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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

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No Relief Work Upper Hunter Shire Another Refusal Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 10

"I am unable to approve of the recommendation of the relief scheme In the Upper Hunter Shire at present," stated a letter…

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Lighting Rate Deputation to Council Date Fixed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

The deputation appointed at the meeting of the ratepayers of the eastern section of the white was lighting scheme will meet the West…

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Posts Broken High-street .Runaway Council Horse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

Three colonnade posts were knocked "out, two others fractured, and badly bent, and another loosened in Its foundations' in Highstreet, West…

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Council's Action Football Coach Subsidy at New Lambton Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 11

New Lambton Council decided last light to grant a subsidy of £ 2 a week to the Western Suburbs Rugby League football Club towards the payment of…

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Municipal—shire Merger

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Aberdeen Municipal Council is still definitely opposed to the proposed merger and decline point blank to submit the names of aldermen to…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was hold on Tuesday night last. Present were the Mayor, Ald. C. T. Abbott and…

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Council's Municipal Affairs Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when then were present Aldermen G. Lowe…

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Claim for £3,000 from Shire Council. Relief Workers' Death. Case from Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

Interesting points of law were raised in a claim heard before Mr. Justice Street in the Causes' Court, Sydney, on Wednesday by Mrs. Lily Latter, of…

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METAL & Carting Tenders. For wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council the following tenders were accepted for the respective contracts stated hereunder:…

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Road Works Report to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

The .assistant engineer (Mr. A.L. Skelton)' reported to Bolwarra Shire Council this afternoon that since last meeting the relief work jobs at…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area 2387 Men Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Ai report submitted by the shire engineer (Mr. J. S. Shine) to Kearsley Shire Council last night stated that the number of men employed on…

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Shire Works Report of Engineer Kearsley Area Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

The engineer(Mr.J.S. Shine) reported to Kearsley Shire Council that the required work at Heddon Greta School had been placed on the next…

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Labour Council Garden Faction Wins SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

The Garden faction, scored a victory over the Lang faction at the Trades and Labour Council meeting last night. An attempt by the delegates…

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Kulnera Road Proposal Cessnock Council's Support Early Construction Urged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 5

The suggested construction of a road from South Laguna to join with Kulnura was strongly supported by Aid. R. Smith at the Cessnock Coun­cil meeting last Tuesday night…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers Move to Have Act Amended. Cessnock Council Co-operates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 5

"I think the Returned Sold[?] Preference Act is a very [?] piece of legislation," said Ald. Curry, at last Tuesday night's [?]…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, when there were present:—Alderman A. E…

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Aberdeen News MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, when there were present:—Alderman A. E…

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Lorn Bridge Discussed by Council Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 6

"Who suggested the bridge?" asked Councillor S. A. B. Ebbeck at Bolwarra Shire Council meeting yesterday afternoon. when a…

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Council, Fees Ex - parte Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 2

In a case conducted ex parte at the West Maitland Small Debts Court to - day, a verdict was returned in favour of West Maitland Council for…

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