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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 81

Rates Fixed West Maitland Council Levies for 1939

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 6

West Maitland Council last night struck a general rate of 3d on the unimproved capital value, with 2 15-16d on the unimproved…

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Power House Opposition To Change E.M. Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 6

The possibility that the Greater Newcastle Council might be hop-ing to have a County Council, the same as in Sydney, by its…

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"Displayed Hypocrisy" Newcastle Abattoir Board Criticised Council Will Not Meet Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 6

A letter from the Newcastle Abattoir Board to last night's meeting of West Maitland Council roused the ire of Aid. J. V. Kennedy. He claimed that it was documentary evidence of the board's attitude to the council, adding, "We should throw…

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GLOUCESTER Manufacture of Butter Shire Vacancies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

The Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 258,104Ibs of choicest butter and 7541Ibs of second class last month, for which suppliers…

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Patrick Plains Meeting of the Shire Rail Crossings Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council was held at Singleton to-day. Present were the president (Cr. A. C. Marshall) and Crs…

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Works Camps Labour Council Attitude Asked for Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

The South Maitland District Council of Unemployed and Relief Workers, at a conference at Cessnock, decided to call upon the…

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Pig Iron Dispute Patrick Plains Council Discussion SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Although throe councillors spoke, criticising the action of the Government, it was decided to merely receive the letter from the Waterside…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

The appalling death toll of the road daring the Christmas and New Year holidays has caused an awakening of public interest in the need for making the roads…

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Road Safety The Highway Code Sound Principles (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code…

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Kearsley Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

The first ordinary meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council in the new year was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs. P. Saxton…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

The full council was present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council held on Tuesday. ENGINEER'S REPORT…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

The ordinary mooting of Stroud Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Stroud, on Friday of last week. Present were the president…

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Shire Council Case of Diphtheria Reported Not Immunised Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

One case of diphtheria was reported in Patrick P'ains Shire last month. The health inspector, Mr. B. G. Doyle, reported to the meeting of the…

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Shire Council Discusses Propose Sewerage Works Effluent Must Be Chlorinated

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

The Shire Council is not enamoured with the Municipal Council's intention to build sewerage treatment works near the Doughboy stream at Whittingham. Councillors maintain that there is a danger of the effuent polluting water which is used in the…

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Dungog Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

Following is the conclusion of the report of the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, which was held on Tuesday night of last week…

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Singleton News Special Meeting Municipal Council Park Caretaker Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

A special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was held last night. The Mayor, Ald. W. Heuston, presided, and also present were Ald. T. C…

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Water Conservation Movement. Municipal Council's Support. Arrangements for Minister's Visit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

A letter from Mr. Ivor Smith, hon. secretary of the Hunter River Water Conservation and Irrigation League, asking for the council's co-operation…

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Wyong-Cessnock Road. Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

The information that the Government proposed to construct a road near Quorrobolong over the identical route of that planned by the council…

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Dungog Council. Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

A special meeting of Council was held last Monday night, when several matters affecting sewerage were discussed. Seven aldermen were…

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New Health Inspector Council's Appointment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

Mr. E. S. Kirwan, from Queanbeyan, was appointed to the position of health, inspector of Dungog by Dungog Council at a special meeting…

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