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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

The gravelling of Rouchel—road has now been completed, and similar much-needed work is now in progress in the vicinity of the overhead railway…

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Municipal Rates for 1934. Water Fund Up /¼. No Alteration in General Rate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

The council on Wednesday night fixed the rates for 1934 as follows:— General 4¼d. in the £ (no alteration); water 4¼d. (Increase of ¼d.);…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Loan Interest Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

The fortnightly mooting of the Municipal Council was presided over by the Mayor, Alderman Jordan, and there was a full…

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SINGLETON District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 11

On Tuesday, the 20th September, the first public meeting of our District Council was held in the court house Helenus Scott, Esq., Warden…

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SCONE Shire Rates Paid Happy Position Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

Very few, if any, councils in the State are in a better rate position are in a better rate position than the Upper Hunter Shire Council, according to a…

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Shire Sued Schoolboy's Injuries Fall on Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 5

Injuries sustained by a schoolboy when his horse fell on the Webber's Creek road on June 16 were the subject of a case at the…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 4

At last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, there were present Aid. R. L. Fitzgerald (Mayor), T. M. Carlton, R. B. Tickle, J. B. Carlton, C. T…

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Only Three Towns in Kearsley Shire Remainder Described as Villages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 1

How many towns are there in Kearsley Shire? If answers were invited to that question, it is quite probable that…

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League Council Private Opening GENEVA, Jan. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 1

The League Council opened [?] here to-day, and it was suggested that the question of the Saar be discussed at the end of the session,…

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Council Fined P.P. Board Acts WAGGA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 4

Said to be the first of its kind in this port of the State, an unusual case came before the police magistrate here…

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Shire Meeting Postponed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 2

Although to-doy, being the third Wednesday in the month, is the regular meeting day for the Patrick Plains Shire, Council, owing to unavoidable…

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Municipal Council Meeting of Year Holiday for Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 8

The first meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council this year was held last night. Members present were the Mayor (Aid. A. S. McDonald), Aid. C. W. Holmes, H. W. Tegg, W. S. Barton, J. P. Idstein,…

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Cessnock Council Larger Meeting Room CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 5

The Mayor of Cessnock (Aid R. Smith) directed attention at a meeting of the municipal council last night to the smallness of the meeting…

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Stroud Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday last, there being present Crs. W. F. Harris (President), H. C. Barnes, H. C…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night when there were present: Ald. R: Smith (Mayor), J…

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Advertisement Hoardings Kearsley Shire Inspector's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

Among the matters dealt with at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was a report from the assistant inspector (Mr. G. Walters)…

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Progress, Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) reported as follows on the progress of Shire wor…

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Cedar Creek Road Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

The Shire Engineer Mr. J. F. Shine), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Council, submitted the following report on the Cedar Creek…

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Sports Ground "Breeze" Mayor and Ald. Lowe in Holts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Mayer (Ald Smith) made reference to statements…

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