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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,244 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 63

Labour Council's View

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 11

A delegation of the unemployed attended the Sydney Labour Council meeting at night, and reported the incidents of the afternoon…

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Shire Retrenchment Maintenance Staff Reduced, Gloomy Outlook for Roads

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

At the Patrick Plains Shire Council meeting on Thursday, the Shire Engineer (Mr O. Wikner) submitted the following report re maintenance staff and…

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Present Street Lighting Mayor's Minute. Indignant Ratepayers. Re-Arrangement of Lamps Wanted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall), in a minute read at the Council meeting on Thursday night, "Great dissatisfaction is being expressed at the…

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League of Nations. Branch Formed in Sydney. Labour Council Suspicious

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 13

A New South Wales branch of the League of Nations Union of Australia was formed last week at a meeting in Sydney. Mr. T. R. Bavin, M.L.A…

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Waratah Municipal Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

The Waratah Municipal Band which created a most favourable impression on its recent visit to Maitland, will on Sunday afternoon 15th…

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Labour Defeats. New Zealand Municipal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 9

One feature of the New Zealand municipal elections was Labour's set-back. In Wellington City Council the…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

Meeting held on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), E. E. Campbell, Holmes, R. C. McAdam, and A. A…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The Tarro Shire Council met, at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present: Councillors Taylor (President), M'Carthy, Hector,…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

Engineer Halls reported that the [?]ad north from Fosterton to Fraser's will receive attention within the next few days…

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Barrier Wage Reduction Labor Council Alarmed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

It is reported by Mr Garden, secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, that the following resolution was carried at the last meeting of the Labor Council:—…

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Burning Op Union Jack, Labor Council's Verdict. "A Wedge to Divide the Workers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

The following resolution was carried by the same meeting of the Labor Council: "We believe that the burning of the alleged flag to have been a…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of Muswellbrook Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. O. G. Morton), recommended that tenders be called for keeping the water…

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Singleton Leiter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 7

At the regular monthly meeting of the municipal council, the Mayor (Alderman McDougall) presided. Finance.—The bank books showed…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 6

The fortnightly, meeting, of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening in the council-chambers. There were present…

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Mr. Waite and Labour Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 7

The Labour Council or New South Wales last Thursday night decided to request the United Labourers' Protective Society to withdraw its…

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Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. E. Roberts informs the ratepayers of East Maitland by advertisement in this issue that he is a candidate for the aldermanic vacancy…

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Lord Mayor Excused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

When the name of William Henry Lambert was called, upon to act as a juror at the Quarter Sessions to-day, he begged to be excused on the…

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Sunday's Demonstration. Lord Mayor's Statement. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

The Lord Mayor (Alderman, Lambert.) referring to Sunday's demonstration in the Domain, says:— "Many persons, finding themselves…

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Disloyalists. a Vigorous Attack. by Mayor-general Ryrie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 3

In the course of a speech at the [?] of a memorial drinking fountain on Hyde Park, which has been erected by the Grand United Order of…

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Patrick Plans Shire. Monthly Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

At the regular monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council there was a full attendance, the president (Councillor A. S. Pankhurst) being in…

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