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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,472 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 74

Cessnock Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present;…

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Dungog Municipal Council Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 3

Dungog Municipal Council, at a special meeting on Monday night, decided to ask Mr. C. B. Bennett, M.L.A., to arrange with Hon. E. S…

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Another Step Towards An Aerodrome For Singleton 'Municipal and Shire Councils to Examine Cost

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

The proposal to establish an aerodrome in Singleton was materially advanced last night at a meeting of the joint sub-committee set up by both the Municipal and Shire Councils. As a result of the meeting, full inquiries are to be made into…

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Cessnock Forester's Sentence Proposed Petition for Reduction. Cessnock Council's Support

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

A move is afoot to circulate a petition for the reduction of the ten years' sentence recently imposed…

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In the Days of the Toll Bars Early Municipal History. Hitching Posts on Footpaths

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

Continuing our examination of old records in the possession of the Municipal Council we find the aldermen of 1872 giving attention to the matter of…

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Municipal Elections in England and Wales Setback to Labour

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 3

Labour early received severe rebuffs in the municipal elections throughout England and Wales, losing control of Burnley, Sutherland,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund London, November 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 4

The Lord Mayor's Czechoslovakian fund exceeds £279,000. Lord and Lady Denman contributed £250…

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Writ Against Moree Council Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 4

Moree Municipal Council has received a writ from a bore baths patron, claiming £1000 damages for injuries alleged to have been received…

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Council's Case Remitted Back To Magistrate SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1938 · page 7

The New South section of the Electrical Trades Union applied to-day to the Industrial Commission against the decision of the Industrial Magistrate…

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Primary Producers' Uniondistrict Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of delegates of the above will be held in the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Friday next…

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Echoes of A.L.P. CONFERENCE Treatment of Northern Delegates. Hunter Federal Council Resentful

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 1

A full meeting of the Hunter Federal Council was held at Cessnock on Sunday. Mr. R. James, M.H.R., was in…

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Relief Work Tarro Shire Council 228 Men Employed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 6

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

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A Matter of a Road. Letter From Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 1

The P.P. Shire Council wrote informing the Board that its request for the expenditure of Shire funds on the old Sir Thomas Mitchell line…

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Permit Concessions Again Discussed By P.P. Board Conference Planned with the Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board held at the Board's office, John-street, yesterday, the directors considered the delayed question of securing; concessions in travelling rate charges and the institution of a…

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No Formation On Pitnacree Road Report to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 8

Aid. C. W. Ebbeck told East Maitland Council last night that there was hardly any formation in the Pitnacree road, which was…

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Rule Changes Australian Cycling Council Oversea Riders Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 7

The annual conference of the Australian Cycling Council to-day revised the rule books printed in 1932, and decided that the revised…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday last in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terrace, all the Councillors were present and Cr. Russdell…

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Water Board Request Granted Morpeth Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 7

The Mayor (Ald. S.R. Stevens) advised Morpeth Council at its fortnightly meeting that he had agreed to allow the Hunter…

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Murrurundi Notes Warrah Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the Warrah Shire Council was held Murrurundi on Monday last. Present were: Crs. J. J. Perkins (President),…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 2

The Kearsley Shire Council met on Tuesday night, when there were ere present Crs. P. Saxton (president), A, Johnson,…

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