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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 63

Municipal Electricity Gas Works Undertakings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 2

In writing on the above subject the editor of the "Maitland Mercury' in Thursday's issue of that journal makes comments on the subject that…

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Cessnock Shire Council Usual Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 12

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held yesterday morning. There were present: Crs. T. Johns (President), John Brown, Jas…

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Wallarobba Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

The following nominations have been received for the triennial elections for the council of the Wallarobba Shire:—A riding: Messrs. R…

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Bolwarra Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

The triennial election of councillors for Bolwarra Shire will be held on Saturday, December 2. Nominations close on Thursday, November…

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Council of Faction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

Trade unionists in Sydney at the present time are being harrassed and discredited and deprived of their "right to work" without…

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Council Employees. Variation of Award

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

Judgment on an application of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia and the City Council of Melbourne…

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Rejected Council of Action Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 13

The New South Wales Tramway Employees' Union has decided to reject the Council of Action scheme to refuse to work more than 44 hours a week; to…

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Silt in Wallis Creek. Council's Responsibility

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 6

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council on Tuesday a letter was read from the Minister for Works…

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Red Objective. Council of Action Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 16

It is learned that negotiations are now proceeding between the A.L.P and the Council of Action with a view of currying out the decisions…

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Council of Action. Rebuff From A.l.p

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

The A.L.P. executive at a special meeting repudiating the Council of Action. A request was received from the…

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Council of Action. a Complete Failure. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

The general feeling at the Trades Hall is that the Council of Action has proved a complete failure, and that the beat course for it to…

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Council of Action Workers Decline to Commit Economic Suicide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

A meeting of the employees of the Clyde Engineering Works on Wednesday decided to "decline to commit eco nomics suicide at the behest of the…

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Craff Union Revolt. Against Council of Action. Strike Schisms Unpopular

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 5

The Council of Action, in its effort to create a general industrial upheaval is doomed to failure. The revolt of craft unions against the…

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Ironworkers' Strike Council of Action's Scheme Repudiated by Many Workers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

The strike agitators are having great difficulty in preventing the ironworkers' assistants from returning to the works of Hoskins, Ltd…

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Council's Finances. Men Put Off Owing to Shortage of Funds

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 11

The Cessnock Shire Council's finances are at low ebb. After paying accounts submitted to last meeting the banking account showed a debit of…

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Council of Action Mr. Willis on A.l.p. Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

The rejection by the New South Wales Central Executive of the A.L.P. of the overtures of the Council of Action for a "united front" in…

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A.l.p. and Council of Action Mr Willis States His Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 1

The rejection by the New South Wales Central Executive of the A.L.P. of the overtures of the Council of Action for a "united front" in the…

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Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

It is notified that the triennial municipal elections at East Maitland will be held on December 2, Friday, November 24, has been fixed as…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last. There were present:—Crs., J. C. White (president), R…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

Monthly meeting held on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), S. Holmes, R. C. McAdam, A. S. Barwick, and…

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