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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,074 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 54

Travelling Stock Rates. Objection by Shire Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 3

As the outcome of dissatisfaction among stock owners and ratepayers of shire councils an effort is being made to amend the Pastures Protection Act…

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Workers' Industrial Union. Mining Council Deliberating

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 11

The council of live Workers' Industrial Union of Australia (Mining Department) opened a meeting at the offices of the Federation in Sydney on…

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Chamber of Commerce Newcastle Council Meets. Silting of Hunter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 2

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday, Mr. J. Pittou, president, in the chair…

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Agricultural and Grazing Land in the Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 4

A meeting & of nil owners and oc-cupiers of agricultural and grazing land in the Municipality of West Society's Office, on Monday night…

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Municipal Rate Appeals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Municipal Council held on Wednesday last the Town Clerk referred to the matter of being represented by a solicitor at…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 3

As predicted in a letter some time ago, Alderman W. V. Parkinson was unanimously elected Mayor in succession to Dr. Roger who resigned) at a…

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Rural Credits Community Bill. Before Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 1

At the meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, held on Tuesday last, the Clerk (Mr. W. J. Moxham) president a report…

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Wallarobba Shire. Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 3

Antimony Hill Road Deviation.—The day labor gang stopped work on the 17th ult. as instructed. Nothing further has been done on any of the…

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Differential Rating. Farm and Grazing Land. Council to Re Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 6

The question of the differential rating of farm and grazing land within the munici[?]ality was further discussed at a meeting of property…

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The Town Common Mr. J. E. Lowe's Application for Leaase. Animated Discussion in Council. Lease Granted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 1

At Wednsday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council J. E. Lowe wrote, asking the council not to raise objections to his…

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Unveiling of Soldiers' Memorial Monument. Mayor's Appeal. to the Editor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 4

Sir,—Eight years ago, namely -on Sunday, April 25, 1915, brave men dared at Gallipoli to live dangerously,fight heroically,…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Cess nock Shire Council was held in the Shire Office yesterday. Cr. J. Brown, president, occupied tho chair, and there…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening Present: Aldermen W. V. Parkinson (Mayor),…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

A special meeting of the council was held on Monday night, when all the Counh[?]lors were present, the Mayor (Alderman Boots) in the chair…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting. Electricity Again

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last to deal with a draft of the proposed agreement between the…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Council was held on Mon-day evening, when there were present: Aldermen Bourke Mayor)…

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George's River Bridge. Shire President Indignant. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

Councillor Munro, president, of the Sutherland Shire Council, was asked to-day what he had to say about the Taren Point and District…

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The Electric Light Council's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the council the following report was made available by the Town Clerk: In order that the general public…

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Mining for Coal. Council's Powers Restricted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 6

Recently a municipal council approached the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Flizpartrick) respecting a proposal to establish electricity…

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Unveiling of Soldiers' Memorial Monument. Mayor's Appeal. to the Editor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 7

Sir,—Eight years ago, namely oil Sunday, April 25, 1915, brave men dared at Gallipoli to live dangerously, fight heroically;…

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