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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 74

To Go! Memorial Horse Trough Council Decides

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 6

The old memorial horse trough at the intersection of High and Hunter-streets, West Maitland, is to go. That was decided upon by the meeting of…

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Question Time At Council Meeting Electricity Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 6

The possibility of the Government altering its policy in the supply or electricity was mentioned at last night's meeting of West Maitland Council…

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No Order Case Against Council Long Hearing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 6

In the case heard at the West Maitland Police Court in which the secretary of the Electrical Trades Union of New South Wales…

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Council's Policy Concreting of Footpaths Saving to Ratepayers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 8

West Maitland Council decided last night to adopt a policy of constructing concrete strips along all footpaths with the exception of High-street. This will be without cost to…

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Women Bowlers Refused Use of Greens Council Petitioned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 2

As a result of an application by women bowlers for the use of its greens, a special meeting of the West Maitland Park Bowling Club was held…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

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

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Letters to the Editor Two Aldermen and a Heifer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 8

Sir,—We, eyewitnesses to tho savage attack by an infuriated beast upon an old lady on Monday last, view with disgust the statements made by…

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Acute Financial Position of Cessnock Council. Mayor displeased at Bank's Refusal to Increase Overdraft. "I Definitely Feel They are Trying to Hamper this Council!"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 5

"I do not know what the bank's object is in refusing to give us the overdraft we require. I do not know whether they have any-ulterior motive, or whether they think the Council is going to run amusk. At the same time, I think…

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1st Scone Group Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 5

The Group Council has met nearly every month during the year to receive reports from the different sections and discuss any matters…

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Informal Votes Instructions in Shire Elections SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 7

Action is to be taken by the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Speener, to recast in explicit terms the official instructions sent to voters in…

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Relief Work In Lake Macquarie Shire Not to Cease, Says Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly this week Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Spooner) Whether…

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Maitland Show Annual Meeting of Council Year's Profit £948

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 8

The Maitland show of 1938 returned a profit of £1360/18/7 to the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, and the operations for the full year of the…

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Attack on Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 4

Sir,—Recently in your paper there appeared two letters under the nom-de-plumes of "Bonny Play," and "Disgusted," attacking the Mayor of East…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

The full council was present at the July meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council. At the outset the president (Cr…

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Shire Elections Informal Votes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, agreed on Thursday to recast in explicit terms the official instructions sent to voters in shire…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Sewerage Matters Discussed at Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 4

Dungog Municipal Council's Consulting Engineer for sewerage, Mr. N. R. M. Craigie, told Council at its special meeting last Thursday night, that…

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Vital Meeting Miners' Central Council SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

Great importance attaches to the meeting in Sydney to-day o£ officers of the Miners' Federation Central Council…

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Tarro Shire Meeting of Council Works on Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 7

Reporting on the work carried out in the last fortnight, the engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) told Tarro Shire Council to-day that the…

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Dispute with Minister Vote of Confidence in Mayor East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 6

A statement was made at the fortnightly meeting of East Maitland Council last night that council had made a mistake in discussing in committee the dispute with council and the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond). The dispute…

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MORPETH Municipal Council the Finances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 5

The usual meeting of the Morpeth Council was held on Monday night last. Present were the Mayor (Aid. S. It. Stevens),…

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