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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 79

The Municipal Franchise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 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 Adult Suffrage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 6

At the Glebe Council last night, Aldeimin Cole remarked "It his been said that bee use adult suflarge for municipal elections is on the…

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Loan Council. Meeting in Melbourne. New South Wales Not Represented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 3

The Commonwealth Loan Council held a sitting in Melbourne, all the States with the exception of New South wales being represented…

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Honoring Ex-Shire Engineer Shire Employees

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 2

A very pleasing and successful function was held on Saturday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd, where employees and…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M.) Shire Council Prosecutions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

C. J. Holdaway, Edward Navan, and Reginald Gray were each fined £1 and 8/-costs on charges of driving a vehicle on the footpath…

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Muswellbrook Shire Alteration of Boundaries

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

Correspondence was read from the department at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council dealing with the proposal to alter the…

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Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Morpeth Council was held last evening. There were present Aldermen Woob (Mayor), Cuteline, Searles, and Read…

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Shire Prosecutions. Breaches of the Ordinances Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

Before Mr. Clceve, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning, the following were fined for riding and driving without lights: William…

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Loan Council. Meeting in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 2

The Commonwealth Loan Council held a sitting on Saturday, all the States, with the exception, of New South. Wales being, represented…

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Australian Dairy Council Meeting in Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 3

A meeting of the Australian Dailry Coundl was held in Brisbane, representatives bieing present from all the States. Reports were received from…

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Local and General Council on the Warpath

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

The Cessnock Shire Council had a large list of cases before the Cessnock Police Court this morning. There were twenty five cases heard…

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Inquiry at Cessnock. Proposed Municipality. Cessnook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

To-morrow, at the Cessnock Courthouse, members of the District Land Board will held an inquiry on the question of the proposed municipality for…

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Municipality Question Evidence Taken To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

To-morrow members of the Maitland Land Board will sit at Cessnock to hear evidence in regard to the proposal to incorporate a Cessnock…

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Singleton Municipal Council. General Meeting. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 6

At a meeting of Singleton Municipal Council there were present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), Aldermen O'Halloran, Wright, Kennedy…

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East Mattland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council wan hold last evening. There were present Aldermen A. S. Foster (Mayor), W…

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Cessnock Inquiry. Proposed Municipality. Many Interests Represented Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 4

For sonic yours past the question of the desirability of a municipality for Cessnock has at frequent, intervals, been brought before the notice…

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Alderman 'Cheer. Death in London. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 5

A cable message was received by the firm of Creer and Berkeley this morning stating that Alderman Creer senior partner had died suddenly in…

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The Singleton Argus THURSDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1925. LOCAL & General News Shire Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 2

Our report of the monthly meeting of the Partick Plains Shire Council held yesterday is held over till our next issue…

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Municiopal Council Meeting Adjourned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 2

A special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council, which was conveneed for Tuesday night,' principally for the purpose of considering the matter…

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Motor Traffic. in Cessnook Shire. Interesting Details. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 8

Acting on Instructions from the Council, Mr. McGilvray prepared for day a report on the' mileage required of the principal motor 'bus runs In…

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