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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Bowman Park Proposed Oval. Hockey Club's Protest. Council Rejects Troposajl

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

A letter from Miss M. Cribb, president of the Wanderers' Hockey Club, protesting against the proposed erection of an oval fence at Bowman Park,…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Sewerage Scheme Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 4

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, intimation was received from the Public Works Department that vouchers…

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London Council Election London, March 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

The final result of yesterday's election for the LOndon Country Council increasing the Labor party's majority. Labour will hold 76 out of 121 seats,…

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U.S. Mayor Raises Ire of Germans Herr Hitler a "Horror" WASHINGTON, Mar. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

The United States has apologised orally but officially to the German embassy for the reference to Herr…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held yesterday, when, there was a full attendance of councillors. Cr. Jas. White (President)…

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Complaint From Denman. Cr. Thornton's Statement to Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

Cr. R. T. Thornton stated at yesterday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council that 40 men had been engaged for work on the new railway,…

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Alleged Interference with Tree Municipal Council Prosecution. Validity of Ordinance Questioned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

When a case in which Cessnock, Council had launched a prosecution against Campbell W. Perry, of Sydney, on a…

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Sunday Cricket Council v. Timekeepers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 8

The staff of the Cessnock Municipal Council will play a match against the Council timekeepers, at the Cessnock Sports…

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Women's Claim for Employment Equality Strong Appeal Cut-Throat Wages For Service Deputation to Council Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

A deputation of feminists waited upon the City. Council to-day, urging that they should give married women the same right of employment as men…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Holds Annual Meeting. All Officers Re-elected. MR. A. J. TAYLOR'S 20th. Year As Secretary

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held at Muswellbrook on February 26, Mr. A. J. Taylor was re-elected secretary for the 20th consecutive year. The following delegates were…

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MORPETH Municipal By-Election Little Interest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

Litle interest, so far, is being taken in the by election to be held on March 20 to retirn an alderman to fill the vacancy caused…

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Trappaud Bridge Council's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 4

West Maitland Council last night dealt with a recommendation from East Maitland Council that a nine feet bridge be constructed over Wa[?]…

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Offer Accepted Stone Pitching and Flood Gates West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 2

West Maitland Council last night accepted the offer of the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to carry out the whole of the stone pitching of the river bank and the construction of the proposed floodgates at…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting was held on Monday night last, when the full Council was presided over by the Mayor. (Ald. E. L. Markey)…

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MUSWELLBROOK Condition of Roads Shire Meeting Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council, the president reported that an Inspection of the roads In the shire revealed that…

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Poultry Farmers State Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 8

A Council meeting of the Poultry Farmers' Association was attended by Messrs French (President), Duncan, Walman, Yeates, Every, Miller…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the above was held in Scone on 4th inst. Present: Crs. A. A. McDonald (President), S. C. Collison, Wm. Allan, J…

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Kearbley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held last night when there were present: Crs. W. Varty (president), T. R. Brown…

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Merry Merriwa. North Sydney Aldermen's Visit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 6

We have just visited one of the finest parts of the State. We have enjoyed hospitality of the kind about which Australian novels are written. And we…

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Shire Tenders

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 5

Tenders for the supply of 35,000 gallons of tar and the carling of 1,400 tons of metal screenings for work on main roads within the shire…

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