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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

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Press Excluded Committee Meetings City Council Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 5

The City Council, on a party division, decided that representatives of the Press should be excluded from the meetings of the standing…

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Municipal By-Election

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

The by-election to fill the vacancy on the Scone Municipal Council, caused by the resignation of Aid. W. H. Hemingway, took place on Saturday…

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Shire Council Disputes Interest Claim Payment Under Protest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

The Merriwa Shire Council has decided to pay under protest to the Lands Department a claim for interest on an amount paid by the council more than…

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Relief Work Question in Assembly Kearsley Shire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. Booth (Labour, Kurri Kurri) stated in the Legislative Assembly that at the last meeting of Kearsley Shire Council a notification was…

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Hunter River Water Conservation Report to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 6

Prior to the Commencement of the business-sheet at the West Maitland Council last, night, repot of the Muswellbrook conference on the question…

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Year Reviewed Primary Producers' Union District Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 2

Many matters of interest were reviewed and discussed at the annual meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' union, which was held yesterday afternoon in the Waratah Town Hall…

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Light Protest East End Ratepayers to Meet Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 2

West Maitland Municipal Council ata its fortnightly meeting last night, decided to meet the deputation from the ratepayers of…

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Park Suggested Eastern End of Town Council Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 6

West Maitland Municipal Council last night referred to the parks committee a proposal for the establishment of a rest ground in the eastern…

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£7520/19/3 COLLECTED West Maitland Council Meets Revenue for January

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

Receipts for the month of January totalled £ 7520/19/3, including Government grants and transfers amounting to £ 3768/10/7, stated the report of the finance committee of the West Maitland Municipal Council presented to the…

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No Dismissals Minister's Promise Kearsley Shire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 10

There would be no dismissals in Kearsley Shire until an officer of the Unemployment Relief Council had been sent to confer with the…

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Kearsley Shire Requests to Minister Licence Fees Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

A deputation from the Kearsley Shire, the president (Councillor W. Varty), the clerk (Mr. W. Grieve), and the assistant clerk…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 3

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

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 5

At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council the Town Clerk reported that the council in committee had fixed the rate for urban land at…

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Shire Council Valuation Appeals Pastures Protection Board Expresses Views

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 5

At the conclusion of the Pastures Protection Board meeting on Saturday, 22nd instant, Mr C. C. Capp said that several people had spoken to him about…

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Dungog Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last. Ald. R. L. Fitzgerald was in the chair and others present were:…

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Relief Workers in Kearsley Shire Protest Again Cancellation Council's Deputation to Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 7

A deputation from the Kearsley Shire Council waited on the Minuter for Labor and Industry in Sydney on Wednesday to protest again…

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Progress of Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 3

The annual report of the District Council was read by the Secretary (Mr. A. W. Frazer). It covered the period to December 31. Delegates…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Council lapsed on Tuesday night for want of a quorum. Those present were the Mayor (Ald. G…

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Interlude at Deputations Minister Tells Mayor to Get Out

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

There was an exciting interlude at a deputation which waited upon the Victorian Minister for Lands (Mr Lind) on Wednesday. The Minister, after…

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Relief Work Unemployed Deputation Shire Proposal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

At last night's meeting of Kearsley Shire Council, a depu-tation; of the South Maitland District Council of Unemployed,…

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