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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 85

Country Women's Association. Group Council. Meeting at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 5

Last week at the rest rooms, Singleton, the Group Council of the Country Women's Association met and discussed important business, and…

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Small Buildings Aldermen Gondemn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

Alderman E. W. Ebbeek, at last nights East Maitland Council meeting, said it was time that the standard of new buildings for erection in the…

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New Buildings Tarro Shire Permits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

The building inspector Mr. T. C. Atkinson) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that he had received applications for permits to build at an…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) Reported to Tarro Shire Council to day that at present there were 800 men employed on relief work in the…

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MR. D. J. RYAN Council Tribute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 5

"A fine man and a gentleman," was how Councillors of Tarro Shire at today's meeting of council described Mr.D. J. Ryan, for many years Maitland…

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Request Refused Relief Work Suggestion Morpeth Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

A letter was read at the fortnightly meeting of Morpeth Council on Monday night from the Under-Secretary of the Department of Labour and…

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COUNCIL's THREAT Declare Dogs Noxious Chance Given

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 7

The prospect of greyhound racing having to be abandoned in Murwillumbah if the dog owners did not comply with the council's regulations was…

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Franchise Bill Council Rejects Third Reading Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 7

The Government suffered a dereat in the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon when the motion for the third reading of the Local…

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Morpeth Council General Fund in Credit Financial Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

It was reported to the fortnightly meeting of Morpeth Council on Monday night that the general fund was in credit £276/10/8…

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Government Reservation in Legislative Council Local Government Bill Defeated on Third Reading

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1

On the casting vote of the President (Sir John Peden) the Legislative Council negatived the motion for the third reading of the Local Government (Amendment) Bill yesterday afternoon. By giving 24 hours'…

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Special Meeting Shortly of A.C.T.U. Secretary of Labor Council Summoned to Melbourne. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 2

It is reported that a special meeting of the A.C.T.U. will shortly be held in Sydney to discuss developments in New South Wales, and that Mr R. King,…

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Late Sitting Legislative Council SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

The Legislative Council sat until 8.30 a.m. to-day and passed through all stages the Supply Bill, providing for the sum of £2,776,000 for the month…

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Good Support R.S.I.L.A. Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 7

Hunter River branches of the Returned Soldiers' League are rallying to the support of the District Council which was formed recently…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 4

Regular fortnightly meeting of the above held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. B. G. Millard (Mayor), D. J. McLachlan, W. J. O'Brien, H…

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Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 1

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

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Big Entries for P.p. Shire Tournament Particulars of Draw

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 8

Well over 200 entries have been received for the Patrick Plains Shire Tournament to be held on the Howe Park Courts to-morrow…

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Show Council New Stand Proposal No Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 6

The suggestion to build a new grandstand on the Maitland Show Ground was again referred to at the meeting of the council of the…

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"Free of Labour Conditions." Grant for Council Chambers Improvement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 7

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

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Labour Council Meeting of Unions Important Move Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 2

The Labour Council decided last night to convene a special conference of affiliated unions on August 1 to discuss methods for overhauling the…

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Primary Producers' Union Weekly Notes (Issued by Authority of the Central Executive Council) Sydney, 22nd June Producers' Representatives

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 4

Now that the rather prolonged process of election has been completed, and the dairy farmers of Australia are directly represented on the…

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