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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,244 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 63

Mayoral Election. Alderman Porter Re-elected at East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

A special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last week to elect the Mayor for the ensuing year. The Mayor, Alderman…

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Patrick Plains Shire the Estimates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

At a special meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, the clerk submitted a report on the finances in connection with the estimates for…

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McSWINEY'S Death. Wife's Dialogue with Coroner. How the Lord Mayor Was Warned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

The inquest in Brixton Prison on Alderman T. McSwiney, M.P., the Lord Mayor of Cork, lasted less then an hour. The verdict was:…

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Sydney City Council Lord Mayor's Policy. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alder-man Lambert) summed up his policy as follows to-day:—My policy will be the policy of the municipal labour…

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The New Lord Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Ald. Lambert was sworn in as Lord Mayor to-day. He said that his policy was that of the Municipal Labour party, which was much…

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LOCAL & General News. East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was to have been held last evening, but on account of the holidays it was…

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Teachers' Confer-ence. Federal Provincial Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

The Interstate Conference, of Public School Teachers was concluded in Sydney. A sub-committee appointed to draw up a scheme for a federal provincial…

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Dublin Council Obdurate. Truce Motion Rejected. (Reuter's Cables.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Reuters Dublin correspondent says that the Municipal Council has rejected a motion in favour of a truce pending negotiations by 22. votes to 1…

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London Unemployed Fight for Municipal Library. '' Unemployable Undesirables."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The Labor Mayor of Islington ordered the police to oject the unemployed from the municipal library, which they had reduced to a…

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Aberdeen Municipal Council. ALD. E. R. Hall Re-elected Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

On Thursday evening of last week, the Aberdeen Municipal Council held a special meeting, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the…

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Council Gives Relief

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

The Legislative Council added these words to the list of necessary commodities:—"But does not include any…

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Municipal Election. Five Candidates for One Seat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

For the past three elections in connection with the East Maitland Municipal Council, much interest has been displayed…

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Proposal to take 1584 Acres from Municipality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

The Dungog Municipal Council has recently decided to protest against the proposal put forth by thirteen landholders to transfer certain land…

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Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting of members and subscribers will be held in Memorial Hall on Monday next at 8 p.m…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday There were present: Councillors J. C. White (president), A…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Friday. There were present:Councillors Read (President)…

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Sydney City Council' Lord Mayor's Policy. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

The Lord Mayer of Sydney (Alderman Lamber) sammed up his polis as follows to-day:—My policy will be the Policy of the Municipal labour…

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Municipal Council's Change of Heart (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

Sir,—Recently I had the pleasure of correcting, my mistaken idea, that the Singleton aldermen possessed an obdurate heart. Really, the Council is…

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Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, Mr. John C. Reid being in tho chair. Mr. C. W. King, Inspecting…

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