Cessnock Shire Affairs. Departmental Officer. Requested to Investigate. Cessnock
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5
"I am desirous of having the general administrative work of the shire office inquired into by an authority who will have the power to examine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Assault Alleged Sequel to Cessnock Shire Dispute. Councillor Scott Prosecutor. Court Crowded. Cessnock
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3
A large crowd assembled at the Cessnock Police Court this morning to hear the case in which James Robert Scott, ex-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Patrick Plains Shire. Singleton
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3
A special meeting of the above was held on Thursday. Present Councillors J. C. Tanner (president), E. Bower, A. Hayes, and D. P. Shearer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Vacancy. Mr. Flanders Elected at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5
The municipal election on Saturday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. W. Swaddling, resulted as expected in an over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Scandal Aldermen Liable Government Officer's Report
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2
At a special meeting of the Mittagong Council the report of the officer of the Local Government Department. who injured into the accounts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Council
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 6
At the monthly meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council there was a full attendance of aldermen. The Public Works Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Shire Council Affairs. Explanations by Five Ex-councillors. Speeches and Questions at Big Weston Meeting
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 7
The affairs of the Cessnoek Shire Council were further ventilated at a meeting at Weston on Friday evening, when all of the ex-councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Shire Summons for Mr Scott
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4
Mr John Brown, the administrator of Cessnock Shire Council, has issued a summons, returnable to-day, against James Robert Scott, ex-president, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 3
The regular meeting of the Morpeth Council was held last evening, There were present, Aldermen webb (Mayor), Lawler, Cuteliffe and Read…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charges Fail Wallarobba Shire Inquiry. Mr. Camphin's Report
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines and Local Government, has made available the report of Mr. W. W. Camphin, relieving Stipendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BROWN V. Scott Cessnock Shire Case Hint of Criminal Proceedings
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5
Another act in the Cessnock Shire comedy, force, drama, tragedy, or whatever it may be appropriately termed was staged in the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Shire Trouble. Case Against Ex-president Scott. Crowded Court. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5
The solicitors of the Cessnock Shire Council, having served two notices on ex-president Scott to deliver up certain property of the shire, and failing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus Tuesday, February 17th, 1925. Borrowing and Municipal Progress
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2
We note with pleasure that the Singleton Municipal Council has at last decided to take a step forward in the world of modern business. At its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Shire Trouble. Another Development. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 5
Acting on a search warrant Sergeant Toohey and Constable Booth visited the premises of ex-president Scott on the Allandale road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 6
The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Aldermen A. S. Foster…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Electricity. Council and Government
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 6
In reply to a question, Mr. Ball Minister for Works, stated that he had read the report of the proceedings of Sydney City Council in regard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Council's Overdraft. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5
In pursuance of the council's application for the Minister's certificate of limit of overdraft for a sum of [?] In respect of the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Missing Key. Cessnock's Council's Mail. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5
Mr. Grieve, clerk to the Cessnock Shire, has had occasion to write as follows to the Acting Postmaster at Cessnock, Mr. E. Winton:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →His Parting Shot Sir Arthur Cocks on Sydney City Council
Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2
At a farewell dinner tendered to him at the Hotel Australia on Monday night, the now Agent-General (Sir Arthur Cocks), in the course of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Letter the Municipal Election. Muswellbrook
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 7
Considerable interest having been shown in the election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council, cased by the retirement of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →