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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 76

Municipal Band Mayor As President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. E. E. Morris) presided at a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Band held in the Town Hall last night for the purpose…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 5

The Deputy Mayor, Ald. J. W. Fleming, presided over a meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last. Others present were Ald…

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Relief Jobs Deputation To Mayor Award Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 3

After being requested by a deputation from the unemployed of Weet Maitland yesterday morning to urge an immediate start on the…

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Destruction of Trees Wallarobba Shire Protests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 3

A letter from the Wallarobba Shire Council was received by the West Maitland Council on Tuesday night protesting against the manner in…

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Wallarobba Sire Council. Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 6

Following is the continuation of the report of the meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council held on 13th inst., portion of which was published last…

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Keeping Our Shire Roads in Order Various Repairs Decided

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

Several decisions in regard to the general upkeep of the roads within Patrick Plains Shire were made at the meeting of the Shire Council…

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Bike-without-light Case Further Echoes in Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 5

Further reference was made at Cessnock Council meeting last Friday night to the case of a school girl who was…

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Tarro Shire Roads (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 2

Sir, -No doubt human nature is very selfish, and I would venture to say that if Tarro Shire Council was to collect all the rates from Morpeth…

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A.L.P Tribute To Anzacs State Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 2

Before opening the business of the Maitland State Electoral Council hold at Tarro, it was docked, on the motion of Mr. J. Fuge, seconded by Mr. T…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting. Councillors Divided on Proposed Water Scheme. Aero Beacon for Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, when there were present:— Councillors J. Roach (President), J. F…

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Cessnock Peace Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 2

Speaking under the auspices of the Cessnock Peace Council on Sunday, 25th April, Mr. W. E. Gollan, delivered a most impressive, and convincing…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Extensive Programme of Kerbing, Guttering and Paving

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 6

At last Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, a lengthy report was submitted by the Works Committee upon the proposition of an…

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Kearsley Shire Works Report of Progress

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 4

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

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Kearsley Shire Relief Works. Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 5

The engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last week's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted the following report…

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Dungog Council Works Committee's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 4

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last, the report of the Works Committee was submitted as follows:—…

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Town Clerk's Report To Dungog Council Important Proposals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 3

At last week's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, the following report was submitted by the Town Clerk, Mr. Macken:—…

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Shire Works Programme For Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 4

Cr. T. McCarthy requested at Tarro Shire Council's meeting to-day that consideration be given to the works to be brought under the notice of the…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Coalfield Council Tarro to Join

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 5

Tarro Shire Council decided at its meeting to-day to join the Coalfields Co-ordination Committee, and to endorse the list of…

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Loan Refused East Maitland Council Road Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 2

"It seems that we will have to get a now Government," said Ald. C. W. Ebbeck, at a meeting of this East Maitland Council last right…

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Bread Prices Criticism In Council "Over the Fence"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 4

There was heated discussion at a meeting of the East Maitland Council last night, regarding the present high price of bread. A…

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