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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting. (Continued). Coolongolook Requests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 6

From Coolongolook Progress Association (W. L. Trewhella, Hon. Sec), asking that (1) the road and bank at the cream wharf be attended to, the…

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Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 6

The health inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, reported that the…

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Kearsley Shire Meat Inspection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 5

Reports submitted by the meat inspectors at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council showed that during the…

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Aberdeen Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting. ABERDEEN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Wednesday night. Present: Aldermen A. E. Hardy (Mayor), M. McLeod, A. F. Taylor…

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Kearsley Shire Works. Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

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

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Cessnock's Municipal Affairs Fortnightly Meeting the Council. Many Matters Dealt With

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 8

The Cessnock Municipal Council met on Tuesday night, when there were present: Aldermen S. Horne (Mayor), F. Lovett, J. Brown,…

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Bulk Electricity Scheme Cessnock Council Not Enthusiastic But Will Co-operate With Shire in Obtaining Railway Expert's Advice

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 5

The recommendation which emanated, from a recent conference of Kearsley and Cessnock Council representatives, to the effect that an officer be invited from the Railway Department to make a survey of the Coalfield with a…

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Road to Take Complaints to Shire CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 2

The shire engineer (Mr. J. S. Shine) reported to Kearsley Shire Council last night that he had received complaints about that part of the road from Cessnock…

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Money for states No Decision by Loan Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

After many clashes between the States and the Commonwealth, and between different States, the Loan Council adjourned very late last night without reaching any decision on the 1937-8 loan allocations…

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Premier Submits State's Case to Loan Council Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 7

The New South Wales Premier, Mr. Stevens, stated to-day that if the New South Wales Government received £5,250,000 from the Loan Council for…

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Municipal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. A. E. Hardy (Mayor), M. McLeod, A. F. Taylor, W. D. Robb…

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Municipal Council Proposed Works

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of the Council on Tuesday night last a communication was received from Hon. E. S. Spooner, referring to his offer of a grant of…

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Large Funeral Late Alderman Gibson NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 7

All sections of the community were represented this afternoon at the funeral of the late Alderman Robert Gibson of Newcastle City Council…

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1st Scone Group Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 3

The Group Council has met on the first Wednesday in each month, except on two occasions when, owing to other engagements, the meetings…

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Kearsley Shire Relief Works. Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 6

At last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) reported as follows regarding the progress of…

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Coal Supplies County Council Concern SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 1

Every endeavour is being made by the Sydney County Council to obtain large stocks of coal, so that supplies of electricity will be maintained in the event of…

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Fascist Salute Lord Mayor's Opposition SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 1

Members of the Sydney branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Union debated Tito Schipa's Fascist salute last night, and decided to support the Lord…

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SINGLETON : CESSNOCK : KURRI Singleton Monthly Meeting Municipal Council Baths Improvements Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 2

The council at last night's meeting approved of the recommendations of the baths committee, to have the hot water boiler…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Area Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 7

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council1 today that wages for the fortnight of men employed on relief work in the…

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Speed Hog Pest Is Rife in Singleton Municipal Council Asks Police to Take Action

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 2

The growing concern in many quaiters in Singleton over the uncontrolled fashion in which irresponsible speed-hogs, all potential…

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