, compared with £7149/6/1 for…

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Council Drainage Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

The second portion of the Municipal Council's drainage scheme has been commenced, and satisfactory progress is being made. Starting at the…

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Building Roads in Settled Areas Grants to Shire Councils

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government (Mr R. S. Spooner), in opening the annual conference of the Shires' Association yesterday, stated that the Government proposed to make grants to shire councils to enable roads to be built in the settled areas…

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Relief Work Wages Shire Councillors Criticised Kurri Kurri Meeting Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 10

A big public meeting, held in the Kurri Kurri School of Arts last night, carried unanimously a motion of resentment against certain of the Kearsley Shire Councillors in voting against the payment of award rates to the men working on main road jobs…

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