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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

1,141 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 58

Central Council. Organisation of Agricultural Societies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 7

The question of the organisation of agricultural societies came before the monthly meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Municipal Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

A list of persons not already on the roll of electors for the municipality of West Maitland has been prepared, and will be exhibited for public information…

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Municipal Council Meeting

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night week, at which Alderman Hanlon (Mayor,) Hain, Krohn, and Feeney were present…

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Cessnock Shire Administration. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

Sir,—Being quite aware of the fact that Shire Councils are run more as a business to employ rather than to attend to public roads and bridges, yet I…

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Lord Mayor of Cork. Tried by Court Martial. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Aid. McSweeney, Lord Mayor of Cork, was fried by court-martial to-day. He was charged with having made a seditious speech, and with…

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Martin's Creek Metal Dungog Council Interviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 6

Although arrangements had been made for Mr McKern, Manager of the Martins Creek Metal Quarry, to be present at the Council meeting on…

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Allies Denounced. Position in Russia. Labour Council Manifesto

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

A strong denumciation of the Allies, and of Great Britain in particular, for their part in assisting the Polish [?]ation against the onslaughts of the…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

Supplementary lists of electors are now being compiled for Cessnock Shire and will be exhibited for inspection at the various police stations…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Chambers on 6th instant. There were present: Councillors J. C…

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Mayor Court-martialled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

In the Souse of Commons, replying to Mr. Wedgwood-Benn, Sir Hamar Green-wood, Irish Secretary, stated that the Lord Mayor of Cork was being brought…

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Chamber of Commerce Newcastle Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the chamber-room yesterday. Mr. J. Paton, president, was in the…

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Central Council. Organisation of Agricultural Societies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 8

The question of the organisation of agricultural societies came before the monthly meeting, of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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The Council of Action. Continued Activity. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

The Council of Action is holding daily sittings privately, and issuing official statements to the press. Messrs. Adamson and Gosling have obtained…

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Municipal Electors' Lists

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

Attention is drawn to a notice in another column stating where electors, lists for the Singleton municipality may be seen. All who wish to make sure…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 3

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

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Mayor of Cork Two Years' Sentence

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Aid. M'Sweeney, Lord Mayor of Cork, has been sentenced by court-martial to two years' imprisonment…

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Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Aldermen J. A. Bourke (Mayor), E. J. Cuteliffe,…

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Hunger Striking. Lord Mayor of Cork. London, Aug. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 5

Alderman McSweeney, Lord Mayor of Cork, who was found guilty by a court-martial of offences under the Defence of the Realm Act, and…

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Allies Denounced Labour Council Manifesto

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

A strong denunciation of the Allies, and of Great Britain in particular, for their part in assisting the Polish nation against the onslaughts of the Russian…

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Gas Employees. Repudiate Labour Council's Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 7

The New South Wales 'Gas Employees' Union has decided to repudiate the New South Wales Labour Council's scheme for the dislocation of…

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