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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 74

Port Stephens Meeting of Council Federal Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 2

The Port Stephens Shiro Council, at its monthly meeting, decided to seek assistance from the Federal Government in…

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Malnutrition Result of Ignorance Council's Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 3

While Australian people are, on the whole, well-fed, a minority, estimated at some 6 per cent., is not obtaining, and may not be in a…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Crs. A. A. Mc-Donald (President), Jno. Riley, S. C…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

The Engineer, Mr. F. G. D. Stone, submitted the following report to the meeting of Stroud Shire Council, held on Friday last:—…

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Stroud Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Stroud, on Friday last. Present were Crs. A. Turner…

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Obituary Francis Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 2

Mr. Francis Alderman, who died recently at Wed Maitland, was a native of Ryde, but spent all his early years at Dubbo, where he was a well known…

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Stroud Shire Compliment to Engineer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

A distinct compliment has been paid to Mr. F. G. D. Stone, Stroud Shire Engineer and Architect, by the "Contractor's Record," a prominent…

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Shire Clerk's Report. Many Matters Explained

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

Rates.—The amount owing on 31st July, 1938, was £351/4/3 out of £10,630 levied; and since then £20/-16/- has been paid…

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Special Rate Refusal to Pay Threat Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 6

A threat last night by ratepayers of Tarro Shire Council that they would not pay a special rate of 1d in the £ until such time as…

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Municipal Council's Support for Local Aerodrome Decision to Approach the Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council last night,, the proposal to establish an aerodrome in Singleton as soon…

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Paltry Quibble Holds Up Rural Electricity Extensions Municipal Council Agrees To Inspection Of Books By Shire Auditor Shire Council Desires Right For Anybody To Inspect

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 1

While farmers throughout the Singleton district face the certain prospect of losing the most valuable months of irrigation, a quibble that is paltry compared with the urgency of…

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Clerk Leave Discussion in Council Mayor's Action Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

The town clerk, Mr. C. A. Buchan, was granted one week's leave on his many weeks of accrued leave by the Mayor, Ald. F. E. Willcox…

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MORPETH Municipal Council the Aerodrome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

The regular meeting of the council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aid. Stevens, Cutcliffe, Klein,…

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DIPHTHERIA Tarro Shire Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 7

The president (Cr. J. T. Butler) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that he made inquiries about the diphtheria immunisation from the…

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Monthly Meeting Municipal Council Important Matters Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

Many matters of importance were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council held last night…

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Work Eulogised Shire Councillor Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 6

Owing to his being a resident of Mayfield West,? which has been absorbed by the Greater Newcastle Council, Cr. A. E. Shaw, who was elected…

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Relief Workers Tarro Shire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 6

The shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that during the first week of the fortnight ended August 11, 113 men…

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Special Rate Tarro Shire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

Cr. T. McCarthy stated at a meeting of Tarro Shire Council to-day that no speaker at a public meeting at Morpeth on Monday night had mentioned…

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Kearsley Shire Permits to Build CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

The following applications for permission to build were granted by Kearsley Shire Council last night:— John Miller, alterations to…

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Tarro Shire Unable to Contribute Aerodrome Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 10

Tarro Shire Council, at its fortnightly meeting to-day decided to notify East Maitland Municipal Council that, owing to the strained…

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