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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 85

Citrus Crop Question of Bounty Council Meets Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

Representatives of the States at the Agricultural Council urged that the Commonwealth should make an early statement whether…

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Appeal Fails Privy Council Decision Sodeman Case London, May 28

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

The privy Council Judicial Committee dismissed the appeal from Victoria against the death sentence passed on Arnold Sodeman for the…

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Primary Producers' Union Lower Hunter & Gloucester District Council. Quarterly Convention

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

The Quarterly Convention of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the…

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Privy Council Rejects Sodeman's Appeal Sixth Win Ferrier Pressed Huge Crowd London. May 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

Jim Ferrier, the Australian Amateur Golf Champion, continued his run of success in the British Amateur…

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Control of Relief Workers Deputation Complains That Regulations Are Harsh Council Decides to Modify Penalty Instructions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Cessnock Municipal Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday night, reviewed the regulations which it had recently issued in regard to the…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 7

A special meeting of Council called for Tuesday last for the consideration of applications for the position of Town Clerk, was adjourned pending…

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Aberdeen News MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

A special meeting of Council called for Tuesday last for the consideration of applications for the position of Town Clerk, was adjourned pending…

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Dubbo Strike Municipal Council Firm DUBBO

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 9

The Dubbo Council nl a special meeting, received a deputation from the relief workers strike committee, The council refused to reinstate the…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Relief Matter Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 4

The question of the right of the engineer to dismiss a relief workers and whether the latter had the right of appeal, formed the basis…

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ABERDEEN Council's Finances ONLY £1 OWING . ABERDEEN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 4

At a meeting of Aberdeen Municipal Council, the clerk reported that there was only £1 now showing on the debit side of council's books. This…

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GLOUCESTER Shire Council Meets Loan Accepted Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Shire Council it was decided to accept the offer of the Local Government Department of £4176…

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Standard Butter Agricultural Council's Decision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

The principal decision of the Agricultural Council, whose sittings ended at Canberra on Thursday, was that butter should be standardised by…

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Men Withdrawn Council Relief Works Latest Move

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 6

Unless the Department of Labour and Industry can be induced to change its decision, West Maitland Municipal Council after…

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Upper Hunter District Council P.p. Union Quarterly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Fuller's Rooms, Scone, on Friday last. Mr. H. H. Smith, occupied the chair, and the following delegates were present: Messrs. G. W. Scholes, W. Small, R. G…

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Shire's Request Branxton Lighting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 7

At the fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Council last night, Messrs. Norrie and Norrie forwarded a communication received from…

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Municipal Council The Fortnightly Meeting April Receipts £5895

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 4

The finance committee reported to the West Maitland Municipal Council last night that receipts for the month of April totalled £5895/3/4 including £1191/2/6 government grants and transfers…

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Relief Work Department Censured Council Debate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 6

The decision of the Department of Labour and Industry to withdraw an emergency relief workers from West Maitland…

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The Saleyards Deputation to Council Selling Times

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 5

A deputation from the Master Butchers' Association, the auctioneers, and the Maitland Pastures Protection Board waited…

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Boys' Society Church of England Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 6

The question of the formation of a headquarters branch for lone members in the Diocese was mentioned at the bi-monthly meeting…

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Cheque for £50 Centenary Celebrations Gift to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 6

West Maitland Council last night accepted a cheque for £50, from the Centenary Celebrations Committee for the installation of an electric clock…

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