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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 74

Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held in Scone on Thursday last, when there were present all the Councillors, and the Engineer and Clerk…

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Municipal Council Deputation to Minister

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

Dungog Municipal Council sent a! deputation to Sydney on Thursday to place several requests before the Minister for Local Government. Those…

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Cessnock Peace Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Peace Council was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday last. The election of…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, February 15, 1938. Muswellbrook Shire Council New Denman Bridge Site. Proposed Purchase of Power Grader. Denman Street Lighting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held yesterday. There were present:—Councillors Jas. White (President), Jas. Lonergan, R…

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Abermain School Ground Improvements Shire Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. J. S. Shine) last night reported to Kearsley Shire Council that he had made an inspection of Abermain public school. The…

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Tarro Shire New Road Requested Black Hill Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

A deputation of residents from Black Hill waited on Tarro Shire Council to-day, and asked that a satisfactory road from Buttal to…

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AMALGAMATION Further Conference Council Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

The town clerk of East Maitland (Mr. L. G. Markey) reported to a meeting of the Municipal Council last night, that he had…

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Municipal Council Puts Off "The Evil Day" No Action Regarding Men Who Will Be Denied Sewerage Employment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Despite the fact that responsible and official advice has been received in Singleton that at least 73 of Singleton's unemployed would be denied work on the sewerage construction, which commences in less than three weeks, the Municipal Council decided…

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Straying Stock Decrease in Shire Kearsley Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

That observations had shown that there was a marked decrease in the straying of stock on the main road from West Maitland to Cessnock was…

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Storm Drainage An Abermain Matter Shire Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 4

The Engineer (Mr. J. S. Shine) reported to Kearsley Shire Council last night that he had inspected the footpath fronting the main road,…

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Bridge Work Kearsley Shire Area Clerk's Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

A report submitted by the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) to Kearsley Shire Council last night stated that it council decided, after its official…

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CESSNOCK & District Emergency Relief Kearsley Shire Area CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council last night decided to seek information from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr E. S. Spooner), in regard to…

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Singleton Council Appointment of Engineer SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Acting on the recommendation of the consulting engineer, Mr. N. R. M. Craigie, Singleton Municipal Council decided last night to appoint Mr…

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Peace Council Meeting at Cessnock CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Because, "as peace lovers it is their duty to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunate people in the war-ravaged countries," Cessnock Peace Council…

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'Bus Routes Alteration Considered E.M. COUNCIL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 4

When a deputation from the East and West Maitland 'Bus Co. Ltd., comprising Messrs. J. T. Pont, and L. Waight, met East…

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Relief Work Government Criticised Singleton Council Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

The matter of putting Singleton unemployed on to the sewerage work was brought forward at night's meeting of the Singleton Municipal…

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A Step Forward Council Expedites Construction of Tennis Pavilion

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

After an unfortunate but unavoidable delay in preliminaries to the construction of a new pavilion for the Howe Park Tennis…

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COUNCIL Last Night's Meeting Grant for Works Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. F. E. Willcox, presided and Aldermen T. C. Weedon, E. Partridge, J. Brittliffe, W. Heuston, A. J. Dorsman, W…

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Progress of Primary Producers' Union Satisfactory Reports at Central Hunter Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held in the Masonic Hall this…

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Mosquitoes Given Freedom of the Town Council Rejects Motion for Public Prevention

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

By six votes to three, the Municipal Council last night rejected a motion for enforcement of the ordinance which provides…

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