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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 81

Council Perturbed Over Sending Unemployed Away

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 6

Concern at the action of the Government in sending unemployed from West Maitland Municipality to work on a new road at Craven was expressed at last night's meeting of the…

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Mayor of Auckland As Governor-general Report Not Taken Seriously. Sydney, Wedesday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 2

A report in Auckland that Sir Ernest Davis, Mayor of that city, and director of a large brewing concern, might be appointed…

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The Abattoirs Maitland Council's Policy at Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 6

Although West Maitland Council will be represented at the conference of councils to be held at Newcastle on Friday to discuss the…

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Loan of £850 Kerbing and Guttering At Gresford Shire Meeting Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 8

A recommendation from the finance committee, that council raise a loan of £850, repayable over a term of five years, for the…

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Tourist Bureau Report by Mr. Cahill West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 2

A report on the steps taken by City and Country Tourist Services to publicise Maitland was given to West Maitland Council at last night's meeting by the director, Mr. F. J…

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Tree Planting Council To Be Advised On Scheme Shrubs Sought Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 8

The fortnig[?]tly meeting or Dungog Municipal Council last night decided to ask the Curator of the Botanical Gardens to visit…

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Dungog District News £10,000 LOAN Electricity Undertaking Dungog Council Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 8

The town clerk (Mr. W. J. Macken) reported to a meeting [?]ing of Dungog Council last night that the necessary application [?]under seal had been submitted to the Commonwealth Bank for [?]a loan of £10,000 to finance council's scheme to take over the…

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ALD. J. B. CARLTON Almost Resigned From Council Heated Debate Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 8

A heated debate took place at a meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council last night between Aldermen J. B. Carlton and J. A. Jones in…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 4

The full Council were present at the usual meeting on Friday last. Cr. Meredith, (President), occupied the chair. The President referred to having…

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Electric Light in the Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 1

At the last Shire Council meeting, Mr. Allbutt, Chief Electrical Engineer for Greater Newcastle attended at the meeting and discussed with the Council the…

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Supply of Electric Current Council's Scheme SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 2

Singleton should not suffer any further interruptions in the continuity of its supply of electrical current if a scheme to be suggested to the…

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Singleton News Contour Map Proposed Aerodrome Council's Decision Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 2

A contour map of the site of the proposed aerodrome for the Singleton district will be prepared by the Singleton Municipal Council and forwarded…

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Not Frank Witnesses At G.P.O. Inquiry Council's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 1

Addressing the G.P.O. contract Inquiry to-day, Mr. M. F. Loxton, who appeared for John Grant and Sons Pty. Ltd., declared that…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Monthly Meeting Aerodrome Question Being Pursued

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 3

On being advised, at its meeting on Tuesday, by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Hon. E. S, Spooner) that he could not accede to its request for assistance in constructing an aeroplane landing ground near Dungog, Wallarobba Shire…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 8

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

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Rural Electricity Extensions Special Meeting of Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 9

At a special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council on Wednesday night it was decided to ask the Railway…

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Electricity Extensions Into Wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. Allbut, electrical engineer of the Greater Newcastle Council, was in Dungog this Thursday to sign the franchise with Wallarobba Shire…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Establishment of Baby Health Centre

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 5

Dungog Council was advised, at its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday night, by the Department of Public Health, that following a visit to Dungog recently by Miss Spender, nurse-inspector of baby health centres, the accommodation offered by the…

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Residents Annoyed "Judge Rutherford" Broadcasts. Complaints Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

The Sabbath serenity of Cessnock was rudely disturbed last Sunday by loud broadcasts of Judge Rutherford…

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Council Not Responsible Care of Monument League Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 9

The East Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia informed a meeting of…

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