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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 76

The Saley Ards Alderman's Warning PIN-PRICKING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 6

During the discussion on the report of the saleyards committee at tout night's West Maitland Council meeting, in which certain…

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Lively Debating at Municipal Council. Council Debates Request for Re-instatement of Electrical Employee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 1

There was some lively debating at the Municipal Council last night, when the result of an official inquiry into the advisability of suspending or cancelling the license of Mr H. S. Sharpe, a former employee in…

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Parking Area Principle Approved Council to Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 6

West Maitland Council last night approved the principle of establishing a parking area, but Aid W.F. O'Hearn, who had…

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Council Refuses Swimming Club's Request for Trunks Opinions Freely Expressed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 3

By five votes to four, the Municipal Council, at the monthly meeting last night, decided not to grant the written request of the…

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Amalgamation Scheme West Maitland Council to Discuss Special Meeting Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 6

On Tuesday night next, October 26, at 7.30 a special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council will be held to discuss the proposed amalgamation of East and West Maitland Municipalities. Despite the wide interest of the question…

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Council Staff Municipal Employee Inquiry Report Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 2

At the Singleton Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, the suspension of Mr. H. Sharpe, an electrician formerly employed…

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AERODROME Mentioned in Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 2

The aerodrome for which Bast Maitland Council has been agitating for a long time, was mentioned at the special meeting of council last night, when…

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Singleton and District Council Meets Affairs at Singleton Unpaid Rates Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 2

The Mayor, Aid. F. E. Willcox, presided, and the following aldermen were present at the meeting of Singleton Municipal Council last…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

The kearsley Shire Council met last night, when, there were present: Crs. W. Varty (president), T. R. Brown, A. Johnson…

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Barrel of Beer. Shire Council's Shout

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Shire Council, at Innisfail, Queensland, an account for £3/3/ was received from a publican for a keg of beer…

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Municipal Council Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 5

The Cessnock Municipal elections will be held on Saturday December 4. The polling places will be Council Chambers…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The Mayor (Aid. R. L. Fitzgerald)…

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Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the health inspector reported that the undermentioned persons…

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Re-grading of Municipal Council Staff

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

Cessnock Council has decided not to appoint another Deputy Town Clerk to fill the position recently vacated by Mr. F. D…

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Kearsley Shire Milk Samples

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

The health inspector (Mr. J. G. McGlivray), tat last night's meeting of the Keareley Shire Council, reported that the…

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Cessnock's Municipal Affairs Fortnightly Meeting Of the Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

The usual fartninhtly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held last Tuesday. night, when there were Presient…

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Matters of Municipal Importance Council Adopts Several Reforms in Traffic Regulations

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 10

At the Municipal Council meeting this week the aldermen adopted several recommendations from the traffic sub-committee, with a view to improving traffic regulations and their observance in the municipality…

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Dungog Sewerage Special Meeting of Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Saturday night last to give consideration to two motions for rescission, notice of which…

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Race Broadcasts Privy Council Appeal SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 4

Next week Mr. A. C. Gain, of the New South Wales Bar, will leave for England in the Maloja, to assist in the application to be made to the Privy Council for leave…

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Show Council Group Rain Protection Again Deferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

The Maitland Show Council, at its meeting last night, again deferred the question of joining the group rain protective scheme. The…

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