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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday night, 16th January, at which Aldermen Tooze (Mayor). Hanlon, Hain, Curtis, Sutton and Osborn…

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Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

A special meeting of the Bolwarla Shire Council was hold yesterday afternoon to deal with the report of tho Government examiner. The report was considered in committee, but on…

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Correspondence. Shire Officers' Salaries. to the Editor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I read in last issue that the Shire Council hag increased the salary of the Shire Clerk by £24 and the Assistant Clerk has an…

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One Big Union. Provisional Council Appointed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 14

The One Big Union Conference in Melbourne appointed the following provisional council:—Mr, T. Wilson, president; Mr. B. Mulvogue, secretary; Mr. C. Coupe…

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Extremists Defeated. Broken Hill Council, Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 8

An election for four aldermen of the Brok on Hill City Council of unusual interest took place on Saturday. Four Labour aldermen recently resigned because they refused to…

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Shire Council Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 6

There was only one nomination—Peter M'Lean, farmer, of Ash Island—for the vacan[?] in the Tarro Shiro Council caused by the resignation of the president,…

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Circular to Municipalities and Shires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

The Medical Officer of Health for Hunter River Combined Districts has forwarded the following circular to each town and shire clerk in the seventeen municipalities and…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

The regular ferthightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the council chamber, Cessnock, yesterday Present: Councillors Johns (present), Brown,…

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Fisticuffs at a Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

A digr[?]ful scene was witnessed at a meeting of the Mount Morgan Town Council on Tuesday night, when the sanitary committee's report was bating discussed. Alderman M'Farlane said the…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday. There were present: Crs. Johns (president), J. Brown, G. E…

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Help for Cessnock Shire Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

A letter has been received from the Department of Lands pointing out that £100,000 has been made available in order to assist…

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A Shire Roll of Honor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

In connection with the erection of a Roll of Honor to commemorate the deeds of the "boys" of the Cessnock Shire on the…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last. There were present the Mayor (Ald. Tindael), Ald…

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Bellicose Councillors. Fight at Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 1

At the,last meeting of the Mt. Morgan (Q.) Town Council a disgraceful scene was witnessed, when the sanitary committee's report was being discussed…

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Extremists Defeated. Broken Hill Council Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 13

An election for four aldermen of the Brok-en Hill City Council of unusual interest took face on Saturday. Four Labour aldermen recently resigned because they refused to…

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Influenza. Administrative Committee. Called Together by the Mayor. Benevolent Home Favoured for Isolation Purposes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

The Government desires you organise Small administrative committee to deal with influenza should it break out in your municipality." The outcome of this message…

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Circular to Municipalities and Shires

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

The Medical Officer of Health for Hunter River Combined Districts has forwarded the following circular to each town and shire. derk in the seventeen municipalities, and…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland yesterday. Councillors McCarthy (president), McLean, Hector, Markham, poster and…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

ORDINARY meeting held on Wednesday last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Sherwood). Aid. Hardcastle, Davidson. Rowland. Dodd, also the…

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Bellicose Councillors. Fight at Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Mount Morgen (Q) Town Council a disgraceful scone was witnessed, when the sanitary committee's report…

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