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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

1,650 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 83

Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 3

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night there were present, Ald. C. T. Abbott (Deputy…

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Tarro Shire "An Insane Proposal" Loan Suggested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

The death of his father was responsible for the absence from Tarro Shire Council to-day, of Councillor B. N. Frith, of May…

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Big Increase Meat Inspections in Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 6

A comparison between the total of large and small stock slaughtered in Tarre Shire for 1933 and 1932 was submitted to the council meeting to…

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MORPETH Council Meeting Golf Links

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present Aldermen E. J. Cutcliffe,…

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Minister for Local Government. Visits Stroud Shire. Receives Warm Welcome

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

Saturday was a memorable day for Stroud, the Minister for Local Government, Hon. E. S. Spooner, paying the locality a visit to open officially,…

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Letters Editor Greta Council (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 8

Sir,—in a latter to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) I Local taken two points of order, with respect to the amaigamation of…

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Rates Fixed Gloucester Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

The Gloucester Shire COuncil deals with the estimates for 1934 at the last meeting. The general rate was fixed at 2d…

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Hinkler Fund Butidaberg Memorial Appeal to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 6

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Council Wil Borrow £3000 "Better Than Increasing Rate." Work in Tarro Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday, decided to borrow £3,000, with a view of further financing the Emergency…

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Shire Endowment. Merriwa to Receive £400

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

The apportionment of endowment for shire councils for the tri-ennial period 1934-35-36 has been made, and this was proclaimed in the Government Gazette…

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At the Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Despite Ald. Falliek's eloquence the council last night could not be prevailed upon to make a contribution to the Bundaberg Council's proposal to…

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Weston Emergency Relief Workers Shire Engineer's Report Transport Question

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

At a meeting of the Tarro Shire Council, on Tuesday, the Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reviewed the position of the Weston emergency…

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Around The Council Table Last Nights Meeting. Relief Scheme Works; Application for Grant of £1100

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night, when there were present:—Aldermen D. Jordan (Mayor), J. Hicks, W…

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Municipal Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

Mr. M. C. Brown, member for the Upper Hunter, visited Aberdeen on Monday afternoon with a view to assisting the local council to obtain…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. The Town Clerk reported that…

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Plane Crash Dive Into Municipal Tip Airmen Unhurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

James Bragg (80),of Kirribilli,and Pilot G. King, of Rose Bay, experienced lucky escapes from serious injury today when a…

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Toast of Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

In proposing the toast of Stroud Shire Council, Hon. E. S. Spooner said the day's celebrations would be another landmark in the history of the…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Brooker's Crossing Bridge at Last

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains, which was postponed from the previous week, was held on Wednesday…

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The Rabbit Pest Discussion by Shire Councillors

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, Councillor Dorsman at question time said he wished to draw attention to the report of…

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Rate Fixed Warrah Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

The Warrah Shire has confirmed a rate of 1½d in the [?], and has already entered upon a progressive works policy for the year, with a view to…

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