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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 81

ABATTOIRS Tarro Shire Views Recent Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 7

"I believe that the foundation has been laid of a movement that will ultimately bring about a district abattoir that will give…

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Relief Work General Improvement Tarro Shire Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 5

Commenting on the relief work scheme to-day, the engineer of Tarro Shire Council (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) stated that there was a…

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Tarro Shire 1939 Works Programme Reduced Loss of £1599

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 6

The Department of Main Roads advised Tarro Shire Council to-day that approval had been given to a programme of main roads and…

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Abattoir Question Three Phases Discussed West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 6

Three phases of the abattoir question were before West Maitland Council at the fortnightly meeting last night. The Mayor, Ald. A. S. McDonald, reported on the recent…

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Loud Speakers Cessnock Council Refuses Application CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 7

The voluntary organiser of Cessnock Company of Jehovah's Witnesses (Mr. T. R. Bradberne) applied to Cessnock Municipal Council last night for a…

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Employees Hurt at Sport County Council Will Pay SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 2

The Sydney County Council decided that employees who were injured while playing football or other strenuous games in their periods of recreation…

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Approval Given Special Loan of £10,000 Dungog Council Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 5

The Department of Works and Local Government advised Dungog Council at its meeting last night that the Governor's…

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Coast Road Wallarobba Shire Improvements DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 14

The work of gravelling portion of the road between Miller's Forest and Wallarobba has now been completed according to the Wallarobba shire…

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Lady Bowlers Further Appeal to Council Aldermen Reaffirm Previous Rejection

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

The Municipal Council decided last night to reaffirm a previous decision that provision of land for lady bowlers would not be…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 4

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

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Crumbs From the Council Table Municipal Matters

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

The Municipal Counril decided last night at,the monthly meeting to:— Charge the Glendon School of Arts £6 per year line rental in respect of…

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Municipal Council Meets Town Beautification Curator Advises on Tree Planting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

A proposed scheme of town beautification by intensified tree planting was advanced a further stage at the meeting of Dungog Council on…

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Methylated Spirit Drinkers Comment by Lord Mayor of Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, Sir Norman Nock, in an address to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Sydney on Wednesday, said that people who…

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Stroud Shire Mr. C. T. Abbott Appointed Chief Warden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 5

The following communication has been received by Mr. C. T. Abbott, of Dungog, from Francis Lorenzo, Director of National Emergency…

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Proposal to Build Town Hall Revived. Cessnock Council to Make Further Efforts to Raise Necessary Money. "Need For Such a Building is Very Evident," Says Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 1

The question of erecting a Town Hall at Cessnock was revived at a meeting of the local Municipal Council on Tuesday night. The aldermen unanimously agreed that such a…

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Refusal to See Upper Myall Deputation Gloucester Shire President Explains

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 1

Replying to the report in last Friday's "Advocate" that the Shire Council had refused to sec a deputation of Upper Myall residents…

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Civic Education Boys Attend Council Meeting SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

Under the supervision of Mr. T. Wildblood, a party of school children from the Hunter-street boys' school was present at the meeting of…

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Scone Sewerage Undertaking Work Completed.—council Takes Over

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, on Monday evening last, at which all the Aldermen were present, and also Mr. Davey,…

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Rural Electricity Extensions at Singleton Report to Council Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

The whole of the Scott's Flat, Kirkton, Lower Belford and Elderslie high-tension transmission lines is now complete and transformers energised…

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Singleton Pupils Attend Council Meeting What the Boys Thought of It All

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 7

Six students from the Boys' Department of the Singleton public school attended the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council!…

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