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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,244 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 63

Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 6

When the Legislative council met yesterday twelve new councillors were sworn in and look their seats. They four not in attendance were:-…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present Aldermen W. M. Porter( Mayer)…

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Upper House. Labour Party Nominees Council of Over One Hundred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 2

The swearing in of the 16 Labour nominees to the Legislative council brings the personnel of that chamber up to over 100. The Upper House…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 6

When the Legislative Council met yesterday, Mr. John francis O 'Regan was [?] in and took his seat. Mr. Dick brought up the East…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

At the meeting of the Dungog [?]unicipal Council on Tuesday last, [?] were present Ald C. T. Abbott (Mayor), W. Harman, J. A. Jones, R…

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Primary Producers Union District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 3

A meeting of the Lower Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the, Memorial Town Hall on Saturday…

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Shire Endowment. Claim for Increase

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 16

A report prepared by the Tarro Shire Clerk, Mr. W. J. Grieve, on the endowment claim for the period 1922-24 stated that the present rate…

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Mayor As Amateur Casual. Chops Wood for Night's Lodging

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 7

In the spacious yard of Wayfarers' Lodge, the municipal lodging-house in Boston, U.S.A., homeless men chop wood for four hours after a night's…

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Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle chamber of commerce was held yesterday, Mr. J. paton, president being in the chair…

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Call to Trades Unions. Labour Council Manifesto. Industrial Movement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

A manifesto is to be issued to unions advocating the acceptance of the proposals reached at the All-Australian Trade-Union Congress recently…

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Upper House. Labour Party Nominees. Council of Over One Hundred

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 6

The swearing-in of the 16 Labour nominees to the Legislative Council brings the personnel of that chamber up to over 100. The Upper House…

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West Sydney. Win for Alderman Lambert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 3

The election of a successor to the late Mr. T. J. Ryan as the representative of West Sydney in the Federal Parliament took place on…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook shire Council was held on Friday last There were present Councillors J .C. White( President). A…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday last. There were present:—Councillors J' C. White (president); J. Lonergan,…

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Aldermen Arrested Exciting Scenes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

London, Saturday. — Remarkable scenes were witnessed in Poplar in concnection with the arrest of the Poplar councillors for neglecting to comply…

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A Departmental Offer Refused by Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Shire Council has declined to agree to the proposal made, by the Public Works Department, that the council should construct a certnin…

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West Sydney By-Election Alderman Lambert Returned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

The West Sydney by election on Saturday resulted in a victory for Alderman Lambert, the Labor Candidate, by a majority of 2588. Except for the…

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The Diggers' Loan. Quotas of Shire and Municipality Exceeded

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 2

Yesterday was the closing day of the Diggers' Loan campaign, and although no figures are to hand affecting the general returns, it is…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held last evening. There were present Aldermen Bourke (Mayor), Cutcliffe, Webb and Lawler…

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The B.M.A. Labor Council Resolution

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 2

At last week's meeting of the New South Wales Labour Council the following motion was passed:— "That this council, having…

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