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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 85

"£2-2-0 And a Map" Municipal Council and Ambulance Service

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 8

A letter with a request for the donation of a subsidy, exemption from the deposit on electric light installation at the sub-station, and a map of the district, was received by the Municipal Council last night from the…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night. when there were present…

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Building at Cessnock Applications to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 3

The Municipal inspector (Mr. D. Caskey), at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Council, reported that the…

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Action Endorsed Hamilton State Council NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 3

It was decided by the Hamilton State Electoral Council of the Australian Labor party last night to endorse the stand taken by the northern…

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Receives No Wages Lidcombe Council Employee Agreement with Financiers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 4

According to a statement made at the last meeting of the Lidcome Council, a married man employed by it goes home every week without a…

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New Rail Link. Delay at Muswellbrook End. Council's Request

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 1

Speaking at a special meeting of the council on Wednesday evening, Ald Morris referred to a statement published in last Tuesday's issue of the…

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Emergency Relief Scheme. Dungog Council's Decision Billiards Exhibition Interesting Play

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 5

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last a communication was received from the Department of Labour and There was a fair attendance of enthusiasts at the billiards exhibition given by the world champion, Walter Lindrum, at the Soldiers' Memorial…

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Water Filtration Plant Council Adopts Scheme. Engineer to Visit Sydney. Probable Increase in Rate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 1

At a special meeting held on Wednesday last, the Municipal Council decided to instal a filtration plant, and instructed the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, September 11, 1936. Council's Financial Position. Expenditure Within Estimate. Remarkable Feat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 3

A remarkable feat in council finance was disclosed at a special meeting of the council held on Wednesday, when the Town Clerk…

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Municipal Relief Work State Assistance to Cease Effect of New Programme

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 1

An indication that any Government assistance with emergency relief works in the Singleton Municipality would cease at the end of this year, and the details of a new works programme under full-time award…

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Shire Cottages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 8

Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday granted building permits to T. Whitehouse, J. Corrigan and T. Crittenden for the erection of three cottages on…

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Shire Works Transport for Men Cost to Council Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 8

In a report to Kearsley Shire Council last night, the engineer Mr. J. S. Shine) stated that the work in the Greta and Branxton…

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Shire Office Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night it was decided to carry out the work of enlarging and altering the shire building at an…

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Bolwarra Shire Collections of Rates Clerk's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 4

Since the beginning of this year an amount of £3342 in rates out of a total of £4214 levlod hasv been collected by Bolwarra Shire…

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Oil From Coal Northern Council Meets Launching Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 8

A meeting of the recently formed Northern District Oil from Coal Council decided at a meeting in the Newcastle Town Hall lat night to launch…

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Ferry Hands Shire Council Protests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 3

The president at a meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, referred to the time taken off by ferry hands in having their lunch…

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DANGEROUS Corner at woodville Shire's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 8

The engineer, Mr. Rayten, reported at the monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, that repairs to the Woodville to Clarence Town Road…

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Proposed Grant Minister's Promise Wallarobba Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A. for Dungog, has received a letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner), relative to the…

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Oil From Coal Council Singleton Included in Series of Public Meetings

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 2

The Northern District Oil from Coal Council has decided to hold a series of public meetings at Muswellbrook, Singleton, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Dungog,…

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Municipal Affairs Several Important Decisions

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 4

Amongst several important matters dealt with in discussion of a lengthy agenda at Thursday night's meeting of the Municipal…

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