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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 85

Service Costs Council's Position New Street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 6

The legality of the charges levied by East Maitland Council for its services to ratepayers, were explained by the town clerk,…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night in the Council Chambers, when all the aldermen were present, excepting Ald. Win…

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850 EMPLOYED Shire Relief Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 8

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shiva Council that during last fortnight 850 men were employed on relief work,…

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Tarro Shire Relief Work Matters Requests Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 10

Several differences concerning relief workers at Pelaw Main were ventilated at a meeting of Tarro Shire Council yesterday,…

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Tourist Spots Report on Conference Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 6

The president (Councillor L. F. Monkley) reported to Tarro Shire Council the decisions arrived at at a conference in West…

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Permits Granted Buildings for Shire COST £15,333

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 6

Applications to build to an estimated total value of £15,833 were granted at Tarro Shire Council meeting…

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A Protest Technical Education Advisory Council Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., is to be asked to protest to the Minister of Education at the exclusion of the Cessnock Advisory Committee from…

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Deputy Mayor of

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 6

Alderman Stevenson, Deputy Mayor of Wagga, who has been on a visit to Singleton this week, was school teacher at Oak Park many years ago. He…

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Dungog Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

At a special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council held recently there were present Ald. C. T. Abbott, Mayor, Aldermen O. Olsen, R. H. Gorton,…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

Regular fortnightly meeting of the above held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. B. G. Millard (Mayor), J. W. Joughin, H. Garside, O. Barton…

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Council Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

Having consented to to nominated for the forthcoming Bust Maitland municipal election, on March 7, Mr. S. R. Howard wishes to assure…

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Council Meeting Again Lapses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 10

Cessnock Council meeting which was postponed last week owing to lack of a quorum again lapsed on Tuesday night in similar…

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Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting. Suggested Loan for Kerbing and Guttering. South Muswellbrook Drainage Problem

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present:—Alderman H. D. Fallick…

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Erina Shire Deadlock Continues No Decision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 6

The trouble in the Erina Shire was the subject of a conference which three of the. councillors had with the Minister for. Works, arid Local…

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A Bombshell Stroud Shire Valuations Forster District Forster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

The rate assessment, notices for Forster came to hand this" week from the Stroud Shire. Office, and the shocks that they…

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Muswellbrook Water Supply Further Reports From Pepartment of Public Health. Proposed Installation of Filtration Plant. Council to Consider Position at Special Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

The condition of the town water supply came up for further consideration at Wednesday's meeting of the council, when reports were read from…

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Primary Producers' Union Annual Meeting of District Council. Sandy Hollow-Maryvale Railway—Support for Selected Route—Bonus Payments and Lands Department—Damage Wrought by Marsupials—Election of Officers—Record Credit Balance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

The annual meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Friday last, when…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Water Supply Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 11

Water formed the chief basis for debate at tho fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, when aldermen gave…

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Ray. Terrace Deputation to Minister Merger with Shire Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 11

The proposal to merge Raymond Terrace Municipality with Port Stephens Shire was again discussed at the last meeting of Raymond Terrace…

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Little Interest In Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 8

Voting was extremely slow at the East Maitland Municipal Council Chambers to- day when an election was held to fill the vacancies in the…

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