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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,074 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 54

Muswellbrook. Municipal Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 7

On the recommendation of the sub-committee appointed to consider the question, the municipal council has decided to establish a…

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Labour Council Support

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 2

The Sydney Labour Council has carried a resolution congratulating the Melbourne policemen upon having struck, pronouncing victory for…

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Weight of Loads. Wallarobba Shire Limit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 11

A deputation, representing teamsters, in the Wallarobba Shire, asked Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Locol Government, to have…

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Chamber of Commerce Council Meeting at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday. A letter was received from the…

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Council Employees. New Set of Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1923 · page 3

The Municipal and Shire Employees' Union has served a new set of claims [?] the Local Government Con[?]ation Committee, providing for…

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East Maitland Council Special Meeting. Electricity Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1923 · page 3

A special meeting of the East Maitland Council was held in the council chambers on Saturday evening. There were present: Aldermen W. M…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening, when there were present: Aldermen J. Searl (Mayor), R. Tulloch, B. H. Waters, H…

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Greater Maitland. the Municipal Saleyards. a Question of the Near Future

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 4

With the growth of the western residential suburbs, tho matter, of the removal of the municipal saleyards to a more suitable site cannot long be delayed. When the present yards were established they were on the outskirts…

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Address to General Monash Alderman Lambert Refused to Sign

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 3

Ald. Lambert, M.P., appears to have been the only member of the City Council who refused to sign the illuminated address which the Lord Mayor…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 3

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday evening. There were present: Alderman Rourke (Mayor), Cutcliffe, Webb and Read…

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Effecting Shire Economies. Pipe Culverts. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 5

At a meeting of the Shire Council, to-day, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, shire engineer, recommended that the council purchase two sets of…

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Shire Council Business

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

The Cessnock Shire Council had so much business to get through yesterday that a start was made with the meeting 40 minutes before the…

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Cessnock Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present: Crs. J. Brown (president). A. W…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

Meeting held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Dodd), Ald. Millard, Smith, and Andrews; also the Clerk (Mr. Jas…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, on Monday night, when all the aldermen were present, excepting Ald. Sutton, for whom an…

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Wallarobba Shire. Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

Engineer Halls reported as follows:— Clarence Town bridge: I have to report drawing the attention of the…

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Singleton Municipal Council. Monthly Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the municipal council there were present The Mayor (Alderman Searl), Aldermen O'Halloran, Head, McDougall…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting. Wide Range of Business

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when the following aldermen were present:—…

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Shire Economy Making Own Pipes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

The shire engineer recommended that moulds should be purchased for the purpose of making the council's own pipes in concrete. A…

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Council Fined. Dismissal of a Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

The Tallagandra Shire Council was proceeded against at the Braidwood Police Court by Richard Webb for a breach of the Returned Soldiers and…

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