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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 85

Shire Chambers a Weston Protest WESTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 3

A meeting of ratepayers was held in the Parish Hall, Weston. Mr. W. Wardle Presider. Councillor Ralston addressed the…

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Dungog Town Clerk Resigns. Appointment As Shire Clerk

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last, the Town Clerk, Mr. L. deV. Slade, tendered his resignation as follows:…

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Council's Swimming Pool. Proposed Improvements

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

At the meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last Ald. Jones suggested further improvements to Council's Swimming Pool…

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Further Turmoil Over Tablets Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

There was further turmoil over tablets at the meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last Tuesday night, when a…

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Building at Cessnock Applications to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

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

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Hunter River Agricultural Council Meeting of Group Associations

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 8

A quarterly meeting of the group show associations in the Huntor River Agricultural Council was held at Singleton showground yesterday afternoon,…

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Singleton Rebuffed No Clydesdale Stallion For District Group Council's Request Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 7

Hunter River Group Council of Agricultural Societies at its quarterly meeting at Singleton yesterday decided not to accept as final the intimation from the Department that it was not possible to comply with the request for a Clydesdale stallion…

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Wine Week Viticultural Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1936 · page 3

Much interest is being taken by vignerons and winemakers in Wine Week, which is held annually in the principal wine-producing States in…

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Kearsley Shire Relief Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 4

In a report dealing with relief works in the Shire area, the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire…

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 5

At last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report on the progress…

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Diphtheria Immunisation. Poor Response in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 3

The Kearsley Shire health in­spector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray) reported to his Council, at the last meeting, that the…

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Meeting at Coolongolook Reference at Stroud Shire Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 5

At Stroud Shire Council meeting on Friday, September 11, Cr. Higgins referred to Press reports of a meeting held at Coolongolook on 15th August…

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Hunter River Agricultural Council. Meeting of Group Associations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 3

A quarterly meeting of the group show associations in the Hunter River Agricultural Council was held at Singleton showground on Thursday…

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N.Z. on League Council Geneva, Sept. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 1

At this afternoon's session of the League of Nations Assembly, New Zealand, [?]olivia, and Sweden were elected to the three vacant…

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Alteration to Shire Chambers Exception Taken to Cr. Ralston's Statements. "Entirely Misleading," Says Cr. Saxt0n

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 3

During the discussion by the Kearsley Shire Council, last Thursday night, on the petition signed by a number of…

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Will Baths Re-open This Summer? Encouraging Report by Secretary. Government Assistance Promised. Council to Be Asked to Take Over Undertaking. Gift of Debt-Free Asset to Town

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 1

Confidence was expressed at a special meeting of the White Memorial Baths Executive Committee last night that the heavy debt on the undertaking' would shortly toe cleared as a result of the cancellation of all liabilitie s by the Government and other…

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Stockade Hill "Deplorable State" Alderman's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 4

That Stockade Hill was in a deplorable condition and stood as a monument to departmental blundering, was stated by Ald. J. H…

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MORPETH Council's Foreman Motion Lapses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 6

Ald. Bowe's motion for the appointment of a permanent qualified foreman to supervise the relief work in the municipality, was…

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"Politics Not Within Council's Scope"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 4

When a letter from Willimbong Shire Council, Leeton, Booking co-operation in an endeavor to have State Parliaments abolished, came before…

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REFERENDUM State Parliaments Council's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 5

The Morpeth Municipal Council, at its fortnightly meeting, supported a request for a vote on the abolition of State Parliaments,…

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