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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 74

Municipal Council Proposed Loan of £16,800. Immunisation. Campaign. Four Inch Pipes Banned by Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 1

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday last…

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"Back to Muswellbrook Week." Band Committee's Suggestion. Mayor to Call Public Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 1

A letter from the Band Committee, read at Wednesday's meeting of the council, asked that a public meeting, be called to discuss the advisability…

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WORTH £1,483,771 Land in Patrick Plains Shire SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 5

A report received at the meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council held yesterday, revealed that the unimproved capital value of the land in the shire…

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Central Library Scone District Council of Parents' and Citizens' Associatons

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 1

A meeting of the above Council was held at Scone District Rural School on Friday, 7th instant. The main business was to consider the…

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Council Meetings of Other Days When Bathurst Burrs Obstructed Street Traffic. (Ii)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 5

Continuing our examination of the old minute books in the possession of the Municipal Council, we find that Alderman Selfe took his seat on the…

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Singleton and District Sunday Sport Use of Albion Park Council Debate Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 2

Singleton Municipal Council decided last night to allow cricket to be played on Albion Park at South Singleton, which is under the control of…

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Allyn River Bridge Construction by Day Labour Wallarobba Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 11

On the recommendation of the finance committee, the Wallarobba Shire Council decided not to accept a tender for the construction of a bridge over the Allyn River at Allynbrook, as the prices submitted were considered too high. The engineer…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Sewerage Pipes Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 5

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, it wan decided that immunisation against diphtheria be carried out this…

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At the Municipal Council Brief Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 October 1938 · page 3

Those present at the meeting of the Municipal Council, held following the above meeting, were Alderman W. Heuston (Deputy Mayor),…

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The Shire Council and the P.p. Board Question of Maintenance of Stock Route

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 October 1938 · page 4

When a letter denying: liability for maintenance of a road was received from the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board…

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Municipal Baths Engineer in Further Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1938 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Macdonald, the Sydney engineer, who was engaged by West Maitland Council in connection with the proposal to establish municipal,…

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Road Safety Accident Reduction. (By Lt. Col. H. A. Youden, D.S.O., V.D., Secretary, Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 October 1938 · page 2

For the first time since road accident statistics have been kept there has been a decrease in the figures during the first two, and possibly…

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Merriwa. Shire Engineer. Farewelled by Shire Employees and Contractors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 5

Mr. H. R. Huntington, engineer to the Merriwa Shire, who will be leaving to take up duties in a similar capacity with the Nattai Shire at the…

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P.p. Board and Shire Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 4

Councils are required to keep free all lands and roads that were free at the commencement of the Act, and carry out the destruction of weeds…

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"BLOCKADE!" Filmdom's Contribution to Humanity. (Review by Cessnock Peace Council)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 3

"Blockade," most powerful exposition of modern warfare ever to be brought to the screen, was banned in Italy and Germany, following…

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Municipal Appeals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

The Dungog Court House was on Friday last elevated to the status of a Land and Valuation Court by the presence of His Honor Judge Roper…

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"White Way" Rating Reply to Chamber of Commerce Request "Council's Hands Are Tied"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 8

When the matter of the rating for the "White Way" in High-street came before West Maitland Council last night, it was stated that council's hands were tied, and it could not devise a more equitable method of levying those…

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Baths to Be Built in Maitland Council Chooses Capper's Paddock and Limits Cost to £15,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 6

West Maitland is to have its municipal swimming baths. They will be located on Capper's paddock in Hunter and Carrington-streets, and will be established at a cost which will be in the vicinity of £12,000. These decisions were reached at last…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

The monthly mooting of Stroud Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Stroud, on Friday last. The President (Cr. A. Turner)…

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Shire Council and the P. P. BOARD. Question of Maintenance Of Stock Route

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 7

When a letter denying liability for maintenance of a road was received from the Denman-Pastures Protection Board at the monthly meeting of the…

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