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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 69

Chamber of Commerce Meeting of Council at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

A meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday, Mr. J. Paton (president) in the chair…

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Port Stephens Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 6

The monthly mooting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held at the office, Raymond Terrace, the president (Councillor T. H. Pearse) being…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 17. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.m.) Shire Prosecutions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

The Bolwarra Shire Council proceeded against four cyclists for riding bicycles in Lorn after sunset without lights…

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Municipal Council (Report continued.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

Further correspondence was read and dealt with as follows:— J. Termetz wrote re extra sanitary service.—Received. Council…

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Shire By-election Easy Win for Mr. Heuston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

An extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on, the Cessnock Shire Council B riding, caused by the resignation of Cr. T. Johns, was held…

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Metal Quarries. at Martin's Creek. Proposed Municipal, Acquisition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

A combined deputation of municipalities in, the Newcastle district waited upon Mr. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, to ascertain…

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Patrick Plains Shire Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council there were present:—Councillors A. S. Panghurst (president), F. J…

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Mr, H. E. Harden. Popular Council Clerk. Reference in Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

At last evening's meeting of the East Maitland Council. Mr. H. Emmett-Harden (town clerk), who has accepted a similar position to the…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was Meld Inst evening. There were present: Aldermen. A. S. Foster (Mayor),…

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Amalgamation. Discussion at East Maitland Council Supports Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

The amalgamation question was further discussed at a meeting of the East Maitland Council last Council. The Mayor (Alderman Foster)…

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Cessnock's Council Staff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

In a presidential minute Cr. T. Drown pointed out to-day to the Cessnock councillors that, the necessity existed for an inquiry into the…

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Council Control of Sanitary Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

When the question of the contract of the Branxton sanitary service was under consideration at the Cessnock Shire Council to-day, it was decided…

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Cessnock Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

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

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 1

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

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Tarro Shire Values

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

The Valuer-General's Department has issued notices of the values placed on A riding lands in Tarro Shire, and as the ruling has been increased up to as much…

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Shire Engineer's Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 7

The motor car purchased for the shire engineer over twelve months ago has proved a costly proposition. The cost of repairs and depreciation…

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Local and General. Shire Boundaries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

"There is no doubt that in the near future Cessnock will be a municipality and will be eliminated from the shire." So said President Brown…

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Federal Road Grants Not Available to Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

It would appear that the hopes of the Cessnock Shire Council in the way of receiving a share of the Federal Road Grant for certain roads…

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Maitland Road Cessnock Council's Attitude

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

The president (Cr. John Brown) reported to the Cessnock Shire Council yesterday that he and Cr. Johns bad attended the conference…

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Sanitary Contracts Council Taking One

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 5

It will be remembered that tenders were called for the Branxton sanitary service and the two received at the previous meeting of the Shire…

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