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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 74

Stealthy Work Tarro Shire's Claim Greater Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 4

Allegations that the Mayor of West Maitland (Aid. A. S. McDonald) and the Town Clerk (Mr. E. W. Williams) had worked…

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Droving Stock Action to be Taken Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council's repeated efforts to eradicate the travelling stock nuisance on the Maitland-road, between Hexham and the…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting. Tribute to the Late Alderman Truscott

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday night aidermen paid a very fine tribute to the late Aid. P. Truscott as civic representative, a sportsman and a townsman, Those present were:—Alderman E.W. Shaw (Mayor), C. V. Parkinson…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Dungog, on Tuesday last. Cr. J. B. Carlton (President)…

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Kearsley Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

Kearsley Shire Council met on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs. P. Saxton (prescient), T. R. Brown, A. Johnson, A. Owen…

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Shire Culverts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council, at its meeting on Tuesday last, decided to apply to the Government for an additional grant of £1000 for the…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. R. L. Fitzgerald) presided at the fortnightly meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, held on Tuesday night last. Also present…

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Council Praised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

Three residents of the municipality wrote congratulating Fast Maitland Council on the new mercury vapour lighting at the corner of…

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Kearsley Shire Works Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

"The permanent field staff in the number of 37 have been employed during the post fortnight as follows: Relief works, supervising and…

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Strong Protest Change of Boundaries Balwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

By a unanimous vote Bolwarra Shire Council to-day decided to inform the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S…

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Relief Works in Parsley Shire Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

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

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Proposed Tar Paving at Abermain Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Kearsley shire Council submitted a report on the proposal to…

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Merriwa Show Under Drought Conditions. Courage of Show Council Rewarded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 8

If proof of the soundness of the Merriwa district, even under drought conditions, were needed, it was to be found in the magnificent exhibition…

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League Council Debate On Abyssinia Britain Appeals for the Facing of Realities

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Ill, and unable to stand the strain of speaking himself, Emperor Haile Selassie was a tragic figure at the League Council meeting yesterday, when Britain proposed that members should face realities and recognise the Italian conquest of Abyssinia…

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Cable and Telegraphic News Haile Selassie Denies Right of Council. Geneva

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

In the Council of the League of Nations the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, said that Italy could be driven from Abyssinia by means 'of…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Late Mr. Truscott Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 11

Expressions of sympathy continue to be received by members of the family of the late Mr. Percy Truscott, and at the…

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Bolwarra Shire Melville Ford Bridge Tender Accepted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 2

Bolwarra Shire Council intends to finance its share of the cost of the construction of a bridge over the Hunter River at Melville Ford…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council, held on Tuesday last, the following business waa transacted in addition to that which was…

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Stroud Shire Council Payment of Rates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

A more satisfactory position in regard to the payment of rates in the Stroud Shire was disclosed at last Friday's meeting of the Council, although…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

Following is the continuation of the report of the meeting of the Dungog Council held on Tuesday night last, portion of which was published…

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