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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Hinkler Memorial Appeal Cessnock Council's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

At its meeting on Tuesday night the Cessnock Municipal Council held before it a letter from the Hinkler War Memorial Committee…

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Relief Anomalies Kearsley Shire Seeks Rectification. Deputation to Under-secretary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Anomalies in the distribution of food relief in the Kearsley Shire and neighbouring districts were brought under the notice of the…

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Claim Against Council Alleged Damage to Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

Among the matters dealt with at Tuesday night's meeting of Cessnock Municipal Council was a claim from Albany Featherston [?]…

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Junior Farmers. Section at 1935 Show. Council Decides

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Royal. Agricultural Society of New South Wales it was decided to include a junior farmers' section at the…

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Muswellbrook Soldiers Want Club Rooms Council Refuses to Combine

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

Tho Muswellbrook branch of the Keturned Soldiers' League is' anxious to build permanent club rooms, and a deputation from the League attended the…

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Relief Workers for Council Proposed Employment of 20 Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

On the suggestion of Ald. J. Brown, the Town Clerk (Mr. G. H. Cooksley) is to prepare an estimate of the overhead expenses which would…

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Kearsley Council Will Prosecute Offenders Driving Carts on Footpaths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the traffic inspector (Mr. G. Walters) reported that on the morning of January 31 he…

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"Still Under Consideration." Kearsley Council's £11,000 Loan Application

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire President (Cr. J Rose) reported at last night's meeting of the Council that, in company with Cr. Johnson and the Shire…

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Rehabilitation of Coal Industry Ald. Shakespeare Stresses Need for Prompt and Definite Action Cessnock Council Decides to Call Big Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

All Public Bodies From Here to Maitland Invited. "If something is not done, well I just do not know what is going to become of Cessnock. You have only to look at the plight of the town at the…

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Lorries Competing with 'Buses Municipal Inspector's Complaint

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

The health inspector (Mr. D. Caskey), at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, reported that on the night of…

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£3000 GRANT Emergency Relief Work Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 6

Advice has been received by Mr. W. Bonnett, M.L.A., for Gloucester, from the Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner), that…

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500 NAMES Lorn Pedestrian Bridge Petition to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 6

When Bolwarra Shire Council has its meeting next Friday afternoon, a petition signed by 500 adult residents of Lorn, urging the erection of a…

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Labour Council Hunter Electorate Mr James' Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 4

A meeting of the Hunter Federal Labour Council was held yesterday The vice-president, Mr. J. J. Tierney, presided in the absence of the…

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Council's Bill to Government "Debt of Honour."

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 1

A bill for an amount exceeding £500 is to be presented to the New South Wales Government by the Murwillumbah Council, the sum representing the…

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Stroud Shire Council. Election Result

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. Clive Flannery was elected to fill the vacancy in D. Riding of Stroud Shire. He received 142 votes whilst Mr. H. H. Phillips received 126. There were…

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Rate Fixed Morpeth Municipality New Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

The general rate to the levied in the Merpeth Municipality for the current year was fixed by the Municipal Counell at its meeting…

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£3000 ADVANCE Tarro Shire Council Report To-day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

The engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindsay. was instructed by Tarro Shine Council to-day draw up a list of worker for the expenditure…

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Debit Decrease Tarro Shire Council To-day's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 7

A decrease of £1189/2/ in the debit balance of Tarro Shire Coun-cil's general fund was reported to the meeting of the council to-day…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

Following is the balance of the report continued from last issue:— REPORTS. The reports of the Leading Hand…

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Meat Inspection Tarro Shire Area Smaller Totals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

The Meat inspector of Tarre Shine Council, Mr. T. C. Atkinson, reported to the council to-day that during January he had inspected 245 cattle, 54…

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