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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 74

£7000 GRANT Port Stephens Shire Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 3

The president (Cr. Russell) and Cr. Elkin reported to a meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council that they had interviewed…

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Congratulations! -Mr Mayor and Town Clerk

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 2

The action of the Mayor and Town Clerk this morning in connection with the sewerage employment impasse has solved two major problems. Fifty local unemployed men, morally entitled to at least a…

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Men Started Singleton Sewerage Mayor's Action Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

By direction of the Mayor (Aid. P. E. Wiloex) over the week-end, 50 Singleton unemployed have been given work on the local sewerage scheme…

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Australia May Buy New Cruiser. Defence Council Approves Plans

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 1

Although large increases in the defence vote will be made, the Federal Government does not contemplate increasing the…

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Minister's Reply Resented by Aldermen High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 6

Aldermen of the East Maitland Municipal Council who attended, a meeting of one of the committees this morning, expressed strong…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

A meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Dungog, on Tuesday night last. Only five aldermen were present and…

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S.p. Betting and Sport Mayor of Newcastle's Outspoken Comment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

Speaking last night at a conference of clubs affiliated with the Newcastle District Cricket Association, the Mayor of…

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History Recalled 150th Celebrations Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 6

On March 22, 1905, the Premier (Hon. J. H. 'Carruthers) officially opened the present Maitland Hospital, the work of which had been…

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Cessnock Council Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 6

Cessnock Municipal Council last night granted the applications of the following persons for permission to build:—Mr. J. G. McGarvie,…

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That Grant Celebrations Finance Council Debate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 6

After one alderman had remarked that it would be indecent of council to deduct the amount due to council by the committee…

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Singleton Sewerage Unemployed Address Council Maitland Men's Objections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 6

If Singleton Municipal Council sees fit to ask the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to fully investigate the conditions of work on the Singleton Sewerage scheme, and if Singleton so desires it, West Council last night after two representative of the unemployed in Maitland, who had refused to accept work in singleton, had addressed the alderman and outlined their objections in detail…

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Water Supply East Cessnock Camp Council Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 1

The health inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported to Cessnock Council last night that, as directed, he had made an inspection of the water…

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Growth of Weeds Experimental Poisoning in Hand West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 8

For a long time the growth of weeds within the municipality of West Maitland has been a b one of contention. Several discussions in council resulted in a decision at the meeting a fort-night ago to make arrangements with the officer in charge of…

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Singleton Sewerage Scheme Moves Ahead. Company Intends To Carry Out The Work With Local Hen Pay-Roll Will Be £1000 Per Fortnight Government Likely To Approve Of The Mayor's Action

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 1

Singleton's sewerage volcano is practically extinct. The frequent unpleasant eruptions which have caused considerable anxiety to employees, ratepayers, contractors, and aldermen in the last few weeks, are rapidly fading into an extremely welcome silence…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

TENDERS, addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed "Tender for Roadwork," will be received up to noon on WEDNESDAY, 6th April,…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

The Stroud Shire Council held Us monthly meeting on Wednesday, 16th March, 1938. The meeting had been adjourned from the previous Friday,…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting Health Posters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 6

From Public Health Department, asking whether the Council would agree to erect a poster which the Department had prepared, with a view…

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Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night. It was called for the purpose of finalising sewerage arrangements,…

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Cessnock's Municipal Affairs Fortnightly Meeting of Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night when there present:…

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Match Off Council Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

The action of the Bolwarra Shire Council in having the fence surrounding the Lora Park cricket oval removed before the concluding day's…

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