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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 76

Sport and Sportsmen Sporting Glimpses of the Week. Limelight Personalities. Mayor E. W. SHAW.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

Progressive townsman, and keen sportsman, the Mayor, Alderman E. W. Shaw, earns first place in the honor roll of the week, and with his…

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Council Acts Greyhounds—Horses Raging Control Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

Starting-price betting, dog racing, the attendance of juveniles at race meetings, and the conduct of meetings generally are to be the…

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Confident of Support by Loan Council Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

A confidence that the Loan Council would support the State Government's electrical developments for the sum of £12,000,000, was expressed to-day by…

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Scarcity of Accommodation at Cessnock High School. Deputation From Council to Wait on Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

THE MAYOR (Ald. Horne), at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, referred to the position that was expected to arise on the resumption of school in regard to scarcity of accommodation for those children eligible…

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Electricity Scheme and Loan Council. Mb. Stevens Expresses Confidence That Undertaking Will Be Approved. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 9

Confidence that the Loan Council would support the State Government's electricity development scheme to cost £12,000,000 was expressed to-day by the…

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Municipal Rates Same As Last Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

At Its meeting on Tuesday night the Cessnock Municipal Council decided to adopt, for 1937, the same rates as those…

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Minister's Visit Tarro Shire Forgotten?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. E. S. Spooner, will visit Lake Meaquaric and Kearsley Shires and Cessnock municipality on…

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Delay Desired Merging with Shire Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9

A letter from the Minister for Local Government, through Mr. C. B. Bennett, M.L.A., read at tho mooting of the Raymond Terrace Mu…

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Bolwarra Shire Prepared To Pay Share Melville Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 2

Providing Kearsley Shire Council also accepted the offer made by the Minister for Works and Local Government…

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Works Scheme Many Council Agree QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9

Replying to deputations of unemployed from Quirindi and Wallabakah, Mr. H. C. Carter, M. L. A. Outlined the new Government policy whereby public…

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Shire Council Wallarobba Rates Values Stand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 3

The Wailarobba Shire Council, at Its monthly meeting, decided to allow the valuations to stand as at present. It was stated…

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"Give Wholehearted Support To Sewerage" Mayor's Appeal to Townspeople

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 2

"The Government's sewerage offer is a most favourable one," said the Mayor (Alderman F. E. Willcox) in a statement to the "Argus," "and one which should be grasped while the opportunity still exists…

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To Continue Port Stephens Shire Relief Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 2

The Port Stephens Shire council decided to continue relief work without the 10 per cent bonus, so for as Its funds would permit…

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Stroud Shire Council Continuation of Relief Scheme

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 3

At Friday's meeting of Stroud Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Works and Local Government advising that the…

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Stroud Shire. Improved Endowment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 3

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Friday last a communication was received from the Department of Works and Local…

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Cost of Running Shire Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

Some remarkably interesting figures were submitted to the Woodburn Shire meeting last week, regarding the Shire car. During the year it travelled…

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Kearsley Shire. Progress of General Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last week's meeting of the Kearsley, Council, reported that the following works…

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Gift of Clothing to Kearsley Shire to Be Returned Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

A large consignment of second hand military clothing received by Kearsley Shire Council from the Federal Government for distribution…

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Municipal Pool Was Popular

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 3

The intense heat which prevailed in Cessnock yesterday sent people flocking to the Municipal Baths. Large…

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Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 3

A meeting of Singleton Municipal Council was held last night. Present: Aldermen J. W. B. Waterhouse (Deputy Mayor), G. S. O'Halloran, J. S…

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