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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

834 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 42

Shire Clerk's Illness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Hain, Bolwarra Shire Clerk, has been confined to his bed for the past week suffering from a reaction of malaria, fever, contracted while on active service,…

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Shire Clerk's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 3

I have the honor to report as follows:—As authorised at last meeting, I have issued cattle slaughtering,…

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Shire Council. a Change of Venue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 3

Owing to the influenza restrictions in town, the Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Thursday at the residence of Councillor W. Bailey, Redbournberry, he…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held on. Wednesday night last in the Council Chambers, School of Arts. Present:…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

Meeting of above held on Wednesday night last. Present: The Deputy Mayor (Ald. Rowland), Ald. Davidson, Dodd, and Hardcastle; also the…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There ware present the Mayor (Major Cracknell), Aldermen Browne,…

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Electric Lighting Scheme Municipal Council Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

At the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening further reference was in a do to the proposed installation of electricity…

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The "Mercury" and the Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 4

At the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council on the 8th inst. certain imputations against the integrity of the "Mercury" proprietary and editor were made by…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Patrick, Plains Shire Council was held on Thursday. Owing to the influenza restrictions in Singleton, councillors assembled at the residence…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held in the council chambers last night, when there were present Aldermen J. H. F. Waller Mayor),…

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Shire Appeal Courts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

The adjourned sitting of the Cessnock Shire Appoal Court was held at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presiding. Mary Cavanagh appealed…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night last, there being present, Ald J. A. Jones, Mayor, H. De Costa, J. Wallis, R. L. Fitzgerald…

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Important Question. Should Cessnock Be a Municipality ?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

Mr. T. P. Davis, an officer of the Public Works Department, was in Cessnock to-day for the purpose of conducting an…

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Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the council of the New castle Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday morning, Mr. H. Ireland, president, in the chair…

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Proposed Municipality. Enquiry at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. T. Davis of the Public Works Department, held an inquiry at Cessnock yesterday, on a proposal to incorporate Cessnock as a municipality. The question is one of long…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last night, when there were present: Aldermen Edwards (Mayor), Bourke, Cutcliffe,…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, East Maitland on Monday. There were present: Councillors McCarthy (president), McLean, Hector,…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above was held on Monday. There were present: Crs. J. Y. Russell (president), T. Johns. W…

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Shire Memorial

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 3

A question asked by Cr. Brown at last meeting of the council elicited the information that to date a sum of £97 had been…

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The "Mercury" and the Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 4

We can leave it to Mr. Earp to deal with Mr. Saunders' statement with regard to the alleged "misinterpretation of the interview" that Mr. Turner and Mr. Saunders…

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