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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 79

Muswellbrook Letter Municipal Council Meets. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council there were present: Alderman. W. V. Parkinson (Mayor), R. Roger, D. Jordan, J…

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Victimising Loyalists Council's Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

At the meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council the Mayor (Alderman H. E. Baines) referred to the intentions of the State Government…

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Cessnock Shire. Alteration of Boundaries. Cessnocl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 11

There was a petition presented to Cessnock council yesterday signed by sixty ratepayers in the vicinity of Stanhope and Luskintyre, relative to…

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Shire Control. of Sanitary Service. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 14

At a special meeting, the Cessnock Council has decided, at the end of the year, to take over all the sanitary contracts in the shire area…

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Unionism Compulsory City Council's Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 3

Henceforth all employees of the City Council, except the Town Clerk, heads of departments, and their deputies, will be required to be financial…

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Subdivisions. East Maitland Minimum Discussion by Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 3

Some time ago the East Maitland Municipal Council fixed the minimum size for allotments in the municipality at 5720 square feet, equivalent to a…

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Road Grant. Relief for Unemployed. East Maitland Council's Request

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 11

Mr. J. Baddeley, Minister for Labour and Industry, met a deputation from the East Maitland Municipal Council this morning at the council…

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Disciplining Aldermen. Sydney Municipal Employees' Union Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 5

The Municipal Labour caucus has refused the request of the Municipal Employees' Union, to instruct the Council's representatives on the…

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Larger Shire Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 4

The Port Stephens Shire Council recently approved the amendment of the Local Government law to provide for larger areas and fewer councils…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the U.H. Shire Council was held on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President),A. Holmes,…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, was held on Friday last, when there were present: —Crs, Bell (in the chair). J…

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Newcastle's Grab. Hunter District Water Board. Cessnock Shire Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 2

A strong protest against the proposal embraced in the Greater Newcaste scheme, to assume control of the Hunter District Water Supply and…

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DRUNKEN U.S. Sailors. Clergyman's Allegations. Council Demands Apology. Ballarat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 6

The mayor and councillors have demanded an apology and withdrawal from the Rev. Henry War rail for the remarks h is reported to have made…

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Adult Franthise at Municipal Elections. First Reading of Bill

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cann) moved in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday for leave to bring in a bill to grant a…

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Council's Machinery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 4

At the close of last evening's meeting the West Maitland Municipal Council went into committee to discuss tenders for the supply of a new…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Aldermen J. H. F. Waller…

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Muswellbrook Letter Shire Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, a letter was read form the Oberon Council requesting co-operation in trying to…

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Irish Medical Council Break Away Movement. London, Sept. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 4

Controversy continues regarding the decision of the Free State Government to break with the British Medical Council, so far as control of the…

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Proposed Municipality. Opposition at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 2

At a largely attended meeting of the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. held last evening, vigorous speeches were made against the agitation of a…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 2

The Stroud Shire Council has received a grant of £1831 from the Main Roads Board for the maintenance of the main roads within the…

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