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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

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Appeal Court. East Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 6

Appeals lodged against assessments in the East Maitland Municipality totalled 257, but of that number 237 were settled at the friendly court. The remainder were…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the [?] Shire council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon. [?] (President) was in the chair, and other [?]in…

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Letters to the Editor. Municipal Embankment Rate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 2

Sir,—It appears from what has been witten about the neglected state the river embankment on the West Maitland side that a small rate night make all the difference…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 3

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

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Muswellbrook Letter. Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, the 4th instant. There were present: Councillors J. C. White (presidents), A…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Council to have been held on Thursday morning had to be postponed until the afternoon owing to lack of a quorum. The…

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Singleton Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the municipal council the Mayor (Alderman McDougall) presided over a full attendance of aldermen. Finances.—The bank books showed the…

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Upper Hunter Shira Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

Meeting of above held in Scone on Thursday morning last. Present: Crs. H. L. White O(President), A. A. McDonald, A. S…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday, 4th. inst. There were present—Councillors White…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

At the regular monthly meeting of Pat-rick Plains Shire Council the following members were present:—Councillors A. S. Pankhurst (president) W. Hayes, W. G…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, on Wednesday night last…

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Bolwarra Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

The Bolwarra Shire appeal court concluded this morning before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m., at the west maitland police court. A sitting was also held on monday afternoon…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening The mayor (Alderman W. M. Porter) presided and other aldermen in attendance…

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Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the P.P.U. was held at the office of the Co-operative Dairy Company on Tuesday afternoon last…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Monday, June 7th, the following Councillors being present:—C. T…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

The usual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, Cr. Lavis being absent through illness. President Cromarty presided…

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Wallarobba Shire Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

At the meeting of the above on Monday last there were present Crs R. W. Alison (in chair), A. G. H. Lawrie, W. N. Hutchinson, R. B…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of above was held on Tuesday night last. Present: Ald Fitzgerald (Mayor), Harman, Lowrey, Burton, Wallis, De…

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Proposal to Divide Cessnock Shire Into a Municipality. No Case for a Municipality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

After a lapse on just on eleven months the enquiry into the matter of a municipality for Cessnock has at last been completed and the report thereon…

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Electric Light Scheme. Municipal Meeting. Supervising Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

A special meeting of the council of the municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council chambers, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of further of further…

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