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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,509 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 76

Council Gardner

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

The Mayor reported that on seeing the condition of the Memorial Hall Gardens on the previous Thursday, he had had some attention given them,…

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Accumulation of Overtime Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

Accumulation of overtime for gangers and operators formed the subject of a report by the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. R Shine), at the…

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

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

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

The Cessnock Municipal Council met on Tuesday high when there were present: Aid men S. Home (Mayor),…

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1400 WORKING Kearsley Shire Roads CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

Koarsley sure Engineer reported to council last night that the broken sections of road near the Heddon Hotel had been under reconsir[?] and would…

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Homeville Park Action By the Shire CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

In a report submitted to Kearsley Shire Council last night the Shire clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) stated that on the l9th instant, the Homeville…

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Kearsley Shire Emergency Relief Work Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

The news that the 10 per cent, was to be continued and the work proceed in Kearsley shire, was received with satisfaction in Kurri Kurri to-day…

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Relief Works in Kearsley Shire. Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire council submitted the following report…

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Relief Scheme to Be Continued In Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

The emergency relief scheme will be continued in the Kearsley Shire until further notice. The 10 per cent. Government subsidy to Councils…

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'Outsiders'& Council (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

Sir,—Reading the article regarding the above in Wednesday,s "Mercury". It struck me that Aid, McDonald chose a "coward's castle." He know that the…

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New Deadlock Erina Shire Fiasco Clerk's Dilemma Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

The Erina Shire Council, concerning which there was a disagreement some time ago, reached a deadlock to-day over the…

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The New Shire Engineer. Mr. Huntington Creates Good Impression

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

Mr. H. R. Huntington, the recentlyappointed Shire Engineer, took his seat for the first time at the meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council on…

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Building in Cessnock Applications to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the health inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that…

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Cost of Horses and Drays. Council's Relief Work Problem

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

"If the emergency relief scheme is continued, one matter which Council will have to give very serious consideration…

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Gosford's New Council. Election of President. Another Deadlock. Gosford

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Another deadlock was reached to-day at the first meeting of the Erina. Shire Council after the election of aldermen. Six members of the council…

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Merriwa Shire Rate. an Increase of One-farthing Town Improvement Rate for Merriwa and Cassilis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

At the meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council on Wednesday it was resolved to increase the general rate from 1½d to 1¾d in the £ on the unimproved…

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Catholic Guilds Central Northern Council Drive for Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 4

Bro. W. F. 0'Hearn (District Warden) presided at a meeting of delegates of the Central, Northern Council of of the A.cC. Guilds hold yesterday…

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Cannot Get Pay Erina Shire Employees SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

As a result of the deadlock which has arisen in the Brina Shire Council, the employees of this council may not be paid this week…

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New Council Chambers. Work Started

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

Work on the new Municipal Council Chambers was commenced to-day by the contractors, Messrs. Rixon, Hastic and Baker, Ltd,…

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Municipal Swimming Pool Is Great Boon to District. Council Is to Be Commended on Its Construction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

UNDOUBTEDLY the Municipal swimming pool lias been a great noon to the people of Cessnock, and the Council is to be commended on its foresight in providing the citizens with this very flue recreational and pleasure-giving utility…

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