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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 74

Warrah Shire Council Case Poisoning of Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 5

In the case in which Walter Francis Buflicr, grazier, of Maitland, is claiming £400 damages from Warrah Shire Council for alleged poisoning of cattle…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 3

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

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Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wedneday night, when there were present:—Alderman E. W. Shaw (Mayor),…

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Jewish Mayor Badly Wounded JERUSALEM, Oct. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

The Jewish Mayor of Tiberias, Zaki Alhadeff, was shot and seriously wounded when entering the Anglo-Palestine…

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Condition of Kearsley Bridges. Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 8

The Defence Department has been making inquiries about the capacity of bridges on certain Kearsley Shire roads. The…

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Sewerage Matters. Dealt With in Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 5

At Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, aldermen brought under notice of the Consulting Engineer (Mr. N. R. M. Craigie)…

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Car Parking in Dungog Council, Adopts Angus Method

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 3

Sergeant Gentle, officer-in-charge at Dungog Police Station, interviewed Dungog Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday night and…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Rural Electricity Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 9

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council It was decided to send delegates to a proposed conference to discuss the…

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Arab Leader Found Dead Rebels Shoot Mayor of Tiberias

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 1

A Jerusalem message states that the body of the well-known AArab poet and rebel leader, Ibrahm Abdullah, was found at Tamra. Near…

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Municipal Band Social Activities Picnic Arranged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 6

On Sunday, November 13, the Maitland Municipal Baud will entertain the women and children of members at a picnic at Tucker Park, Paterson…

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Warrah Shire Council. and State Highways

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 1

Mr. H. C. Carter, M.L.A. for Liverpool Plains, has received the following communication from the Minister for Transport (Colonel M. F. Bruxner)…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Alleged Disloyalty

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Dungog, on Tuesday night. All aldermen were…

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Proposed County Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 2

A letter was read at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council from Scone Municipal Council, advising that a conference of…

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Alleged Overlapping Supervision of Shire Relief Workers

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

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has received from the Miniter for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) a communication which…

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Bowls. Deputy-mayor Oimsns Green. Vice-president's Team. Registers Victory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Bowling Club's green was officially opened for play on Saturday afternoon last by the Deputy-Mayor (Alderman D. Jordan) in…

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Council's New Garage. Work Started

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 1

Work was started yesterday to prepare the foundations for the Municipal Council's new garagaes to be erected on part of the market reserve…

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Mayor in Reply Protest by Master Butchers Abattoir Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 4

In a minute to the West Maitland Municipal Council meeting last night, the Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) replied to the communication sent to the East Maitland Council by the Master Butchers' Association protesting against the proposal to…

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Vapour Lights Vincent-st, Cessrtock Council Decides Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 4

A proposal by Cessnock Municipal Council to improve the lighting of Vincent-street, by the installation of mercury vapour, lights, has met with…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Monday, those present being the President (Cr. H. O. Bensley), and Councillors…

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Shire Council Funds. Need for Cutting Expenditure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 8

At the Shire Council meeting on Monday the finance committee drew the council's attention to the need for economy in expenditure. They…

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