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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallarbbba Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Dungog on Tuesday morning…

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Clerk's Report Bolwarra Finances Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 7

The clerk to Bolwarra Shire Council, reported to a meeting this afternoon that the various bank balances were: General…

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Council Without a Quorum Tree-planting Held Up

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 5

Six aldermen having resigned, Lithgow Council is without a quorum, and the Mayor has no power to authorise new expenditure on the purchase of the…

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Royal Show Meeting of the Council Fodder Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., at which Sir Samuel Hordern presided, it was…

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Around The Council Table Request for Portion of Pound Yard For School Purposes. Cost of Relief Schemes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

The following were present at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held on Wednesday evening: Aldermen D. Jordan (Mayor), W. G…

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"Out of Date" Macadamised Roads Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1934 · page 6

When the question of the cause of potholes in roads arose at the monthly meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council, held yesterday afternoon,…

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Bureau Council First Annual Meeting Excellent Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1934 · page 5

Reference to the desirability of having a permanent instructor appointed for this district was made by Mr. W. E. Sparke,…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

Usual monthly meeting of the above held at Scone on Thursday. Present: Crs. A. A. McDonald (Chairman), J. P. Abbott, Wm. Allan, J. Riley, S. C…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was yesterday, when there were Present:— Crs A W. Thompson (President), R…

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Aerodrome for Musbrook? Shire Council Interested

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

As reported in the Shire Council news, appearing elsewhere in this issue, there is every prospect of an aerodrome being established at…

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New Offices Tarro Shire Council Opening on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 6

An important event in the history of Tarro Shire will be the opening of the recently-erected up-to-date office building, situated at the corner of…

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Miners' Central Council Nominees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

Pelton Miners' Lodge has decided to nominate Mr. C. Nelson and Mr. W. Orr for the positions of General President and General Secretary of the…

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MORPETH. Mr. Hartigan's Visit Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 2

A special meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present Aid. E. J. Cutcliffe (Mayor),…

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Relief Workers Dissatisfied Payment for Main Road Work. Council's Ruling to Be Tested

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 2

The action of the Kearsley Shire Council in declining to pay award rates for the shouldering work done on the main read…

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Municipal Sports Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

The action of the Cessnock Labor aldermen in supporting the move for the establishment of a Municipal Sports Ground was endorsed by a…

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Chain Stores Alderman's Defence CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 7

Commenting last night on the concerted move against chain stores, Ald. Shakespeare said he would like to know what right the municipal…

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Tragedy at Glen Innes Mayor's Daughter Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 2

"When Betty May Plante, the fouryear-old daughter of the Mayor and Mayoress of Glen Innes (Ald. and Mrs J. Plante) was missed by her parents,…

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Girl Drowned Glen Innes Tragedy Mayor's Daughter Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 5

When Betty, the four-year-old daughter of the Mayor and Mayoress of Glen Innes (Ald, and Mrs. J. Plante), was missed by her parents…

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WALLAROBBA Council Meeting Trees Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 10

A complaint that employees of the West Maitland Council's electricity department were cutting down trees without authority, was…

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Cessnock 'Drome Council Seeks Grant CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 7

Cessnock Municipal Council is to make application to the Federal Government for a grant of £500 in order that the aerodrome might be placed…

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