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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

1,650 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 83

Burrs on Shire Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 7

"A portion of the letter to Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., reads as follows:—'The Shire has not cut the burrs on the roads.' In reply to this, I have to…

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Mayor's Ball Grant May be £2000 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 9

sAlthough no definite figure has been fixed as yet, it is thought that about £2000 will be granted the Lord Mayor (Aid. A.L. Parker) by the City…

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Motions From Council of Advice

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 3

The Council of Advice to P.P. Boards forwarded three resolutions passed at the Annual Conference which Boards were asked to give…

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Noxious Weeds Prosecutions Letter of Protest to Mr. Baddeley. Shire Council's Rejoinder. Apology and Withdrawal to Be Sought. Results of Inspections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 7

At the July meeting of the Shire Council instructions were issued to the noxious weeds inspector to inspect and report on the condition of properties held by Crs. D. M. Bell and Jas. White, following statements made in the course of a letter to Mr. J. M. Baddeley, from a…

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Shire President's Son. Injured by Fall From a Horse

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 1

Cr. A. W. Thompson, president of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, was called from yesterday's meeting of the council in response to a message…

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Primary Producers' Union Runter District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of delegates of the above will to held in the Memorial School of Arts, Denman, on Friday, August 24, at 11 a.m. Mr. J. L. Slute,…

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An Irish Ensign Council's Purchase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 6

"I will give 10/ towards buying the flag," said Ald, H. W. Tegg, when an offer of an Irish Ensign was made to West Maitland Council last night…

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Tree Planting Ceremony Shortly Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 6

Next week the West Maitland Municipal Council will continue the work of beautifying the municipality by the planting of…

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Colliery Lease Council to Inquire CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 7

Cessnock Municipal Council is to apply to the Mines Department for particulars rotating to the lease held by the proprietors of Abernock…

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Bank Alignment Council's Claim "No Crown Prerogative"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 6

The proposed alignment for the West Maitland branch of the Rural Bank of New South Wales, to be erected at the corner of High and…

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Traffic Marking Victoria Bridge Turning W.M. Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 2

Holding the view that some provision was absolutely essential West Maitland Municipal Council decided, at its fort-nightly meeting last night, to have a white line painted along the centre of the Newcastle-Maitland road at the Victoria…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council was held on 7th inst. Present: Crs. Champain (president), Carlton, Fitzgerald, Flannery, Leake…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 8

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

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 3

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

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Opening Roads Kearsley Shire Action CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Authority to prosecure any person who opens a road without notice or permit was given Kearsley Shire clerk, Mr. W. J. Grieve, by a meeting…

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Kearsley Shire Exhibition of List of Electors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

Publication of the advertisement notifying that the list of electors of the Kearsley Shire would be on exhibition between 8th and 23rd…

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Road Work In Kearsley Shire Engineer's Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Details or progress being made with the Kearsley Shire Council's main reads programme were submitted by the engineer, Mr. J. S. shine, to a…

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Show Council Jubilee Exhibition District Exhibit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 6

The council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, at its meeting on the Show Ground last night, decided to…

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Clothes for the Unemployed Kearsley Council Concerned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

Acting on the suggestion of Cr. C. Christiansen, at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, inquiries are to be made as to the…

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Current Thefts Law Amendment Likely Protect Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 6

The necessary amendment to the Crimes Act to make the householder responsible for any interference with electricity meters…

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