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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 74

First Concert Maitland Municipal Band Tuesday Next

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 10

Mr. Gladstone Hill, conductor of the recently re-constructed Maitland Municipal Band, was asked by the "Maitland Mercury" to indicate something of the…

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A.H.C GUILD Central Northern Council Officers Elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Central Northern Council of the A.H.C. Guilds was held on Sunday afternoon at West Maitland. Bro. W…

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District Council Meetings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

The General Secretary, also the Secretary of the Central Hunter P.P. Union (A. N. Collard) wrote re holding Council meetings in sequence so…

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Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

The regular quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter ami Gloucester District Council of the P.P. Union was held at Gloucester on Tuesday, and…

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Mr. Baddeley Defers Action Porty Transfer Electorate Council Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.L.A., present on Sunday at the Cessnock Electorate Council meeting, which was presided over by Mr. J. Logan, of…

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District Veterinary Surgeon Discussion at P.P.U. Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

This was a matter on which there was lengthy discussion at the meeting of the District Council of the P.P.U. at Gloucester on Tuesday last, says…

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Tarro Shire Building Applications

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 6

Six applications for permits to build were approved by Tarro Shiro Council to-day. They were: H. and L. North…

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Relief Wages Tarro Shire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 6

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that wages paid to men on relief work for the fortnight ended August…

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Abermain Drain Report of Shire Engineer CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 10

The proposed cleaning of the main drain at Abermain was the subject of a further report by the engineer (Mr. J. Shine) to the Kearsley Shire…

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920 Men Employed Kearsley Shire Relief Works CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 8

At present 920 men are engaged on relief work within the Kearsley Shire area. They are employed in 33 gangs and are spread over an area of 500…

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Deplorable State Sawyer's Gully Road Petition to Shire Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 4

A petition, signed by 36 residents of Sawyer's Gully, submitted to Kearsley Shire Council last night, urged that an inspection of the road from…

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E. M. COUNCIL Request to Minister District Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 6

East Maitland Council night decided to ask the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) If he would…

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Rates Owing Land To Be Sold E. M. COUNCIL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 12

In a report to the fortnightly meeting of East Maitland Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr. L. G. Marlcey) reported that he had…

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New Municipal Band First Public Appearance Recital at Town Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 6

When the Maitland Municipal Band was reorganised recently, the committee decided to carry out the work thoroughly, and to take every possible means to bring it to a high standard and make it one of which the district should justly be proud…

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Tarro Shire Request Refused No New Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 4

Tarro Shire yesterday afternoon refused an application by a deputation of residents from Stockrington to open a road from…

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Kearsley Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

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

The Kearsley Shire Council met on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs. P. SaXton (president), T. R. Brown, A. Johnson, A. Owens,…

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Municipal Council

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

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council is to be called for next Tuesday night to consider methods of making available…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 3

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

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Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, when there was a full attendance of aldermen, presided oved by the Mayor…

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Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 9

At this week's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the health inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray) reported that the…

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