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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 63

Municipal Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 4

Nominations for the vacancy in the Municipal Council of West Maitland, created by the resignation of Alderman Henry William Fry, were announced at…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 8

The regular meeting of the Couiicil was held on Thursday, when there were present: Councillors A. S. Pankhurst (President), D. P. Shearer, F. J…

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Tarro Shire Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 4

Only one nomination was received for the vacancy in Tarro Shire for A riding caused by the resignation of Councillor McCarthy, that of Mr…

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Shire Councillor's Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 4

Argument was concluded in the High Court in the matter of the appeal by William Joseph Lane, of Cessnock, against a decision on the Full Court of…

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at Dungog, there being present Councillors Laurie, Carlton, Richardson and Hutchinson, the…

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Wallarobba Shire. Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 7

Mr. R. Halls, engineer, reported as follows at the last meeting of the above council:— Re E. Turner asking for…

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Chamber of Commerce Newcastle Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, the president (Mr. J. Paton) being in the chair…

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Colin Ross. Appeal to Privy Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 13

Mr. Sonneburg, who was instructing solicitor in the Colin Ross murder case, has written the Attorney-General of Victoria pleading for a…

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Water Supply. Delay of Chichester Scheme. Cessnock Council Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 5

The delay by the Government in expediting the Chichester water supply scheme was strongly criticised at a meeting of the Cessnock Shire…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, to-day. councillors Hector (president), Butler, Taylor, Markham,…

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Bolwarra Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 4

When the Bolwarra Shire Appeal Court was called on at the West Maitland Courthouse a fortnight ago the Police Magistrate, Major F. W. C…

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A Shire Matter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 2

Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Undersecretary of Local Government Department:—"With reference to your…

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Council on Strike

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 4

The Mathaguy Shire Council has not yet struck a rate for the current year. Since its inception the Council has found a rate of 5/8d in the £…

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Labour Ballots. Council's Denial of Interest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 4

"While recognising in a general way that the malpractice of fakes ballots was a growing cancer in the A.L.P.," said Mr. J. Garden, secretary of the…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 6

At the regular monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council there were present: Councillors A. S. Pankhurst (president), E. Bower, D. P…

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More Tragedy. Shooting of the Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 2

The trial of John Jeremiah Curran on a charge of having murdered Thomas R. Hogan, Mayor of Moree on December 11, was commended at…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Passing of Mr. McCOWEN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 6

When the Legislative Council met at noon on Wednesday the proceedings were purely formal. The Clerk read the Commission…

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Local Government. the Small Municipality. a Bar to Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

Throughout the State there are a number of municipalities, the revenue's of which are so small that if they were only now endeavouring to set up house for themselves, a provision of the Local Government Act would stop proceedings…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Meeting held on Monday last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Dodd), Ald. Moxham, Millard, Miller, Harison, and Andrews; also the Town…

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