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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 81

Show Council Building Programme Scheme Approved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

Approval for the erection of men's and ladies' conveniences, a shower, C.W.A. rest room and refreshment booth, the material for…

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Rescission Motion Lost Removal of Gates Road in Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

Moved by Cr. Flannery at last Friday's meeting of Stroud Shire Council, a motion for the rescission of the resolution requiring gates and…

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Dismissals Probed Petition Subject of Long Discussion Shire Engineer's Explanation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 4

One hundred and fifty-five signatures were appended to a petition presented to Stroud Shire Council at its meeting last Friday, protesting…

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Spooner Scheme Favoured by Singleton Council for Relief Works

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

Singleton Municipal Council is of the opinion that the Spooner scheme for the relief of unemployment is the most satisfactory…

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Council Differ Over Sewerage Works Agreement at Variance Concerning Indemnity Clause

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 1

The Singleton Municipal Council and the Patrick Plains Shire Council are at variance over the draft of an agreement relating to the establishment of sewerage treatment works by the Municipal Council in the Shire area…

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News from the Council Table Wednesday's Meeting Sewerage System Available in Four Months

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 1

Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council was of short duration, all business in open council having been completed by 8.40 p.m. Those present…

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Abolition of State Parliaments U.A.P. Women's Council to Discuss Motion Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

Many controversial motions are set down for discussion on the agenda paper of the U.A.P. Women's Co-ordination Council convention which meets…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Regular Meeting Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 5

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council it was decided, following further representations, to inform the Main Roads…

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Pive Compete for Shire Post Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 8

Thirty-seven applications were received for the position of engineer to the Mulwaree Shire Council. Five men have been selected for the final…

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"Stop Borrowing" Bank's Ultimatum To Shire Copf's Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 8

The Dorrigo Shire Council has received an ultimatum from the Coramba branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney that if it…

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Shire President's Remarks

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

The president of Wallarobba Shire Council (Cr. J. B. Carlton) expressed his thanks to the committee of Maitland Ambulance for the invitation to…

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U.a.p. Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

At the U.A.P. council meeting on the 14th inst., when about 200 delegates attended, fully 90 per cent, refused to censure the actions of those…

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Sewerage Plans Charges Fixed by Council SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

Ratepayers may now have plans prepared for the installation of sewerage at their homes or properties at Singleton…

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Singleton and District Surprise For Council Cost of Installing Sewerage Average of £40 SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

The average cost of installing the sewerage in homes in Singleton is estimated to be ap proximately £40. This estimate was given at the special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council last night by the sewerage inspector, Mr. W. Hall…

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West Maitland Council Full Time Relief Work Favoured Definite Objective Needed Says Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 10

The opinion that there should be a definite objective for constructive and productive Works for the relief of unemployment was expressed by Aid. J. V. Kennedy at last night's…

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Tarro Shire 419 Children Immunised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 7

Reporting to Tarro Shire Council to-day, the health inspector (Mr. T. C. Atkinson) said that the number of consents for. children to be immunised…

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Mayor Resigns Chief Warden's Position "Lack of Time"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 6

The Mayor of West Maitland (Aid. A. S. McDonald) announced at last night's council meeting that he had resigned from the…

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Tarro Shire Heddon Greta Bridge Deviation Plan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 7

Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to co-operate with Kearsley Shire Council in its proposal to deviate the main road in the…

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Control of Greyhounds. Letter to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 2

The Maitland and District Greyhound Owners, Trainers and Breeders Association advised West Maitland Council that the committee was…

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Question Time at the Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 6

Aid. W. D. Morgan: Will you ask the park gardener to make a report regarding the training of greyhounds on the park? The Mayor—Yes…

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