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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 85

Aerodrome Site. Considered Too Far Out Of Town Council Decides to Seek New Site

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Stating that he considered that the site for a proposed aerodrome to serve the Muswellbrook district should be within easy reach of the town,…

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Coming Event Cessnock Municipal Younger Set Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 6

All those who attended the Cessnock Municipal Younger Set dance last season will welcome the event of their…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Rate Reduction Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

Consideration was given at this week's meeting of the municipal council to the rates to be struck for the coming year, following the…

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Loan Council Meeting at Canberra Object Explained Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

It is not expecl[?]d that the meeting of the Loan Council next week, at Canberra, will have before it any proposal for raising further loans…

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Catholic Guilds District Council Formed First Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 4

Delegates from all branches of the A.H.C. Guild assembled at West Maitland on Sunday afternoon and established a District Council. The area…

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Loan Council Allocation of £100,000 Public Works Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

The Australian Loan Council assembled at Canberra to-day, and among the matters to be discussed was the allocation to the…

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Baths For Kuril District Kearsley Shire Council Proposal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to have estimates prepared, and a site selected for baths to serve the…

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Discontinued Employment Relief Scone Municipal Council's Motion to Minister

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

Upon the above subject, the following resolution was carried at the fortnightly meeting of the Scone Municipal Council last night, at the instance…

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Shire Rates General Rate of 3d

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council, at , a special meeting last night, decided to strike a general rate of 3d, in the £, which is The alterations in the street, lighting rates were as follows: Paxton, increase id; bellbird decrease [?]d; Kurri kurri, increase of 1d;…

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Mayor Charged Alleged Conversion Drain Pipes Port Macquarie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 5

Ernest Aubrey Mowie, an [?] of the Municipality of Port Municipality, proceeded against Alban Charles Elliot, Mayor on a charge of…

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Kearsley Shire Striking of Rates Some Changes Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

The general rate for Kearsley Shire Council for this year is to be 3d in the £1, the same as that imposed last year. This was decided on at a special…

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Baths Move Kurri Kurri Area Shire Action Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

At a special meeting of Kearsley shire Council lost night, it was decided to have estimates prepared and a site selected for baths to serve the people…

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Loan Council Mr. Stevens Statement Balanced Budget Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) announced at the Loan Council meeting that after a preliminary survey of the Treasury estimate of…

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Politics and the Council. Support for Ald. Halliday. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Sir.—Reading the "Chronicle" report of last week's meeting of the Municipal Council, one cannot but regret that the objections raised by…

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OPPOSED New Municipality Gosford Area Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 5

The Erina Shire Council, at a meeting yesterday, decided to oppose the proposal to separate Gosford and Point Clare from the shire of Erina and co-…

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Drainage Scheme Tarro Shire Council Reports Given

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

Reports of the conference at Morpeth last night on the question of the drainage of South Maitland (a detailed account of which-appears…

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MORPETH Municipal Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. There were present: The Mayor,…

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Relief Work In Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

The acting engineer (Mr. E. A. Johns) reported to Tarro Shiro Council to-day that during the fortnight ended January 30, there were 292 men…

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Relief Workers Tarro Shire Dismissals DEPUTATION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

Trouble with relief workers in Tarro Shire which led to the dismissal of two men, had a sequel when a deputation met the Shire…

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PENSIONERS Provision of Water Council to Decide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

The Mayor of East Maitland (Ald. H. C. Morton) occupied the chair at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Cou-…

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