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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

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Port Stephens Shire. Council Meeting

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

The full attendance of councillors assembled at the usual monthly meeting on Wednesday. The president (Councillor Ralston) occupied the…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night, May 3rd, at which the Mayor, (Alderman Boots,) and…

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Poisonous Teaching. Denial by Labour Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 6

The Labour Council, through its secretary, Mr. J. S. Garden, declares that the statements by Mr. T. J.Ley, Minister for justice, as to…

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Loyalty in Schools. Labour Council's Remarkable Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 5

The Minister for Education's proposal that the flag should be saluted by the children at the State Public schools on the first school day in each week…

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20,000,000 Starving. Cable to the Labor Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

A cable received by the N.S. Wales Labor Council this week from the Russian Soviet Government stated that the famine situation was…

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Shire and Municipal Appeals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

Major Crane, P.M., held a silting of the Local Government Appeal Court at the Courthouse yesterday. There were 11 Shire appeals, of which six were…

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"Wanted a Cut." Allegation Against Labour Aldermen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

According to Mr. E. J. Coote, who spoke at the "Clean Your City" Campaign luncheon in Sydney, when certain Labour aldermen of the City…

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Wallarobba Shire. Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 7

The engineer (Mr. R. S. Halls) reported as follows at the last meeting of the Wallarobba Shire:— Re the road asked for by Mr, G…

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Shire Subsidy. Protest Against Reduction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 3

Representative of the Municipal and Shires Conference waited upon Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, to request of him that he…

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Frenzied Outburst. Labour Council Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 2

A frenzied outburst against the State Government was issued by the New South Wales Labour Council in reference to the medical examination…

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Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 7

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

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Family in a Stable Evicted by Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 1

Extraordinary circumstances have been revealed in connection with a quarry stable at Northwood, which was used as a home by a family of father, mother,…

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Hostility to Union Jack Labor Council's Action

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

The Sydney Labor Council decided on Thursday night, that, if the Minister for Education's order in regard to the Union Jack be carried out, the children of the…

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Stable As a Home. Council Gives Notice to Quit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 3

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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Municipal Appeal. Salvation Army Hall Exempted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

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

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Municipal Vacancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

An influential deputation waited on ex-Alderman Jurd yesterday afternoon requesting him to accept the challenge of the Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

The town clerk (Mr. C. T. McLean) intimates by advertisement in this issue, that legal proceedings will be taken to recover all municipal…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 5

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the Shire office, East Maitland, to-day. There were present Councillors Hector (president), Butler,…

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Shire and Municipal Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 3

A sitting of the Local Government Appeal Court was held yesterday before Major Crane, P.M. There were 11 shire appeals, of which six were…

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A Small Poll. West Australian Council Elections. Labour President Defeated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 3

The biennial elections for the West Australian Legislative Council passed off very quietly, and were generally distinguished by small…

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