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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 79

Cessnock Shire Council Ordinary Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 7

The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was heid. yesterday, when there were present: Crs. J. R. Scott (president) A…

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Saffron Thistle Spreading. Shire Council's Duty

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Hugh Ross, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, takes a serious view of the spread of saffron thistle in some southern…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

Usual fortnightly meeting of the above held on Monday last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Millard), Aid. Andrews, Thurlow, Jougnin,…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council took place on Wednesday night last, when there Were present: Aldermen W. V…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Council was held on Monday night, at which there were present the Mayor (Alderman Feeney) and Ald. Boots, Krohn, and Curtis…

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Road Grants £2000 for Muswellbrook Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

Hon. W. Bennett,-and Mr. W. Cameron, M's.L.A., have been informed by the Minister for Local Government that the following grants have been…

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Shire Council Friction. Series of Heated Discussions Proceedings Against a Councillor Police Arrive to Deal with Disorder

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 9

Proceedings at the meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council yesterday were decidedly lively at times, it one stage the President adjourned the…

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Electricity. City Council Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. Fraser (Chief Railway Commissioner) stated yesterday that he had no desire whatever to enter into a [?]ntroversy about electricity supplies…

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Overworked the Shire Engineer Assistant To Be Appointed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

The shire engineer (Mr. W. R. [?]dsay) submitted the following [?]ort to yesterday's council meeting:—…

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Council's Order. Rejected by Sydney Union. Other Branches Agree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Although Mr. Justice Powers warned the Seamen's Union yesterday in the Federal Arbitration Court, in Melbourne, that he would deregister the…

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Port Stephens Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 11

The President (Cr. Pearse) occupied the chair and there was a full attendance of Councilors. Messrs. Windever and R. J. Pepper…

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Lord Mayor's Denial. No Mine for Council. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 3

The Lord Mayor to-day emphatically denied the statement that negotiations had been entered into for the purchase of a coal mine for the…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 7

A special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. Present: Aldermen J. W. B. Waterhouse (Mayor), D. M'Dougall,…

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Patrick Plains Shire Resignation of Shire President. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 9

An intimation from Mr. F. J. Dorrington, of Broke, came as a bombshell to councillors at the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 11

A special meeting of the municipal council was held on Thursday, night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), Aldermen Wright,…

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Cessnock Municipality. Two Proposals. Council Favours Large Area

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 9

There are two proposals to constitute part of Cessnock shire as a municipality, one which is practically limited to the town of Cessnock, and the…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council there were present: Councillors A. S. pankhurst, J. C. Tanner, A. Hayes, D. P. Shearer,…

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Cesssnock Shire. Assistant Engineer. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

The Cessnock Shire Council decided to-day to appoint a temporary assistant engineer at a salary at the rate of £416 per annum…

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Correspondence. Shire, Presidency. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 7

Sir,—I noticed in the "Argus" report of the special meeting held on Wednesday last that the Shire Clerk shoulders the whole of the…

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Allyn River Crossings. Shire Road Expenditure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

In another column we give a letter from an old ex-Eeelestonian taking the people of the Allyn and others to task for alleged neglect to the needs of the district in the matter of roads and of river crossings. It would as if our correspondent has been asleep for some time…

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