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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 74

Contempt for Nazis Attack by Mayor of New York

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

The Mayor of New York (Mr La Guardia) resumed his attack on Nazism when he declared, "You know, it does not take much courage to take…

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Dungog Sewerage Council Decides to Call Tenders

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council held on Tuesday night last, advice was received from Mr. N. R. M. Craigie, consulting engineer for…

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Question of Sunday Tennis Council to Take Referendum

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

Dungog Municipal Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, decided by a majority vote to allow Sunday tennis on the Bennett Park courts. This…

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Tourist Development Radio Advertising. Discussed by Dungog Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

At its meeting on Tuesday night, last, Dungog Municipal Council decided to seek the co-operation of the Dungog and Barrington Tops Tourist…

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The Municipal Baths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

Attendances at the Ceesnock Municipal Baths from October 1, 1937, until March 31, 1938, totalled 62,562, made up of…

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Question of Sunday Football Bowral Council to Take Referendum

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 4

Bowral Council, at the request of the Bowral Rugby League Football Club, has decided to take a referendum on the question of whether…

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Park Area Homeville Request Shire Meets Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 6

There is still movement in the agitation for a recreation area at Homeville. In a letter to the adjourned meeting of…

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Work on Roads Report to Council Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 7

Cr. W. J. Head presided at a meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council this afternoon, and there were also present Crs. F. Dutton, G. W…

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Proposal Noted. Hexham Level Crossing Council Letter Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads advised the fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last night that the proposal to…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

The regular monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council was held yesterday, when a long correspondence list and business paper…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of t h e Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there wets present:…

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Council "Laughed Last" Ratepayers' Luck Changed

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 8

When the Eastwood Council Chambers were burned down last year it was believed that all of the ledgers and books had been burned…

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Council Tennis Courts Offer to Lease

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

Dealing with the two new tennis courts recently constructed in Bennett Park, Dungog Municipal Council, at its last meeting decided to offer…

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Street Lights Request to Council Chamber Moves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

It was claimed at a meeting of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon that certain businessmen in…

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Tourist Development Council and Tourist League in Conference

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

At a special meeting held on Monday night last Dungog Municipal Council discussed with representatives of Dungog and Barrington Tops Tourist…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting. Burrs on Encolsed Roads to Be Destroyed Within 21 DAYS. Highway Link Agitation—Conference To be Held at Coolah Water Supply Question; Proposed Ambulance Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, when there were present:—Councillors H. O. Bensley (President),…

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Question of Sunday Tennis Discussion in Council. Referendum to Be Taken

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

Dungog Municipal Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night last, decided by a majority vote to allow Sunday tennis on the Bennett Park courts…

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Unusual Request to Council LITHGOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 10

Blaxland Shire Council received a most unusual request. Mr. W. C. Webb, of Capertee, complained that gum-trees on the…

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Shire Council Meeting Lapses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

Yesterday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council lapsed for the want of a quorum…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council was held on Thursday last, when a long correspondence list and business paper…

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