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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 76

Special Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 5

On Friday night last a special meeting of Council was held to consider applications for the position of supervising engineer for the town…

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Proposed Subway. Council's Agitation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 4

The council is not letting up in its advocacy of the proposal to construct a subway for pedestrian traffic at the Sydney-street level crossing…

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Kearsley Shire Air Shaft Protest Official Reply Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 2

It would appear that the objections raised by Kearsley Shire Council to the sinking of an air shaft for a colliery in Sale-street, Greta, close…

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Manning Shire Proposed £50,000 Programme. Offer of Half Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has received from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Hon. E. S. Spooner) a letter which says…

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Council Relief Work Wanted for Men Put Off Creek

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 7

Mr. G. McGregor, president of the Cessnock Unemployed and Relief Workers Organisation, and the secretary (Mr. F. Jones)…

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Hunter Show Council Review of Year's Operations Profit of £756 shown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 4

The council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, in the report presented to the annual meeting last night, stated that the 1937 show resulted in a profit of £1099/4/4. The full operations of the association…

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Dungog Sewerage Scheme More Discussion in Council Motion for Poll Rejected

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 5

At Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, a motion by Ald. Kennedy that the question of the sewerage be submitted to the…

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Aberdeen News MUNICIPAL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 5

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

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Tamarang Shire Premer Water Supply. QUIRlNDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 10

A detailed statement for the provision of a water supply at Premer presented to the Tamarang Shire Council meeting, showed the total…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. Present were the Mayor…

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Strange Duty, London's Lord Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 8

One of the strangest of tho Lord Mayor of London's ninny duties is to place a new quill. pen in the hand of the effigy of John Stow on April 20 every year,…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting £3000 Unemployment Relief Expenditure £1700 For New Plant. Other Important Decisions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 6

At the regular monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, held on Wednesday of last week, some important decisions were reached, including the purchase of new road-making plant to the value of approximately £1700, and the raising of…

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Council Merger Morpeth. Ihterest Wanes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 2

Indications are not wanting that much of the enthusiasm it was suggested would characterise the attempt to obilterate the municipality in the…

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Ministerial Visit. Opening of New Council Chambers. Invitation to Public

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Hon. E. S. Spooner, M.L.A.) will perform the official opening of Muswellbrook's new…

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Tarro Shire Meeting of Council Bridge Repairs

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

The engineer, Mr. W. U. Lindsay, reported to a meeting of Tarro Shire Council to-day that the condition of Narrowgut Bridge was very dangerous, and the…

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Council's Sympathy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 7

Before the commencement of business at Tarro Shire Council to-day the councillors stood in silence as a mark of respect to the late Aid. J. T…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 6

The Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the wages for the fortnight to men on relief work amounted to…

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Tarro Buildings Applications to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council as its meeting to-day, approved eleven building applications. They were: R. Coxon, Hexham,…

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Protest From Mascot Council Sydney, Wednesday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 2

The Mascot Council has decided to protest against the decision of the Fedoral Government to establish an air base at Roso Bay, and urges that the…

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Gas Profit East Maitland Council Healthy Finances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 6

A nett profit of £129/3/10 was shown by East Maitland municipal gasworks during the six months ended June 30, according…

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