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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Peace Germany Will Sign Japan Joins the Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

London, Sunday.—It is definitely announced from Berlin that Germany will sign tho Peace Treaty. It is believed that Herr. Bauer has formed a Cabinet…

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Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 4

Members of local influenza committee in the Bolwarra, Shire are invited to meet the health committee at the Shire Chambers, Largs on Thursday evening next to…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council to have been hold last evening lapsed, a quorum not being in attendance. The members present were the…

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Shire Road Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

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…

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Local and General News. East Maitland Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council, which was to have been held last night, lapsed for want of a quorum…

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Municipal Council Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 4

Nominations closed yesterday afternoon for the vacancy in the West Maitland Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Alderman H. W. Tegg. Only one was…

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Shire Expenditure

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

The report of the Cessnock Shire Council engineer, submitted to the meeting of councillors last week, indicates that shire…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Shire Employees Wages. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 9

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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Cost of Living. Redfern Alderman's Complaint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 6

Referring to the high cost of living, Alderman Ginman at the meeting of the Redfern Council last night, remarked that the people were in the hands of many combines…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held on Monday. Present: Councillors Russell (president), Brown, Edwards, Scott, Brunner, Johns…

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The Council of Ten. Date of Celebration—july 19. London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 2

Mr Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, said the peace celebrations for London and the country wore fixed for July 19…

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Cessnock Shire Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of Cessnock Shire Council was held in the chambers on Monday last. Present: Crs. Russell…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday. The President, (Cr. Boag,) occupied the chair and Crs. Cromarty, Shearman, Read…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 7

At the meeting of the above on Wednesday last there were present: Crs G. B. Waller, President, R. W. Alison, A. G. H. Lawrie, W. N…

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Municipal & Shire Rating

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

"Coraki Herald": Quite a number of local governing bodies in N.S.W. are following the dishonest practice of adopting old and utterly inadequate…

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Port Stephens Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 4

The secretary of the Maitland Influenza Administrative Committee (Mr. W. J. Saunders) has received from the clerk of Port Stephens Shire Council, in answer to his…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. the Dry Roads. "Maintenance Work to Be Done by Contract

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

There was a full meeting of Councillors at yesterday's monthly sitting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council. Beyond an acknowledgment, from…

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Council and Travelling Stock

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 7

J. W. Maund, solicitor to Shires' Association wrote in reply to council's enquiry as to its powers to prevent mobs of cattle from camping on the…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

An appeal court, for the purpose of hearing appeals against the Cessnock Shire assessments will be held at the Courthouse. West Maitland, on Monday July 14…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 7

At the meeting of the above held at Dungog on Wednesday last there were present: Councillors G. B. Waller, President, R. W. Alison, A. G. H. Lawrie, W. N…

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