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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

1,670 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 84

Case for Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 2

Frederick Cecil Abbott, valuer for the Wallarobba Shire Council, said he assessed Milburn's property and based his valuation on the £3,000 paid for…

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Shire Receives Complaint Ratepayer Attends Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 7

At the meeting of the Shire Council oil Wednesday, a request was granted to a ratepayer, Mr J., But,lor, for an interview…

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Excess Water Charges Municipal Council's Action Question of Reduction. Subject of Counsel's Opinion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 3

An opinion of considerable local and legal interest was submitted at Wednesday's meeting of the council, following the latter's submission to counsel of a case having relation to the council's decision to make a refund of a proportion of charges…

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Reduction of Police Staff. Council's Objection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

The council on Wednesday evening decided to make representations to the Commissioner of Police, through the State…

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Show Council Question of Dates No Clashing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 6

A proposal that the next Maitland Show be conducted in Same week as Newcastle was featod at a meeting of the…

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Hospital Work Request to Council Relief Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 6

At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Maitland Hospital last night, a letter was read from the acting clerk to Kearsley Shire…

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Proposed New Council Chambers. Committee to Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the council it was decided to Institute inquiries with a view to the council erecting its own chambers on…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council "Defective Meter" Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 4

The most important matter dealt with at the weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was the course to adopt following the receipts of…

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Bolwarra Shire Land Valuations Amending Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 2

The shire clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) informed Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday that the general fund was in debit £172/3/10, the…

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League Council Next Week's Meeting Consultations London, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 1

The French Ambassador at Rome, Sir Eric Drummond, who has returned to London for consultations, met the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon,…

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Loan Council Mr. Stevens' Visit to Melbourne Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 4

Mr. Stevens, the Premier of N.S.W., will leave Sydney to-night for Melbourne. While there be will meet the Premier of Victoria (Mr. A. A…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 4

The 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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Country Week Representative Games Hunter Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 2

A scheme for assisting country cricket was submitted to the Hunter Valley Cricket Council on Saturday night by the delegates from the…

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Soldiers' Preference. Council's. Objections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 4

When a local government circular regarding the now Proforcnce to Returned Soldiers' Act came up for discussion in the Narronmie Council, Alilerman A…

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Cricket. Country Week Hunter Valley Council Meet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 5

A sthenic for insisting country cricket was submitted to a meeting of the Hunter Valley Cricket Council by delegates from Wyong Association and…

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Town Improvement. New Subway, Parks and Council Chambers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 2

Pedestrians who have never looked on the present subway with favor were heartened at the news that prospects of the construction of a subway…

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Cessnock Municipal Younger Set

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Cessnock Municipal Chambers last night in order to form a Cessnock Municipal Younger set to organise dances…

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Lively Scene in Council Aldermen Nearly Came to Blows. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 3

The Bankstown Council, after sitting from 8 O'clock last night to an early hour this morning, appointed Lionel de Slade Town Clerk of Dungog,…

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Compulsory Voting at Shire Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 1

At the Macleay Shire Council meeting dealing with business to be brought forward at the forthcoming shires conference, a motion was carried for the…

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Tarro Shire Travelling Stock Mob Limit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 7

Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to restrict stock travelling on the Maitland-Newcastle road to mobs of 25, each to be one quarter mile apart…

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