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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 63

Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening there being present, the Mayor (Ald. Roger) and…

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Dealing with Shire Appeals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

Reductions, varying from 5 per cent, to 25 per cent, were made in valuations as a result of friendly discussions between land owners and…

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Voluntary Council Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 6

Realising through stress of inconveniences and the shire councils protracted remedial delays that "hope deferred maketh the heart sick," some…

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Scone Municipal Enterprise

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 3

The bridge over Parson's Gully had cost £547/14/3, and extras £116/10/8 making a total of £664/4/11. The bridge was [?]ssed by Ald. Millard…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was hold at the office, East Maitland, yesterday. Councillors Hector (President), Butler, Taylor, Markham,…

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Lord Mayor Determined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, interviewed this morning, remarked : "My mind is made up. If my minute is not adopted at the next meeting of the council I know…

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Cessnock Shire Resignations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 4

Councillor Morgan has tendered his resignation as a member of the Cessnock Shire Council. It is probable that an appeal will be lodged against…

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Views of Boxing. Wolseley and Farrar. Field Marshall and Alderman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 1

With one former reverend acquaintance who, disguised in his old brown [?]at, guessed so badly concerning what really happens at the Sydney…

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Council Chamber Robbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 5

Thieves broke into the residence of Mr. Denis Kelly clerk and cashier of the Waterloo Council, on Sunday night and stole, among other things, four…

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Newcastle Council Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Geering. secretary to the Loyal Orange Lodge; No. 26, wrote to the Neweastle City Council stating that he had been instructed, at a…

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Sunday Sport. Port Stephen's Shire Resolution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 2

Action was recently taken by the Port Stephens Shire Council to deal with the question of Sunday tennis. A resolution was approved,…

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The Railways. Alderman Critcises Management. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 5

Alderman Solom[?] speaking at at meeting of the Newtown Council last night, declared that the Railway Commissioners did not know their business…

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LOCAL & General News Tarro Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 4

A court for the hearing of appeals against Tarro Shire valuations for the year 1922 will be held in the Courthouse, East Maitland, on…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held in the council chambers last evening. when there were present. Aldermen…

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German Goods. Move by Petersham Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 5

A meeting of Petersham Council carried a motion unanimously protesting against trading with Germany…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 6

When Che Legislative Council met yesterday, Sir Joseph Carruthers moved that the standing orders be suspended, to…

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Tarro Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 3

At the meeting on Monday, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, the engineer, reported that before compiling any report for the Local Government Department, on the main…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 5

At the meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night last there were present Ald. C. T. Abbott (Mayor), R. L. Fitzgerald, D…

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Monday's Council Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 9

There is likely to be a small attendance of councillors at the meeting of the council to be held on Monday. Cr. Morgan will be absent and it is hardly…

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Dungog Municipal Council Now We Are—now We're Not

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 2

At a meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council a few weeks ago, it was decided not to co-operate with Wallarobba Shire in urging the repeal…

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