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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 69

Bequest for a Hand-bridge. Department Says the Matter Is One for the Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., sends along the following, letter received from the) Public Works Department: —With reference to your,…

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Shire Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Local Government in the Legislative Assembly last evening whether the request from…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present:— Aldermen-A. S. Foster (Mayor)…

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Cessnock Memorial Hall Council's Proposal. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Grieve told the meeting of Cessnock councillors to-day that he had inquired into the rating of the Cessnock District Soldiers…

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Cessnock Shire Finances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 4

The Finance committee of Cessnock Shire at the fortnightly meeting recommended that the following accounts be passed for payment:…

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Shire Council's Funds

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 7

The demon, debt, seems to be persuing the Cessnock Shire Council. Every meeting shows that the debt barometer is soaring upward. On…

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Cessnock Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 11

An ordinary meeting of the Shire Council was held on Wednesday, when there were present; Crs. John Brown (president), A. E. Heuston…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Andrews), Ald. Smith, Joughin, Wilson, and the…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night last week, when Aldermen Boots, Windeyer, Hain and Krohn were present. The Mayor…

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Shire Office Staff

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 7

The young lady who was appointed to the last vacant position as typiste on the shire office staff resigned, and it has been decided to call further…

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Interview with Shire President

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

Since last meeting I Arranged an interview with the Shire President, with a view to discussing the relations existing between the Council…

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Municipal Council Meeting Works Committee in the Limelight—tenders to Be Called for Garbage System—proposal to Reduce Cost of Current to Industrial Undertakings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council took place on Wednesday evening last, when there were present:—Alderman W. V…

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Town Beautification Question of Tree Planting. Council to Act in the Sweet Bye-and-bye

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 5

In a recent article in the "Eagle" it was pointed out that the Shire Council was going to miss another season in the matter of planting…

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More Land Wanted Showground Becoming Too Small. Ald. Loader Fears This Parks Will Be Frittered Away. Owing to the Growing Population the Attendance at the Annual Show Is Becoming Larger Each Year, Ano the Accommodation Is Inadequate. in Order to Make an Improvement in This Direction the Committee Is Endeavoring to Persuade the Council to Hand Over That Portion of Tiie Park, Which Has, Until Lately, Been Used As a Horse Paddock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

The matter came before the last meeting of the council, when the secretary of the A. and p. Association wrote, asking under what, conditions…

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The Mayor Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 4

The Mayor of West Maitland, Alderman H. W. Fry, who recently went on a health trip to North Queensland, was again taken…

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Tram Passes. Payment by Council Illegal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 7

The Lord Mayor of Sydney has been informed by the noting city solicitor (Mr. J. M. Edwards) that the proposal of the finance committee that the…

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A Municipal Key

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 6

Just recently it has come to light that Mr John Searl, whilst Mayor of Singleton, held a key of entry to the Council Chambers. How it came…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 5

Reporting to the last meeting of the Merriwa shire Council on complaint from P. T. Moore (Baerami), the engineer stated that on the road…

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The Aldermen What a Contributor Thinks of Them

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

All the members of the Municipal Council are actively associated with the commercial and industrial life of Muswellbrook. The alderman who has…

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Shire Clerk and Engineer Extraordinary Squabble at Tenterfield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

Bad feeling that has evidently been in existence for some time found an outlet at the Tenterfleld Shire Council meeting on Thursday…

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