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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 63

Lord Mayor's Show. Empire Display. London, October 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 5

The principal feature of the Lord Mayor's show will be a section devoted to the encouragement and development of the Empire. Six [?]…

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Municipal Lighting Scheme Proposed Electric Supply by Dungog Council. Mr. Allbutt Reports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 3

In accordance with the express wishes of the Electric Light Committee, it gives me pleasure to hand you a report which will deal briefly and…

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Municipal Council Meeting More Complaints About the Gas. Electric Light Contract Signed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last. Present:—Aldermen D. Fleming (in…

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New Industry for Cessnock Shire. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 1

Sir,—I hope you will kindly allow me space to inform your readers of a new company being formed in Wollombi known, as the Blackberry and…

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SECTION No. 2. the Council's Position

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 3

This is a difficult one indeed and it calls for the display of courage and foresight. There is no evidence to prove that…

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The Gas Supply South Muswellbrook Petition to the Council. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 1

Sir,—During the discussion respecting South Muswellbrook's petition concerning the gas service you report that Ald. Fleming, at the…

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Municipal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 2

There will be a number of new candidates at the forthcoming Municipal election in Dungog. The names of three young men are…

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Cessnook Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of Cessnock Shire Council on Thursday, correspondence was received from Department Local Government re council's proposal to…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 3

The, fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held on Wednesday night last. There were president : Alderman Fleming (in the…

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Port Stephens Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 4

It is notified by Mr. C. L. Monkley, clerk to Port Stephens' Shire, that the triennial election of two councillors for each of the three ridings 'will be held…

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Miners' Council. Important Discussions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 14

A number of important matters were discussed at the meeting in Sydney of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia, Mining…

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Council of Action. Union Secretary's Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 16

Commenting on the decision of the Council of Action to support the Labour Party at the approaching Federal elections, Mr. Geo. Waite,…

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A Failure. American Opinion of Municipal Trading

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 1

Fourteen "City Fathers" of Chicago are now, in the picturesque idiom of America, giving Louden the "once over." They have done the…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held as the office, East Maitland, to-day. Councillors Hector (President), [?]…

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Shire Council's Wax Trophy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

On Saturday last, through the services of Mr W. M. Fleming, M.P., the Patrick Plains Shire Council received at their offices one of the two last…

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Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 4

It is notified that the ordinary election of councillors to Waliarobba Shire will be held on December 2nd. Friday, November 3 has been fixed…

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Water Conservation. Proposed Moonan Dam. Muswellbrook Shire Councillors' Views

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, the President (Cr. J. C. White), in dealing with the recent conference held…

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Working Hours. Council of Action Tactics. Harassing Employers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 3

A secret circular, issued by the Trades Hall Emergency Council of Action, regarding the proposed strike against a 48-hour week in the…

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War Trohpy for Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1922 · page 4

The Patrick Plains Shire Council has received one of the two last German war trophy guns left for disposal in this State. The [?] which is…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1922 · page 6

In the Legislative Council yesterday, Sir Joseph Carruthers presented the annual reports of the Sydney…

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