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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 79

Department Pays Shire Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

Pion, waiter Bennett, M.L.A, has been informed by the manager of the Resumed Properties Department, in response to his personal…

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Sunday Sport. Newcastle Council Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 6

The question of Sunday play on the parks came before the Newcastle Council last night on the application of the Commonwealth…

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Motor Traffic. Canterbury Council Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

The extent of motor traffic in the metropolitan area was indicated in report presented to the Canterbury Council by Mr. Potts, the…

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Shire Boundaries. Suggested Alterations. Inquiry to Be Held. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

As a result of a petition from the residents of Weston, the Cessnock Shire Council wrote to the Minister requesting that a certain portion of Weston,…

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Walsh Island. Council of Action Supports Strikers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 9

The Council of Action of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association last night confirmed the decision of its members at Newcastle in…

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Women in Conference International Council. Washington, May 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 2

At the opening yesterday of the seventh quinquennial session of the International Council of Women, the Countess of Aberdeen declared that…

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Council of Women. International Meeting. New York. May 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

The Australian delegation to the International Council of Women cable congratulation to the British House of Commons on its unanimous…

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Municipal Elections. French Communists Suffer. London, May 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the final results of the municipal elections are not expected until to-night at the earliest, but the…

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Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

A council meeting of the South Maitland Association was held at Weston. Mr. Earp presided. Correspondence was received from…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council Was held on Thursday, when there were present: Councillors H. L. White…

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Stroud Shire Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 4

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council, held in the Shire Chambers, Stroud, on Friday last, there were present Crs. F. J. Callow (deputy…

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Wallabobba Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 9

A meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire office. Dungog. There were present Councillors R.W. Alison (president), A…

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Sanitary Contract. Prosecution by Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 11

The postponed matter of the Cessnock Shire Council v. Hubert Hunter, in connection with the carrying out of a sanitary contract for…

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Maitland's Municipal Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 11

Sir,—There is no time to be lost if Maitland is to have its up-to-date swimming baths before another summer arrives. Maitland is half a…

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Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 6

The regular meeting of the Morpeth council was held on Monday evening there were present, Alde men [?] sea[?]…

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Cessnock Shire Election. End of June. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 5

The rolls have been printed and exhibited, and the revision court has been fixed for June 2. The Minister has been apprised of those facts, and…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman A. S. Foster…

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No Borrowing for Roads. Out-of-date Shire Councillors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council, on a suggestion being made by Councillor Randall that it would be advisable to borrow £20,000 to provide substantial roads in the shire, the president (Cr. Alison) declared himself against all borrowing for roads, "he had no time…

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Council's Loan Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 4

The West Maitland Council electricity undertaking has proved such a success that it has been found possible to reduce the loan rate by…

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Cessnock Shire. Meeting Postponed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 4

Owing to the fact that Mr. J. Brown, Administrator of the Cessnock Shire, was subpoenned as a witness on a licensing case, being held in…

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