The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 5 Oct 1935 ¹

SCONE COURTHOUSE
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    The plans have arrived in Scone for the new Courthouse. It is understood that the work has been marked urgent, and that tenders will be called in the near future. A residence for the officer-in-charge of the station will also be erected.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 1 Feb 1936 ²

SCONE
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HOSPITAL MEETING
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MONTH’S REVENUE

Scone, Saturday.

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THE COURTHOUSE

    Departmental advice has been received that owing to the allocation for such works have been cut down, no provision has been made in the current estimates for new courthouse and police station at Scone. The application will receive further consideration when the estimates for 1936-37 are being prepared.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 26 Dec 1936 ³

SCONE COURTHOUSE
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    The Public Works Department has accepted a tender at £5734 for the erection of a new courthouse at Scone. It is expected that work will commence early in the new year.

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Singleton Argus, Mon 28 Dec 1936 ⁴

NEW COURTHOUSE FOR SCONE
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    The Public Works Department has accepted a tender at £5734 for the erection of a new courthouse at Scone. It is expected that work will commence early in the new year.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 7 Apr 1938 ⁵

BUILDING ACTIVITY AT SCONE.

Scone, Wednesday.

    New premises for the Bank of New South Wales, and a new picture theatre, each costing about £10,000, are being built at Scone. A new courthouse has just been completed, at a cost of £6,500. A new Roman Catholic Presbytery is nearing completion, the price being £3,000. Additions to the Scott Memorial Hospital, including a block of private wards, are being carried out at a cots of £8,000. The local sewerage scheme, which will cost nearly £50,000 is now well on the way to completion. The Municipal Council proposes to take over the Scone Electric Light and Power Company, the purchase price being more than £20,000.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Fri 8 Apr 1938 ⁶

SCONE
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BUILDING ACTIVITY

    New premises for the Bank of New South Wales, and a new picture theatre, each costing about £10,000, are being built at Scone. A new courthouse has just been completed, at a cost of £6500.

    A new Roman Catholic Presbytery is nearing completion, the price being £3000. Additions to the Scott Memorial Hospital, including a block of private wards, are being carried out at a cots of £8000. The local sewerage scheme, which will cost nearly £50,000 is now well on the way to completion.

    The Municipal Council proposesl to take over the Scone Electric Light and Power Company, the purchase price being more than £20,000.

 

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¹     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 5 Oct 1935, p. 6.

²     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 1 Feb 1936, p. 4.

³     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 26 Dec 1936, p. 8.

⁴     Singleton Argus, Mon 28 Dec 1936, p. 3.

⁵     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 7 Apr 1938, p. 9. Emphasis added.

⁶     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Fri 8 Apr 1938, p. 3. Emphasis added.

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