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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 79

Ratepayers' Meeting at the Shire Council Office. (To the Editor.)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 4

Sir,—Personally I feel sorry Cr. Graham caused the above meeting an untimely end, and although I was not in favor of the meeting I did not strenuously…

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Shire Councillors' Record

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 8

The current number of the "Shire and Municipal Record" draws attention to the consistent spirit of public service which animates a great…

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The Fleet. Money for Entertainment. Labour Aldermen's Attitude. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Redfern Council last night when a letter was received from the Chief Secretary's Department asking for assistance in…

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Cessnock Shire Elections. Labor’s Decisive Victory. Five out of Six Seats. Record Shire Poll

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

I feel pleased to again have the honor of being placed at the head of the poll, and having my colleague, Mr. D…

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Shire and its Ratepayers. Exciting Moments at Stormy Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 3

Matters in connection with the administration of the affairs of Port Stephens Shire are in a state of turmoil. Faced with many…

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Startling Discovery Missing Council Property Found. Police Called In

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 8

A [?] discovery was made on Monday morning in the yard of the Cessnock Shire Council’s offices, in the presence of our…

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Municipal Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 8

Notification has been received that the inquiry by the Local Land Board into the question of a municipality for Cessnock will be opened…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 6

The monthly, meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Lorn, yesterday afternoon. There were present:…

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Adult Franchise for Municipal and Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 4

The intention of the Labour Government to introduce legislation for the purpose of electing municipal and shire councils on the Parliamentary…

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Adult Franchise. Shire and Municipal Elections. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

The Minister' for Local Government says that he intends at an early dale to introduce a bill to provide for the election of municipal, and shire…

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Adult Franchise. Shire and Municipal Elections. Local Government Viewpoint. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 5

Mr. Bluett secretary of the Local Government Association said to-day that if the Government was determined to provide for the next…

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District News Letters Muswellbrook. Municipal Council. Muswelbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

For a considerable time the Municipal Council has been complaining of a nuisance alleged to be caused by drainage from the local railway…

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Special Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 6

All aldermen with the exception, of Alderman Waters, were present at a special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council, held on Thursday…

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Shire Election. Official Declaration at Cessnock. Cessnock

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

Mr. W. Grieve, Returning Officer for Cessnock Shire, officially declared the result of the recent election at the Council Chambers…

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Nationalist Victory Brisbane Council Vacancy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 13

An extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the Merthyr ward in the Greater Brisbane Council caused by the death of Alderman McMinn…

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Heavy Claims. Sydney Council Resumptions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 10

Claims rotating £[?]1,510,000 have been saved on the City Council Sydney in connection with the Park[?]…

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Singleton Council. a Special Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 4

A special meeting of the municipal Council was held on Thursday evening. The first business was the consideration of the plans submitted…

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For Newcastle. Town Halt, and Municipal Theatre

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 16

Almost unanimous support to the report of the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Light), regarding the proposed erection of a Town Hall and municipal…

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Cessnock Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

It was originally intended to hold the first meeting of the new council to-morrow, but it has been found that this is impracticable. The…

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Tree Planting. in Cessnock Shire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

While in Sydney at the week-end on other business, Crs. Brown and Johns, with Mr. W. R. Lindsay, shire engineer, waited upon the curator of the…

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