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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,074 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 54

The Rouchel Dry Road Scheme. Shire Council Agrees to Amended Proposal. Proposed Timor-page's Creek Road. Council Co-operates with Warrah Shire to End of Having It Opened

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 2

A special meeting of the Upper Hunter shire Council was held on Wednesday morning last for the purpose of giving consideration to…

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Municipal Council Council Will Take Over Lanes. Garbage System Approved Of. Shortage of Electric Meters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last, when there were present:—Aldermen W. V…

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Restriction of Loads Wallarobba Shire's Action

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 7

Members of Parliament and the Minister for Local Government are equally perturbed by the order of the Wallarobba Shire that no vehicle…

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New Roads. Coalfields Development Shire Engineer's Reports

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 6

The question of having a considerable amount of work carried out on several roads in consequence of the developments arising from the…

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Land Subdivisions. Plans Before Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 3

The activity in connection with the sale of land was further evidenced by the number of applications regarding subdivisions that came…

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Cessnock Sewerage. Board to Meet Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 3

The Cessnock Shire Council wrote to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board requesting the board to receive a deputation for the…

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Proposed Garbage System. to Safeguard Health of the Town. Council Approves of New Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council Dr. R. Roger moved that the council consider the advisability of establishing a…

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Rowdy Scenes. City Council's Late Sitting. Alderman Lambert Removed. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 3

Rowdy scenes characterised yesterday's meeting of the City Council, which did not conclude until 2.40 this morning…

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Sales at Shire Yards

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 7

The following numbers of stock were sold in the Patrick Plams Shire saleyards during the month of September:—Cattle, 101; sheep, 261…

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Baking Trouble. Labour Council Order

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 5

The Labour Council has ordained that baking must not commence earlier than the award hours, that carters must not deliver after 6…

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Greater Mattland. Matter Before Cessnock Shire. Left to B Riding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 6

At the meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council, a letter was read from the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, [?]ting that at a combined…

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Commonwealth Property. City Council Deputation. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 16

The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) was asked by a deputation from the City Council to-day that the Federal Government should…

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Labour Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland Labour Electorate Council was held in the Dungog School of Arts on Saturday. Mr. H. S. Carruthers (president),…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council there were present: Crs. J. H. Bettington (president), A. M. Jennings, H.O…

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The Municipal Council Creditable Achievements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 1

The one local organisation which receives more kicks than praise is the Municipal Council.. To criticise the people's representatives is a…

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Council Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 4

Repairs to the river embankment at the rear of High-street, by the underpining of the stonework, were commenced some time ago by…

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Missing Minute. Mayor of Hunter's Hill Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 8

At the Hunter's Hill Summons Court William Arehibald Windeyer, M.B.E., Mayor of Hunter's Hill, appeared before Mr. Blix, P.M., and Mr. S…

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Bread Carters and Bakers Labour Council's Mandate

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 3

Orders have been issued by the Labour Council that baking must not commence earlier than the award hours, that carters must not deliver…

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Westmaitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Fry), Alderman…

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Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 6

In the Legislative Council. the Income Tax (Commonwealth) Collection Bill was read a first time. The Veterinary Surgeons Bill was…

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