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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 79

Tree Planting the Council Taking Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 7

Several references to tree planting were made at the Shire Council meeting yesterday. The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay)…

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Accident on Road. Solicitor's Letter to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 9

At yesterday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. E. H. Cohen, solicitor, Muswellbrook, stating that he…

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The Municipal Question. the Poll of To-morrow. Some Side-lights on the Movement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 7

The municipalisation of a Cessnock area has been an insistent question for many years. Its supporters have had on up-hill fight…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 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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Bank Holidays. Application to Council's Servants. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 8

At to-day's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council, Mr. W. Grieve, shire clerk, pointed out in a report that the Local Government Ordinance No. 4…

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Privy Council. Broken Hill Appeal. Decision Reserved. London, July 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 13

In the appeal case Broken Hill proprietary, Ltd., versus the Broken Hill Municipal Council, judgment has been reserved…

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Loan Council. Mr. Lang Stands Aloof. Freedom Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 2

The reasons for the New South Wales Government's withdrawal from the Loan Council were outlined by the premier (Mr. Lang), at a…

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Municipal Question. Lack of Interest. Small Poll. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

The proposal of a municipality for Cessnock, which has been kept alive by a few enthusiasts during the last couple of years, seems to have lost…

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Wallarobba Shire Council (Report continued from last issue):—

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

From Shires' Association of New South Wales, asking council to fill in a petition against the Government's intention to make local…

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'Bus Matters An Open Letter to the Members of the Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

Sirs.—Two of your number have an advantage over the rest in that they were present when the former council discussed bus matters. But that is no…

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Muswellbrook Shire, Council. Big Programme Ahead-maintenance of Roads—cr. McTAGGART Disagrees with Engineer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 1

There was a large amount of business put through at Friday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council. The following councillors were…

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Local and General. Shire Engineer's Appointment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. Raymond Halls, late engineer to Wllarobba Shire, has accepted the position of engineer to Merriwa Shire and will leave Dungog on 17th inst…

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Electric Trains. Newcastle Council Moves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 7

Alderman Cornish, at a meeting of the Newcastle City Council, said that the Government were hurrying on the el[?]trification of the Sydney suburban…

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Greater Newcastle. and Water Board Control. City Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 6

The Greater Newcastle question, was revived, at the meeting of the Newcastle City Council, upon a letter by the Hamilton Council, requesting…

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Loan Council. Withdrawal of New South Wales. Dr. Page's Regret

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 6

The action of New South Wales in withdrawing from the Australian Loan Council was the subject of comment by Dr. Earle Page, the Federal…

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The Municipal Franchise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 6

The Muswellbrook Municipal Council has decided to co-operate with the Local Government Association and petition against the proposal to extend…

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Municipal Question Last Saturday's Poll a Majority In Favor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

Once more a poll has been taken on the question whether the electors are in favor of the establishment of a municipality in Cessnock by the…

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Loan Council. Mr. Lang's Attitude. Prime Minister's Comments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), referring to Mr. Lang's decision "not to come into the Loan Council, said it was clear that the constitution of…

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Wallarobba Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the office, Dungog, all the councillors being present…

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Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 6

Moving the Address-in-Reply in the Legislative Council, Mr. Cruickshank briefly traversed the policy of the Government as revealed by the…

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