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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

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Current Rates Outstanding Amounts Council's Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1935 · page 4

The financial position of East Maitland Council was again the subject of discussion at the fortnightly meeting last night…

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All in Order East Maitland Council Auditor's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1935 · page 2

An orderly state of affairs was , disclosed by the auditor's report for the half-year ended June 30, 1936, presented to the fortnightly…

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Central Killing Proposed for Municipality Butchers' Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1935 · page 5

Emphatic opposition came from two of three local butchers, who attended a special meeting of West Maitland Council last night, to the erection of an abattoirs or central killing yards to serve the municipality. One butcher declared…

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WALLAROBBA Meeting of Council Board Delays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 4

The president (Councillor G. J. Champain), Counciloirs W. J. Flannery, J. B. Carlton, R. L. Fitz-Champain), Councillors W. J…

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Marketing Laws Privy Council Appeal Premier Hopeful Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 1

The Legislative Assembly to-day further discussed the Wheat and Products Bill in committee. In the course of a statement the…

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40-Hour Week Municipal Workers Varied Views Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 9

"Surely Adamstown will not fall down on this; it is a most important question, and speaks for itself," said Ald. P. Guerin at a meeting of…

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Council Row. Alderman Fined. Personal Reflections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 3

Should local aldermen ever feel tempted to say rude things to each other across the council table, they would be well advised to remember…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 6

Stroud Shire Council held its usual monthly meeting on Friday, 8th November. There were present Crs. C. T. Abbott (President), H. C. Higgins, A…

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Stroud Shire Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 2

Two nominations have been received by the Returning Officer, Mr. H. H. Adcock for the position of Councillor rendered vacant by the resignation of…

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Special Meeting of Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 6

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was called last night to deal with plans and estimates for the extension of electricity to rural areas. The…

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Municipal Council Wednesday Night's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present:— Aldermen C. Morris (Mayor), H. D…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 2

The following were present at a special meeting of the council last night to receive the report of the truck sub-committee, and consider the…

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Shire Rates Bolwarra Collections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 7

The clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) reported to Bolwarra Shire Council to-day that since the beginning of the year to October 1, rates collected…

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Three Nominate Bolwarra Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 7

The extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on Bolwarra Shire Council, caused by the death of Councillor W. J. Crouch, of Paterson, will be…

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Scone Municipal Council (Continued on column 8 of this page.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 1

Regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held on 11th inst. Present: Aid. J. W. Joughin (Mayor), W. H. Hemingway, H. E. Garside,…

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Relief Workers Numbers Increased Financial Problem for Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 9

Reference was made in the Legislative Assembly this week to the large increase in the number of men employed on emergency relief work…

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The Loan Council (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 7

Sir,—we are again being presented with the disgraceful spectacle of our political puppets bowing in their usual servi[?]e…

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Fire-fighters. Fully Covered by Insurance? Shire Clerk Says "Yes."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 10

When the matter of bush fires precautionary measures was brought before the meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council on Wednesday, Cr. Telfer…

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Sydney Street Drainage Problem. Council Discussion. Engineer's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 1

The old problem associated with the drainage of lower Sydney-street was again before the council on Wednesday night, when the…

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40-Hour Week Minister Explains Council Matter Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 3

During question time in the Legislative Assembly the discussion of certain councils in favour of a 40-hour week for their staffs was…

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