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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

1,141 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 58

Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Meeting of above held on Monday night last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Sherwood), Aid. Moxham, Miller, and Millard; also the Town…

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Muswellbrook Letter Municipal Council Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 7

At the fortnightly meeting of the municipal council held on Wednesday night last Mr. C. J. Denny, a local business man and member of the…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. Shortage of Funds. Bathurst Burr Declared a Noxious Weed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

The Upper Hunter Shire council is right up against it—that is, financially. At yesterday's monthly meeting, the reading of the financial…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 6

The principal business for the consideration of members of the Legislative Council was the Workman's Compensation (Sillicosis) Bill…

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The Shire Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, to have been held on Thursday last, has been postponed till Thursday next, several of…

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Municipal Council the Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Chambers on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall) presided, and the others…

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London's New Lord Mayor. Advice to Boys. London, October 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 11

[?] hard and never give up is [?] Mayor's advice to boys who [?] follow the example of his [?] which was truly…

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The Traffic Regulations Question of Prosecutions. Discussion in Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

At the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council on Thursday night FirstClass Sergeant Menary forwarded a list of 47 names of persons taken in…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 3

The Bolwarra Shire Council met in the Council chambers on Friday afternoon, when there were present: Councillors McGregor (president), Bowden…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Monday, 4th October, 1920, there being present, Crs Abbott (President)…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

Engineer Halls reported as follows:—Re road through White's, portion 229, parish of Avenal recently…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. There were present: Aldermen Roger (Mayor), Fleming,…

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Bathurst Burr. Declared Noxious by Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council on Thursday morning last, there was a full meeting with the exception…

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New Shire Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

A meeting has been convened, to be held in Rothbury Hall on Saturday next, 16th instant, at 2.30 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

At the regular monthly meeting of the municipal council the following councillors were present:—The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall)…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Finances Running Low. Urgent Work Only to Be Performed. Casual Labor to Be Dispensed With

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held on Thursday morning last, when there were present: Crs. H. L. White (President), A. A. McDonald,…

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Alderman Stein Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

At last evening's meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council, Alderman James Edward William Stein handed to the Mayor his resignation as…

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East Maitland Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 6

The regular meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last night in the Council Chambers, when there were present: Aldermen…

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Motor Tour of Shire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

The Namoi Shire Council has decided to make a motor car tour of the roads of the shire early in November. This will give each of the councillors…

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