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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 74

Tarro Shire's Loss Fewer Building Permits

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

The loss sustained by Tarro Shire Council when Mayfield West was included in the city of Greater Newcastle was emphasised by a report…

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Singleton District. Special Meeting The Municipal Council Junior Clerk Singleton"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

Singleton Municipal Council received at a special meeting last night 28 applications for the position of junior clerk…

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Permits to Build Granted by Kearsley, Shire CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 8

Kearsley Shire Council last night granted the following applications for permission to build:- Miss N. Thomas, garage to premi…

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Council Considers Applications for Junior Clerk

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

The Municipal Council last night dealt with 28 applications submitted in response to an advertisement for the vacancy of junior clerk in the…

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Court Verdict Council Perturbed Bus Licence Case

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

Tarro Shire Council to-day took the view that a ruling by the Maitland District Magistrate (Mr. C. G, Carr-Boyd) meant that the…

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Years Rates East Maitland Council Total of £4247

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

The town clerk (Mr. L. G. Markey) reported to East Maitland Council last night that £122/9/4 had been collected in…

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Tourist Road. Report of Deputation E.M. COUNCIL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 8

The Mayor (AM. H. C. Morton) and Aid. F. J. Burg, East Maitland Council's representatives who were included in the deputation…

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Electric Radiators in Public Schools Arrangements by Chairman of County Council. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

In order to assist the installation of electric radiators in public schools, Councillor J. H. Gardiner, chairman of the County Council, is making…

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Stock on Roads Warning to Drovers Shire President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 4

A warning to stock drovers was contained in a reply by the President (Cr. J. T. B. Butler) to a question asked by Cr. A. E. Shaw…

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Minister and Mayor Correspondence in the Dispute a Question of Courtesy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 4

Although the matter of the dispute between the East Maitland Council and the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A.) was taken for the first time in open Council on Tuesday evening, the correspondence on the question has not…

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Kearsley Shire Works for Unemployed Reply to Minister Cessonock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 5

The statement recently made by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) that there were no works in the…

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Police Promotion Executive Council Agrees SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 13

Tho Executive Council approved the promotion of sergeants first class At best William Pickard. Roderick Me Load reginald John Parmeter [?]…

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Kear'sley Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council met on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs. P. Saxton (president), A. Johnson,…

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Murrurundi Notes Warrah Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Warrah Shive Council was held on Monday last, when there were present: Councillors J. J. Perkins (President) A. J…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, when there were present: Aid. W. J. O'Brien (Mayor), J. W…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

There was a full atendance at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council. C. Smith wrote, complaining that…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. In the absence of the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Leading Hand's Report

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

In addition to his routine report, the Leading Hand reported that a water service pipe regarding which a complaint had been received at last…

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The Shire Clerk's Lament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

The following list of "Ifs" comes to us with the compliments of Mr. R. J. Higgins, of Inverell, says "The Shire and Municipal Record." Very many…

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A Correction Council Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 6

The Mayor of East Maitland (Aid. H. C. Morton) pointed out this morning, that there were two inaccuracies in the report of last Tuesday night's…

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