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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

1,670 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 84

Repairs to Bank Vital and Urgent Work Council to Assist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

Claimed to be a most vital work for the safety of Bolwarra and Lorn, Bolwarra Shire Council was yesterday afternoon asked to…

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Reporter Assaulted by Alderman Speech Not Reported

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 1

A Press reported was attacked by an alderman at the last meeting of the Townsville (Q.) City Council. The journalist was bleeding freely from the…

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Dearer Bread Government Attacked. Labour Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

The action of the Stevens Government in allowing a rise to take place in bread prices was severely condemned at the meeting of the…

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BY-ELECTION Cessnock Council CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

Mr. G. Rennex will contest the municipal by-election for the position rendered vacant by the death of Alderman J. Shakespeare, as the endorsed…

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Arrears of Municipal

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

The Town Clerk (Mr C. A. Buchau) reported to the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council that the arrears of rates at December 31, 1934,…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

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

A meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was held at the Memorial Town Hall on Tuesday night last. The Mayor, (Ald. C. T. Abbott),…

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Re-organisation of Relief Workers Kearsley Shire Proposals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 5

In connection with recent reports and departmental correspondence on emergency relief works re-organisation, Kearney Shire Engineer…

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MORPETH Council Meeting Rates for Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council meeting was held last evening. There were present Aldermen Searl…

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New Car for Keaksley Council. Engineer's Department

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 5

Kearsley Shire, Council, at its last meeting , decided to call for tenders for a new Sedan motor car for use in the engineer's department…

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Water Supply. Minister's Reply. Council Not Satisfied

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 1

Further discussion on the problem of Dungog water supply took place at the Municipal council meeting on Tuesday night, when a communication…

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Relief Workers. Request From Dungog. Letter To Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 1

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, a letter was received from W. Bromley, hon. sec., Dungog Relief Workers' Association,…

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Mr. Ben Reen Independent Candidate for Municipal Honors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

Mr. Ben Reen stated this morning that he had definitely decided to contest the vacancy on the Municipal Council as an Independent…

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Municipal Election Mr. G. Rennix is A.L.P. Candidate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 1

Owing to insufficiency of time to conduct a pre-selection ballot, the Election of a candidate to represent the Australian Labor Party in the…

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One Hundred More Relief Workers To Be Started on Municipal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

One hundded more relief workers are to be Riven a start next Friday on works carried out by the Cessnock Municipal Council. This will make a…

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Tarro Shire President's Report To-day's Meeting

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

The council, at its last meeting, referred several matters, to me for attention, find the report below shows what action has been taken in…

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Streets Visited Council Inspection Works Needed

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

The East Maitland Council works committee reported to last night's meeting having inspected streets In the municipality and made the…

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New Values Tarro Assessments Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 5

The President (Councillor J. T. Butler) occupied chair at the fortnightly meeting of Tarro Shire Council to-day. There were…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

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

A special meeting of the Council was held on Monday, January 14th. The Mayor said the meeting was called for the purpose of considering the minute of…

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Morning Tea for Relief Workers Council Discussion. Mayor and Alderman Shaw in Conflict. "Not a One-man Council," Says Alderman Shaw. Mayor's Action Endorsed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. C. Morris) and Ald. Shaw came into conflict at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, following a remark…

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Veteran Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 3

The death occurred at Stockton yesterday of Mr. T. Grifiths, who was a member of Stockton Council for 43 years. He was Mayor 11 times…

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