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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 69

Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

Fortnightly meeting held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Andrews), Ald. Keene, Millard, Smith, and Joughin; also…

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Municipal Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held on Wed-, nesday evening, when there were present:—Aldermen W. V…

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Ferry Costs. Stroud Shire Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

The following motion from Stroud Shire was carried at the Shires Conference: That in cases where the Government will not increase its subsidy…

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Motor Speed Tests: Shire Take Action

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 7

A strong attack was made at the Shires Conference upon the holding of motor reliability tests and speed contests on the main roads of the…

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Shire's Loan. Cessnock's Application Recommended. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

Councilor Brown president of the cossnock Shira Council who returned from Sydney this afternoon from the Shires Conference, said that while…

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Stroud Shire Grant for Road Construction. Minister Approached

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 7

A request for a grant of £10,500, to be used in the construction of roads in the district, was made by a deputation, representing Stroud…

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Primary Producers Quarterly Meeting of Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producer' Union was held in the…

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Power to Resume. Appeal Against Sydney Council Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

The State Full Court delivered judgment in the appeal by the Criterion Theatres Limited against the decision of Mr: Justice Street dismissing an…

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Shire and Municipal Appeals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The hearing of appeals against the Shire assessments, to have come on at the Court yesterday, has been postponed till June 13. It was announced that…

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Valuer-general. Shire's Conference Favours Abolition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

The Valuer-General's department was dealt with at the Shires Conference in three remits—from Tomki (seeking abolition of Department as applied to…

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Roads Policy. Considered by Shire Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

The Roads Conference held last year was reviewed at the Shires Conference in Sydney. A remit endorsing the decisions reached at the special…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, May 31st. Shire Affairs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6

Many important matters as usual are before the Shires Conference now sitting in Sydney, not the least being the question of endowments This is a…

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Stroud Shire. Grant for Road Construction. Minister Approached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

A request for a grant of £10,500 to be used in the construction of roads in the district, was made by a deputation, representing Stroud Shire…

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Singleton Council. By-election Result

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

The municipal by-election on Saturday, in connection with the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Searl, resulted: James B. Kennedy, 120…

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Selection Ballots. Labour Council Desires Abolition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

The Sydney Labour Council is determined in its demand for a special conference of the A.L.P. to consider the question of the abolition of…

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Preference Question. Returned Soldiers Sue Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League proceeded against Kogarah Municipal Council for failing to give preference to returned men when…

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Primary Producers Quarterly Meeting of Union Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

The quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in the Agricultural…

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Municipalities. 'That Should Not Exist."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 9

An animated discussion ensued at the shires conference, on a proposal by Mulwarce shire for the compulsory absorption by shires of those…

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Municipal Road Grader

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6

The local Municipal Council has now secured a new and very valuable addition to its plant in the form of a Baby Winner road grader. These…

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