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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 85

Show Council Insurance Scheme Turned Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 6

The council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, at its meeting last night, at which the president,…

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Emergency Relief Works Council's Move to Prevent Dismissals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, Aid. Brown directed the attention of the Mayor (Aid. Lowe) to statements in…

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Turmoil Over Tablets. Lively Exchanges Between Ald. Brown and the Mayor Invitation to "Say It Outside"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 5

TABLETS are very touchy subjects with Cessnock aldermen, just now. In fact there was quite a rumpus at the Council meeting on Tuesday night when the matter of tablets was discussed. It will be recalled at the previous meeting the…

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Aberdeen Section Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Wednesday night. Present:—Aldermen Hardy (Mayor), W. D. Robb, C. G. Fittock, and A. F…

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Municipal By-election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

Ratepayers are reminded of the poll to be taken on Saturday next for the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy existing in the local Council…

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Aberdeen MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 1

The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Wednesday night. Present:—Aldermen Hardy (Mayor), W. D. Robb, C. G. Fittock, and A. F…

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Building Applications Municipal Inspector's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the health inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that the undermentioned…

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Bolwarra Shire Rate Collections Clerk's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 8

The clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) reported to Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday that £3066 had been received in general rates since the…

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Flat Rate Shire Electricity Bolwarra Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 8

At its meeting yesterday, Bolwarra Shire Council decided to ask West Maitland Council, what would be the rate per unit of electricity…

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SINGLETON & DISTRICT Shire Appeals Case of G. H. Knodler SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 2

In claiming a reduction in the Shire assessment in respect of his properly of 618 acres "at Maison Dieu, Gottlib Henry Knodler said that he had known…

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Oil From Coal Delegates Again Meet Forming Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 4

Delegates who attended a conference in West Maitland a fort-night earlier to urge the establishment of a plant to extract oil…

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Shire Works Wallarobba Council Minister's Terms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 8

The Wallarobba Shirs Council, at its monthly meeting, dealt with it communication from the Minister for Works and Local…

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FAREWELLED Council Employee New Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 3

Mr. James A. Quayle, electrical salesman, was farewelled by the staff of the West Maitland Council on the eve of his departure to take up a…

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Relief Works Policy Condemned Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 4

The action of tho Government in dismissing unemployed single men from emergency relief works was viewed with grave concern by…

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Hunter Council Constitution Adopted Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 4

The consideration and adoption of a constitution, which had been prepared by a sub-committee appointed at the previous meeting,…

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Agricultural Bureau Mr A. Robinson Elected President of Subdistrict Council

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton Sub-District Council of the Agricultural Bureau was held in the Shire Chambers on Friday night…

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Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 5

It is understood that ex-Alderman Mat Bowe will be a candidate at the election which has been rendered necessary in the Morpeth Municipal…

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Language Case. Port Macquarie Alderman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

Intense local interest was displayed in case, at Port Macquarie police court recently, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., in which the Mayor of Port…

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No Baths for Taree Complaint by Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

Taree Municipal Council, by nine votes to six, decided not to accept a grant of £2000 offered by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr…

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"Civic Welcome" Enthusiastic Response to Shire President's Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

Mr. Varty, President of the Kearsley Shire Council, presided over a meeting on Sunday, August 16th, of Kurri, of delegates representing the…

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