Streets with Dead Ends Shire Council Discussion Estimates of Cost of Resumptions
The question of streets with dead [?]ls, which formed the subject of an article in "The Eagle" on Tuesday, was discussed by the Cessnock…
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Council & local affairs, 1924
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Shire of Port Stephens
At the meeting on Wednesday of the Shire Council, the President, Cr, Pearse. submitted the following report.— Gentlemen,—In submitting report of…
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President Brown is able to speak feelingly of the awful condition of some of the roads in the shire. He informed his brother councillers…
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The Municipal Council receipts for the past fortnight amounted to £796/ 16/1, and expenditure £241/5/. The general fund was in credit to the…
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On account of the death of Mrs. Finlay, mother-in-law of Mr. S. N. Dark, clerk of Wallarobba Shire, the council office will be closed until…
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The Shire engineer reported to the council yesterday that on the teth [?]to, he found it necessary, to dispense with some of the casual employees…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Muswellbrook Municipal Council a Story of a Cow—officers' Recommendations—more About Uncompleted Works—should Parks Be Given Over to to Stock?
The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last, when there were present:—Aldermen W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Divorce Cases. Censorship of Press. Legislative Council's Decision
An amendment to the Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Bill imposing censorship over the press in regard to divorce cases was agreed to…
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The two candidates returned at the recent municipal by-election have declined to take their seats, and there is now four vacancies on…
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The Bolwarra shire Council, at its meeting yesterday afternoon, considered tenders for the erection of the new shire offices at Lorn. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bolwarra Shire. Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the offices. Lorn, yesterday. There were present:—Councillors McRao…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Inspection. Upper Wattagan District. Proposed New Bridge
Although the Cessnock Shire area is an extensive one and the shire councillors are [?] sp[?] efforts are made by them to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Empire Day. Labour Council's Request
A deputation to Mr. Hill, Minister for Education, by the Adelaide Labour Council, requested that an alteration be made in the nature of the…
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A motion expressing the most emphatic protest against the decision of the Federal Government to build overseas a cruiser to be stationed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Threatening Letter to Toowoomba's Mayor Sewer Dump Objected To. TOOWOOMBA
Because the Toowoomba council is establishing a sewer dump at North Toowoomba, the Mayor (Alderman J. D. Annand) has been informed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Council Contracts. Matter for Federal Government
At the conclusion of the meeting of the State Cabinet, Sir George Fuller, the Premier, stated that the request made by Mr. Suttor, M.L.C…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sent to Coventry. Old School Practive Revived. Council Expresses Disapproval. Sydney
The old practice of "sending to coventry" scholars held to be guilty of misdemeanours of a certain class has apparently been revived at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Public Swimming Baths Shire Council Dilly-Dallying Private Enterprise Being Checked
No on ca[?]deny that public swimming baths in swimming baths in Cessnock would prove a great boon, and if they are to be established in time for use during…
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A sort of an impassy was reached on Thursday in connection with the appointment of a typist to the Cessnock shire office staff. The clerk reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Higher Shire Rating
Under the Local Government Act, a shire cannot impose a rate in excess of 2d. in the £ on the unimproved value without the consent of the…
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