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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 76

Relief , Works. in Kearsley Shire. Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 6

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

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Kearsley Shire Date of Elections DECEMBER 4 CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 7

The statutory, date for the holding of the triennial election of councillors to Kearsley Shire Council will be Saturday, December. 4…

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Dungog Sewerage Question Further Discussed by Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

At Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council a communication was received from Hon. E. S. Spooner (Minister for Works and…

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Industrial Arbitration Bill Attacks in Legislative Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Several attacks were made in the Legislative Council on Wednesday night upon the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Bill, which…

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Superfine Wool Grown On Improved Pastures. No Deterioration of Fleece Revealed in Test. Says Council, for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

A long-standing fallacy that the grazing of superfine wool sheep on improved pastures had the effect of coarsening the wool has been exploded…

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Works Reports Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 3

The shire clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) reported to a meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council that accounts in credit were: General fund £415/19/6, Lorn local…

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Boys' Society Church of England Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 4

The bi-monthly meeting of the Newcastle Diocesan Council of the Church of England Boys' Society was held at St. Mary's West…

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News of the Day Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 4

THE secretary of the Maitland Business this morning Club (Mr. W. Parker) stated this morning that the nominations of members of the club to…

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Labour Meeting Hunter Federal Council Great Confidence Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 8

Meeting for the lost time before the elections, great enthusiasm marked the proceedings of the meeting of the Hunter Electoral Council at…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, October 12, 1937. Muswellbrook Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:— Crs. Jas. White (President), Jas…

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Late Cr. McTaggart. References at Council. Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 1

The death of Councillor Amos McTaggart was referred to by Cr. Jas. White (President) at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council. He said…

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Shire Roads Tarro Council's Area Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 7

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the condition of road pavements and streets were not in a…

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Park Courts Extension Requested Council Critical

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 2

Aldermen of East Maitland Council last night found themselves divided into two divisions when an application by East…

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E.M. COUNCIL Main Street Footpaths. New Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 6

East Maitland Council, at its meeting last night, was faced with the problem of whether or not the expense of constructing concrete…

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Free Library Favoured for West Maitland Mayor to Be Asked to Call a Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 6

A meeting held in the West Maitland School of Arts decided to form a branch of the free public library movement. This meeting was called by the School of Arts committee, but the Mayor is to be asked to call a public meeting to further the…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday, October 6th The Clerk, Mr. C. L. Monkley, read…

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Tarro Shire Tenambit Electricity Discount Sought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 12

Tarro Shire Council has decided to mako representations to West Maitland Council asking that the electricity consumers of…

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Grant Sought For Christmas Cheer Morpeth Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 6

Morpeth Council decided to approach the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) for a special grant of £100 to…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present Councillors H. C. Higgins (Deputy…

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Municipal-shire Merger

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

The Aberdeen Municipality, which came into existence 50 years ago by Government proclamation, was wiped out overnight. The swiftness of the…

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