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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

834 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 42

Bolwarra Shire President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 6

A Special meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the shire office, Large yesterday afternoon to elect the president for the term commencing on March 1 next. The…

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Mayoral Elections. Alderman Cracknell Elected for West Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 7

Prior to the ordinary meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council Tuesday night a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing the mayor for the term…

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Depots in Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

The Tarro Shire Council has arranged for inoculation depots to be opened in the Mulbring School of Arts from 3 to 5 30 p.m. on Tuesday and in the Oddfellows' Hall, Millor's…

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To Meet Bolsheviks. Supreme Council's Decision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

A Vancouver message says the Supreme Council is arranging for the departure of a committee to meet the Bolsheviks…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 9

"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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Wallarobba Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the above council was held at Dungog on Wednesday. Present. Councillors Boydell (president), Carlton, G. B. Waller, hutchinson, Lawrie, and…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Shire Council. Muswelbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 7

Muswellbrok Shire has been classined firstclass during the past three years, and therefore received no endowment, but is granted £600 per annum for the maintenance of main…

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Supreme Economic Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 5

A message from Paris states that the Supreme War Council resumed its discussion of the terms for the renewal of the armistice, and the following resolution, proposed by…

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Largs Progress Association. Resuscitation. Protest Against Shire Rate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the above was held on Thursday evening last for the purpose of making an effort to resucitate interest in the association and with other matters, to deal…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present: Councillors Johns (President), Brown…

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Alleged Embezzlement. Former Shire Clerk Charged. Deficiency of £1026

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

John Edward Bernard Wyun. of Largs, was charged at West Maitland Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., that on August 24, 1918, being then a…

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Administrative Council. Benevolent. Home to Be Central. Depot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the local administrative council was held in the Mayor's room. Town Hall, yesterday afternoon. The Mayor, Ald, J. B. Thompson, presided…

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Supreme Economic Council. President Wilson's Scheme. Work for Civilians. Paris, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

Mr Fraser says that in the Supreme War Council President Wilson moved that, under present conditions, many questions not primarily of military…

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Cessnock District News. Shire President. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 3

After the close of the ordinary business of the Cessnock Shire Council on Monday afternoon the councillors, office staff, solicitors, and a few others assembled in the…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the PatrickPlains Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. Present Councillors A. Grainger (president),…

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Election of Shire President Councillor Pankhurst in Office

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

After the ordinary meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday last, a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing a President for the ensuine…

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Pneumonic Influenza. Fourteen Fresh Cases. Isolation of Country Towns Urged. Medical Council's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 6

Up to last night 14 new cases of pneumonic-influeuza were reported by the Board of Health. Eight cases were from the metropolis, four from the quarantine…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

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

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

Meeting of above held on 5th inst. Present: Councillors H. L. White (Chairman), A. A. McDonald, S. Holmes, A. S. Barwick. and E. E…

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Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Municipal Council was held on Thursday night, 6th inst., at which the full council were present, the Mayor…

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