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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

1,670 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 84

MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Forty Hour Week Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 4

At the fortnightly meeting of the municipal council a letter was received from Bulli Shire Council seeking co-operation in an…

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Board's Offer Suspension Bridge Shire Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 9

Two letters with reference to the proposed suspension bridge over the Hunter River were before Bolwarra Shire Council at its…

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Council's Verdict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 7

In the East Maitland Small Debts Court to-day, the East Maitland Municipal Council secured a verdict of £4/4/11 for outstanding rates, with…

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"Sanctions Day" Denounced by Italian Fascist Council. (Australian Press Assn. Message). ROME

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

"Tomorrow, 'Sanctions Day, shall be regarded throughout Italy as the greatest day of ignominy and iniquity in the History of the…

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Bolwarra Shire Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 2

Three nominations have been received for the position of Councillor of Bolwarra Shire rendered vacant by the death of Mr. W. J. Crouch of…

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Moree's Plight Shortage of Water Mayor's Criticism Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 7

"Moree apparently cannot expect any assistance regarding an improved water supply from the Government," stated the Mayor, Alderman…

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City Council Mr. S. Crick Elected Big Majority Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 8

Mr. Stanley Crick, the endorsed candidate of the Citizens' Reform Association, was last night elected to the City Council as an alderman of…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 6

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that for the fortnight ended November 14 278 men were employed on…

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Relief Work Employing Gangers Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 7

A letter from the Under-Secretary of the Department of Labour and Industry with regard to relief work caused considerable…

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Cessnock Baths Making Improvements Mayor's Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman J. Brown) reported to a meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last night, since the baths have…

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£1070 VALUE Building Applications in Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 6

The building boom in Tarro Shire continues and at to-day's meeting of council, eight more applications, to an estimated value of £1070, were…

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Wages Tax Less Working Hours Shire Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 7

A suggestion that men on higher wages be further taxed, while there be no interference with others in an effort to give higher wages and more…

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Council Decision Relief Work Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 7

The works committee, at the conclusion of the meeting of West Maitland Council last night, discussed the trouble which arose last Friday when…

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Street Lighting Council Divided Special Rate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 2

The statement that the West Maitland Council has not a leg to stand on in the forthcoming action about the white way rating,…

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Council Meeting Railway Refreshment Room Department Definite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 5

According to a letter read at the fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Council last night, there is no hope of West Maitland being made a refreshment railway station. The letter stated that consideration had been given to the…

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40 Hours Week Cessnock Council Turned Down Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 2

Following the receipt of a communication from the Federated Municipal and Council Employees' Union of Australia, the question of the…

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Defence Council Opposition Leader Should Be Included Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 4

A suggestion was made by Rear-Admiral J. B. Stevenson, a former superintendent of Garden Island, while speaking at a luncheon to members…

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Purchase of Paint Council's Long Discussion Solicitor to Inquire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 6

The question of the purchase of paint for the white way poles, which was raised by Alderman Armstrong at the West Maitland Council meeting a fortnight ago, and which was deferred until the return of the electrical engineer, Mr. S. G…

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Patrick's Plains Meeting of Council Low-level Bridge Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 2

The following were present at yesterday's meeting of the Patrick's Plains Shire: Councillors W. H. Andrews (president), A…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held last night, when there were present: Crs. W. Varty (president). J Rose T…

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