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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 81

Dungog District Primary Producers District Council Meeting Wood for Butter Boxes Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 8

At a meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held in the Memorial Hall, Dungog, a full representation of all branches in the district decided that the Forestry Department be asked to make…

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Loan Council Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 12

A meeting of the Loan Council has been fixed for June 13 at Canberra. Besides discussing details of a £7,500,000 loan to complete the current…

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Control of Bees Local Government Powers Shire Question Cbssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 10

Has the Local Government council any control over bees? This poser was put to the shire clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve), of Kearsley Shire Council at…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 10

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present: Ald. W. J. O'Brien (Mayor),…

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Kearsley Shire Meat Inspection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 3

The meat inspectors' reports at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night showed that the following…

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On Horseback in Burdekin Park. Girls Giggled at Alderman

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

A further instance of Alderman Brittliffe's inimitable vigor in presenting a grievance was produced when he rose to make a variety of…

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Late Mr. W. V. PARKINSON Mayor's Tribute

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 3

Before the commencement of formal business at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, the Mayor (Ald. E. W. Shaw) paid a tribute to…

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Sigleton Distirct Car Expenses En, Threatening Letter to Alderman Anonymous Writer Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 5

"Brittcliffe.—If this business you are mixed up in re car expenses and the Transport Department does not cease you will be a very sorry man." Those were the words used in an anonymous letter received…

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Dungog District First Aid Certificates Presented Mayor Presides Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

At a social gathering in the Dungog C.W.A. Rest Rooms last night, St. John Ambulance first-aid certificates were presented to…

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Mechanics' Institute May Become Council Depot

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

Subject to the agreement of the mortgagee being obtained, the recently defunct Mechanics' Institute in George-street will become a…

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Singleton's Footpaths Resident Takes the Council to Task

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 3

In an outspoken and markedly critical letter, Mr L. W. Sweeney, a resident of Rawstreet, last night took the…

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"Serious Case of Negligence" Council's Allegation SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

"It is a most serious case of negligence. A police constable in a car cut the corner and these are the men whose job it Is to report people for…

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"A Distinct Menace!" Cr. Burps on Stray Dogs. Kearsley Shire Inspector's Complaint

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 9

The stray dog nuisance formed the subject of a report by the Traffic Inspector (Mr. G. Waiters) at the Kearsley Shire…

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Old Accounts East Maitland Council To Operate Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

A public meeting of citizens of East Maitland held at the Municipal Council Chambers last night instructed the Matyor (Aid…

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£7555 TENDER Sewerage Pumping Stations Council Accepts Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 5

A tender of £7555 from General Constructions. Pty., Ltd., for the building of two pumping stations for the sewerage works was…

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Chief Warden No Finality Reached Council's Discussion Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 5

No finality was reached by Singleton Municipal Council last night when it considered the question of recommending to the Minister for Transport…

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Alderman Brittliffe Attacks "Anonymous Skunks" Scathing Comment on Warning Re Water Conservation Expenses Also Reads "Riot Act" for Girls Who "Publicly Insulted" Him

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

"If the dirty coward who didn't have the courage to sign his name to this letter were to be put in a cage with a skunk, the skunk would crawl out in shame, or it would die within 20 minutes," shouted Alderman J. S. Brittliffe at the Municipal…

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Margarine Question Motion for Boycott Defeated P.P.U. District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 5

After being the subject of considerable discussion by delegates at the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of…

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Maintenance of Electrical Installation in Houses Council Concerned Over Plight of Residents

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

Concern was expressed at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council last night at a serious position which has arisen in connection with the endeavours of householders to secure electricians to carry out work on their installations as required by the…

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