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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

1,670 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 84

EDUCATION Research Council Secondary Plan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 8

The Australian Council for Educational Research is an excellent institution, representative of all the Australian States and all the…

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Social Life in Sydney A Curtain Falls—Club Ball Perfection—Lotd Beauchamp Furhishingr—An Enjoyable Luncheon—Miss Joan Badgery names a Date—G.P.S. Council Scores—Cocktails, and SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 5

The finale to the gay race week was without doubt the really Jolly dance given at the Royal Sydney Golf Club on Saturday evening, October 12. All…

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GLOUCESTER Shire Council Robbery Police Busy Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 4

A detective has arrived to investigate the robbery at the Shire Chambers. It appears the thief gained entry…

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Death of Lord Mayor of Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Sir Alfred Livingstone Parker) died at his home at Waitara, after a long illness, on Friday night. He was 61 years of…

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Peace Council London, Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

The Peace Reconstruction Council, announcing its policy to-day, declared that the League must assure members not only of security against…

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Council Rates Two Verdicts Given

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 7

Of sight summonses issued by East Maitland Council against ratepayers, five were announced as settled when they were called at the East Maitland…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 6

Stroud Shire Council held its usual monthly meeting on Friday 11th October, there being present Crs. Harris (President), Abbott, Wilmen, Wilson,…

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Lord Mayor Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 7

Alderman Arthur McElhone was to-day elected unopposed as Lord Mayor of Sydney for the remainder of 1935, He is the third McElhone to hold…

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Stroud Shire Farewell to Ex-President Harris

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 3

Mr. W. F. Harris was the guest at a dinner given in his honour by the Councillors and staff of the Stroud Shire Council at the Central Hotel at…

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Run Down Shire Clerk Chased Street Scene Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon, a horseman, who allegedly, had been drinking "pinky," scared Lake Macquarie shire clerk, Mr. T. Halton, and the…

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Roads Better In Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 7

"Never since the inception of Local Government have the roads of this district been in such excellent condition," said a letter From Miller's…

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Ganger Disrated Council Behind Engineer Objection Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 7

I Objection to the disrating of a ganger was made to Tarro Shire Council to-day by Pelaw Main and Stanford relief workers, but…

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Street Speaking Council Grants Request Douglas Credit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 6

Although several aldermen of the West Maitland Council were in favour of prohibiting Douglas Social Credit speakers from…

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ANGLE-PARKING Another Effort Made Council's Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 6

After the suspension of stand, ing orders had been carried at the West Maitland Council meeting last night to allow Alderman…

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Move for Stock Bridge Council Gives Full Support an Important Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 8

Unanimous support for the Maitland Pastures Protection Board's agitation for the provision of a stock bridge at Bays-water, near Bolwarra House, was expressed at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night…

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Want Municipality Petition From Gosford People

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 2

There were some heated exchanges at the meeting of Erina Shire Council at Gosford on Monday when councillors considered a letter from the Local…

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Kearsley Shire Council Council Fortnightly Meeting. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held last flight, when there we[?] present Cr. W. Var[?] (president) [?] Rose, T.R…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. There were…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 8

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

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report on the…

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