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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Muswellbrook Letter. Shire Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 6

At the June monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. O. G. Morton) in his report recommended that now there was a change for…

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Muswellbrook Sihre Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday, 6th inst. There were present: Councillors E. Bowman, (president), J…

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Injured by Runaway. Council Employee's Claim for Compensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 6

James peaty, of Makinson-street, Gladesville, was the applicant in the sydney District Court, before His Honor Judge Backhouse, under the Workmen's…

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Municipal Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 4

The East Maitland Municipal Band will paly on the Banks-street Reserve, on Sunday afternoon, at 3.30. Mr. W. W. Harkins, dentist, 362 High-st…

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Municipal Enterprise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 2

The movement of the Maitland Municipal Council in the direction of becoming a supplier of electricity is quite in line with the growth and development of modern…

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Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 4

In consequence of the resignation of Alderman H. W. Tegg an election to fill the vacancy thus caused in the West Maitland Municipal Council will be held on…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above shire was held on Friday, June 6, there being present: Councillors McGregor (president), Bowden, Fry, Pilgrim, and Ferry. An…

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Tarro Shire. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 6

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Present: Councillor McCarthy, President, and Councillors Jacobs, Hector, Foster, McLean, and…

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A Greater Maitland. Conference Between Council and Chamber of Commerce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 5

A conference was held last evening between representatives from the Maitland Chamber of Commerce and the Municipal Council on the Greater Maitland question…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

There was a full attendance of councillors present at the meeting on Monday. This was the first time the councillors had the…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Cesssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 7

The regular Fortnightly Meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held on Wednesday, having been adjourned from Monday. Present, Councillors Russell (President)…

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Motor Car for Shire Inspector

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The Shire Inspector recently made application to the council fora motor car for facilitating the carrying out of his duties…

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Shire Employees' Wages. Some Statistics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. Jarvis, Secretary Shire Employees' Union wrote the shire council asking for the granting of an extra shilling per day which…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Shire Employees' Wages. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Engineer (Mr. G. F. Lindeman) has submitted a report to council concerning increased wages to shire employees which indicates that council will…

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Tarro Shire Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 4

An appeal court to determine the appeals, against the Tarro Shire Valuations will be held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Friday, July 4, in lieu of the date July 2…

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A Greater Maitland. Conference Between Council and Chamber of Commerce

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 6

A conference was held on Tuesday tween representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and the Council on the Greater Maitland question…

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Shire Council Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 3

A recent report of the shire engineer (Mr. Lindeman) on increased wages to employees anil consequent decrease in road and street construction and maintenance provides a…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

The regular fornightly meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last when there were present:…

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Shire Road Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

During the illness of the Shire Engineer (Mr G. V. Doyle) Mr O. G. Morton (Engineer for Muswellbrook shire) has, with the consent of his council,…

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