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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 85

Dinner Tendered to Minister. at Gloucester. Shire President Welcomes Mr. Vincent

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 6

On Saturday evening the Hon. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., Minister for Mines and Forests, Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., Mr. Swain,…

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Rufe Naylor Privy Council Petition Dismissed London, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 1

The petition on behalf of Rufus Naylor, of Sydney, to rescind the leave to appeal granted to Sir Colin Stephen, as chairman of the…

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District Council Primary Producers' Union Collection of Fees Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 8

A deputation of three was appointed at the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the…

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DIPHTHERIA Immunisation Proposal Morpeth Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 6

The Director-General of Public Health wrote to Morpeth Council at its last meeting regarding immunisation against diphtheria…

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Overdue Rates Steps for Recovery Council Acts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 6

The question of recovering tome of the rates due to the East Maitland Council was discussed at last night's meeting. It was…

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Light Complaint Morpeth Council Meets Relief Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 6

Morpeth Municipal Council on Monday night decided to refer to the West Maitland Council a complaint, from a resident that the…

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SEWERAGE For Mayfield West Report to Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 5

Following a report by the president (Councillor L. F. Monkley) to Tarre Shire Council yesterday with regard to the proposed scheme Cor sewering…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Report 900 Men Engaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 8

The engineer (Mr. W; R. Lindsay), reported to Tarro Shire Council yesterday that during the first week of the fortnight ended May 21,321 men were…

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Erina Shire Appeals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 8

In Sydney yesterday the hearing was begun of the appeals of two former councillors of Erina Shire against their conviction and fines on…

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Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting Objection to Stock Route—Street Lighting—Sydney Street Drainage—Immunisation Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday evening dealt with a big budget of business. There were present:—Aldermen H. D…

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Support Local Enterprise. Council's Policy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

The council on Wednesday evening gave practical evidence of its belief in supporting local enterprise…

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Kearsley Shire Requirements Mr. Spooner's Reply to Mr. Baddeley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has received from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) a communication…

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Forty-hour Week. Request to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

The secretary of the local A.L.P. wrote to Wednesday's meeting of the council, asking that body to give consideration to the…

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Show Council Ground Improvements List of Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 6

The council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, at its monthly . meeting on the show ground last…

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Proposed Tiling of Baths Council Adopts Recommendation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 7

A recommendation by the Baths Committee that, provided the work can be financed, the floor and walls of the swimming pool be tiled, was…

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Scone Municipal Council the Saleyards Improvements Another Stock Route Pig and Calf Yards to Be Established Another Effort to Secure Some of the Unemployment Relief Money

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

Regular fortnightly meeting of the above held oh Monday last. Present: Ald. B. G. Millard (Mayor), O. Barton, J. W. Joughin, D. McLachlan…

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Butter Standardisation Recommended Four Brands Proposed by Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 6

The principal decision of the Agricultural Council, whose sittings ended yesterday, was that butter should be standardised by reducing the present 800 brands to four…

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Sodeman's Appeal. Dismissed by Priyv Council. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

The Privy Council Judicial Committee, of which sir Isaac Isaacs is a member, has dismissed the appeal from the death sentence imposed on…

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Four Brands Export Butter Grading Council View Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

The principal decision of the Agricultural Council, whose sittings ended yesterday, was that butter should be standardised by…

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Council Election Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 7

The 50th annual meeting of members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held this morning. The president (Mr. W. E. Alexander)…

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