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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 74

Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

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

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Condition of Cessnock's Electricity Equipment. Deputation to Advisory Committee Chairman. Mayor's Report to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

Further reference was made, at the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night, to the condition of the electricity reticulation and installation systems of the Caledanian Collieries Ltd. within the Municipality…

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Murrurundi Notes Warrah Shire Council Meeting Crawney-nundle Road Half Completed. Splitter's Creek Bridge to Be Started

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

The Warrah Shire Council met the Council Chambers, Murrurundi, on Monday last, when the President, Cr. J. J. Perkins, presided. Councillors…

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Murrurundi Municipal Council Meeting. New Public Tennis Courts to Be Made

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last, when there were present: Aldermen J. H. Miller…

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Scone Municipal Council Special Meeting to Consider House Connections to Sewerage Mains

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 7

There was a special meeting of the above Council on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of considering the matter of household connections…

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Parents and Citizens' Associations. Formation of District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

Mr J. Bryce, departmental organisor of "The Central Library Movement," visited Muswellbrook on Wednesday night to confer with Parents…

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Miners' Central Council's "Second Round." (To the Editor)

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

Sir,—Seeing that we are ali deeply interested in the forthcoming "second round" for the betterment of our general…

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Country Women's Association Mid-North Coast Group Council Meeting at Gloucester

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

The regular half-yearly meeting of the Mid-North Coast Group Council was held in Gloucester School of Arts on Thursday last. The day turned…

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MUSWELLBROOK P. and C. Association District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 10

MUSWELLBROOK, Saturday. Following an address at the Rural School by Mr. J. Bryce, organiser of the Central Library…

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Aldermen Want Pay Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 8

A proposal that city aldermen should be paid a weekly allowance will be made to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) this…

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Tennis Gradings for P.p. Shire Tournament

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 2

The players graded to A grade for the Patrick Plains Shire tournament commencing at Howe Park courts next Saturday are as follows:—…

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Preference Act Letters Before Council Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council to-day had before it two letters referring to the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Preference Act. One sought the…

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Nine Bridges Kearsley Shire Needs CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council will shortly call tenders for some of tho nine bridges it proposes to reconstruct. These bridges have done service for periods…

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Bridge Corner Morpeth Complaints Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 7

When the Morpeth Municipal Council received reports of breaches of the traffic regulations at the bridge corner, it was…

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No Help Courthouse Road Council Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 6

East Maitland Council intends to leave John-street in its present bad state of repair unless the Justice Department gives assistance…

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Road Signs Commissioner's Remarks Council Protests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 6

Ray Neon (Asia) Limited, complained to a meeting of Ease Maitland Council last night regarding the remarks of the Commissioner of Main Roads (Mr. H…

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E. M. COUNCIL Pitnacree Road Repairs Further Move

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 2

An alderman of East Maitland Council last night stated that he had heard it rumoured that the Premier of New South Wales (Mr…

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Meeting of Federal Council of B.M.A. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 2

The opinion was expressed to day that almost unanimous opposition by the B.M.A. to the proposed 11/ capitation fee under the national…

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Fort Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday, in the offices at Raymond Terrace, when all the Council was present. Cr. Russell, president…

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Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Friday, the Engineer, Ms. Payten, submitted the following report on some of the roads within the Shire…

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