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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 74

Dungog Municipal Council Special Meeting Employment of Local Sewer Workers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 5

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last, when the matter of employment of local men on the…

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The Three Aberdares Effort to End Dispute. Mayor As Mediator

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. J. Brown) at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, made reference to…

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Tarro Shire Loss of 1600 Electors in B Riding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 6

A decrease of 1600 has taken place in the number of electors in B riding of Tarro Shire as a result of the inclusion at Mayfield West in the…

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RESEARCH Agricultural Problems Council Meets Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 5

At its sittings here the Australian Agricultural Council decided to recommend that the Commonwealth Government continue its…

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Murrurundi Notes Public Tennis Courts. Discussed by Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 5

Considerable discussion took place at the meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday night on the question of the proposed town courts. The…

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Two Boys Killed on Blue Mountains Employed by Same Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 5

Two Katoomba boys, both employed by the Katoomba municipal council, were killed on Wednesday night. Clifford Mergon was found…

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Gaming Bill Passes Third Reading Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1938 · page 11

The Gaming and Betting Amendment Bill was finally passed by the Legislative Council without further debate. It is expected that the amendments made…

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District Works Minister's Visit to Maitland Special Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1938 · page 10

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Spooner, will visit Maitland on Monday. In the morning he will meet representatives of the West Maitland Municipal Council, and he will go to East Maitland in the afternoon…

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Council Areas District Boundaries Minister's Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 5

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. E. S. Spooner, during his visit to Maitland to-day, referred to the local governing…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council was held on Thursday last at the Shire Chambers, Liverpool-street, Scone,…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Crs. Jas. White (President), J…

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Damages Claimed From Shire Council. Alleged Negligent Use of Poison

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 3

Evidence was concluded before Judge Neild at the Quirindi District Court on Wednesday in the case in which Walter Francis Buffer, of W…

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Murrurundi Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Aid. Rixon (Mayor), Bruce,…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Sewerage Matters Discussed. House Connections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 4

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last the Town Clerk submitted to Council a detailed report upon the procedure…

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"The Muswellbrook Chronicle" Tuesday, September 13, 1938. Departmental Control of Roads Objection Raised by Shire Council. "egation of Principles of Local Government."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 3

Plain speaking was indulged in at yesterday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, councillors declaring that the powers…

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Potato Growers Meeting of Council Grading Laws

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Potato Growers' Council of N.S.W. was held at the offices of the Primary Producers' Union,…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 3

At the meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, held at Singleton yesterday, it was decided to take action for the recovery of rates…

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Tarro Shire Abattoirs at Maitland Council Worried

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council is perturbed at the endeavours of West Maitland Municipal Council to secure abattoirs for West Maitland…

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MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council Meets Roads Control Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 2

Claiming that if council permitted the board to take control of their roads, Local Government bodies would, in time, exist in…

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Singleton District Patrick Plains Shire Council Meeting Recovery of Rates Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council it was decided to take action for the recovery of rates against ratepayers in the shire area…

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