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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 63

Municipal Appeal. Salvation Army Hall Exempted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

At the Armidale Municipal Appeal Court the Salvation Army sought exemption from rating on the ground that the Army Hall was used…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1922 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the municipal council was held on Thursday evening Present: THE Mayor (Alderman Scarl), Alderman Bailey,…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last, Hon J. C. White, M.L.C. (president) presided, and there were also…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers on Friday last, there being present Crs. G. B…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

Monthly meeting held on Thursday ast. Present: Crs.H. L. White, A. A. McDonald, R. C. McAdam, A. S. Barwick, and S. Holmes; also the…

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Alleged "Graft" Charge Against Labor Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

Mr E. J. Coote, speaking at the Clean Your City" campaign luncheon in Sydney, said that when certain Labor aldermen' of the City Council were…

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Maitland Mayor Resigns

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

Alderman R. L. Pender, Mayor of West Maitland, has handed his resignation to the town clerk, Mr C. M'Lean. He was elected to the position on April…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report. Mr. R. Halls, Engineer, reported

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

New road asked for by Mr. Geo. Rumbel through portion 75, parish of Underbank: This lies along the track in use which crosses the river…

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Local and General News Municipality v. SHIRE

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

At East Maitland on Friday, Mr F. Duncan, J.P., clerk of potty sessions, announced that he had received the reserved decision in the matter of the…

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Shire Clerk's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

The Shire Clerk reported having resumed duty on 10th April, after absence on sick leave. He thanked the Council for the leave. A list…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 6

At the regular monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council there were present: Councillors A. S. Paakhurst (president), W. Hayes, E. Bower, F…

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Threats to a Mayor Civil Guard Arrest City Police of Madrid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 6

Marquis Villabragima, Mayor of Madrid, has resigned in consequence of the Government's attitude concerning a dispute between the…

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Reward of Perseverance the Council Wins

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

Perseverance has enabled the Marthaguy Shire Council, at Dubbe, to score a victory In a contest which it has maintained against the authorities for…

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Mayoral Election. Alderman Fry Elected Unopposed. Alderman Jurd Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 6

A special meeting of the Council [?] the Municipality of West Maitland was held last evening to elect a Mayor in the place of Alderman R. L…

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Stable As a Home. Council Gives Notice to Quit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 2

In a stable at Northwood Quarry, Northwood, near Sydney, is a family of father, mother, one boy and two girls, who inhabited two sheds until…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting. Scheme for Re-construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 3

The East Maitland Municipal Council met in the Council Chambers last evening when there were present Aldermen W. M. Porter…

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Municipal by Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 6

There was only one nomination for the extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council caused by the leath of Alderman L. McGowen. The…

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Communist Sunday Schools Labor Council's Denials

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 4

In reply to the statements re Communist Sunday Schools and their ings made by Mr T. J. Ley, Minister for Justice, the Labor Council, through its…

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Proposed Wage Reduction Labor Council's Threat. "Big Strike and Revolution." (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 2

Mr Garden, speaking on behalf of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council, remarked to-day that if the Government is determined upon such a drastic…

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Wallarobba Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at Dungog on Friday morning, there being present Crs. G. B. Waller…

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