News from the Council Table
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesdayevening last, when there were present: Aldermen E. W. Shaw (Mayor), C…
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Council & local affairs, 1939
1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 81
Local and General News Tenders for Work in the Shire
The Shire Council yesterday accepted the following tenders in respect of road maintenance in the Shire area:—Knodler's Lane at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rainstorm Damage In Wallarobba Shire Roads, Bridges and Farm Lands Suffer
The damage caused by the rainstorms occurred last week-end was very extensive, both on farm lands in the affected areas and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Profit of £850 on Maitland Show President Congratulates Council on Result
In a financial statement submitted to a meeting of the Maitland Show Council last night, the treasurer estimated the profit on the recent show at approximately £850. In view of the rain on the Saturday, this was considered an excellent result. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Short Shrift for Cyclists Who Ride Abreast. Kearsley Council on the Warpath
Cyclists who ride abreast in numbers in the street and on the main roads in the Kearsley Shire will in future receive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Y. Mayor's Plan To Aid Democracies
An appeal to America to do everything possible to assist the democracies against the totalitarian states was made by the Mayor of New York (Mr La…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ELECTRICITY Wallarobba Shire Extension Council's Request
On receiving a request from West Maitland Council that it be allowed to investigate the prospects of electricity [?]tensions in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister for Education As Defendant Prosecuted by the Randwick Council. Sydney
The Minister for Education, Mr Drummond, has been named as the defendant in the proceedings instituted by the Randwick Council which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stroud Water Supply Scheme Adopted by Shire Council
Stroud Shire Council, at its meeting on 10th last, adopted a scheme put forward by its engineer (Mr. F. G. D. Stone) for a water supply…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Complaint by Alderman Building Permits
When an application for a building permit was before West Maitland Council last night, Aid. H. T. Skliton complained that the job was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tarro Shire Applications to Build
The following applications for permits to build were approved by Tarro Shire Council to-day: Church of England trustees, Thornton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tarro Shire Inspection of Roads Official's Visit
The president (Mr. T. Mc-Carthy) reported to Tarro Shiro Council to-day that since last meeting an officer of the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Action Against Council Going To Full Court
The appeal by the Electrical Trades Union of Australia against West Maitland Council's action in dismissing an employee, is being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parking In West Maitland Police Department's Advice to Council
The Police Department advised West Maitland Council last night that it had approved of the prohibition of parking on the western side of Church-street, near High-street with the exception of one taxi-cab…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Change of Front Shipping Coal At Hexham Newcastle Mayor
The decision of the Greater Newcastle Council to protest to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tarro Shire Abattoirs Inquiry Adjourned Request Granted
Tarro Shire Council having given its consent, an application by West Maitland Council to have the inquiry by Mr. B. H. Nolan, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W.M. COUNCIL Parks and Town Hall Committee
The Parks and Town Hall Committee reported to the regular meeting of West Maitland Council that complaints regarding the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Danger Weston Chitter Dump Report to Council
The Medical Officer of Health of the Hunter River District (Dr. J. H. Shannon). Intimated to Tarro Shire Council that the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Misled Only Two Attend Conference Oil From Coal
The much-published conference, which was to have been held at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon last to discuss the oil from coal proposal,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Annual Meeting Maitland Municipal Band Year Reviewed
[?] have never known a man, [?] as honorary secretary, to wo[?] so hard as Mr. Millard." The president, Mr. V. D. O'Hearn, at…
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