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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 79

Shire Councils Overhead Expenses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 4

In Tuesday's issue of this journal appeared a brief report of a statement by the Assistant Minister for Local Government that in some…

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Shire Accounts Report by Auditors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 8

Messrs. Thomas Davis, Sheedy and Co, reported to the Cessnock Shire Council yesterday having completed their audit of the council's…

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Municipality of Cessnock Coming in with New Year. Peliminary Shire and Municipal Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 5

The incorporation of Cessnock as a municipality is now almost an accomplished fact, despite the strenuous opposition that has been offered in…

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Shire Quarries. a New Proposal. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 5

The high cost of metal in the Cessnock Shire, amounting to as much as 30/ a yard, suggested to the mind of Councilor Brunner the…

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Cessnock Municipality. President Brown Makes First Move

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 8

At yesterday’s council [?] present on behalf of the proposed [?] they [?] Messrs. [?]…

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Legislative Council. Newcastle City Council Motion Defeated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 16

At the Newcastle City-Council meeting last night the following motions were tabled by Alderman Howard. That with respect to any…

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Spahlinger. Labour Council Request

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 11

The New South Wales Labour Council last night appointed a deputation to wait upon Mr. Lang, the Premier, to urge that the State…

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Greater Newcastle Left to Incoming Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 16

The Newcastle City Council last night received a letter from the Adamstown Council sinking that a conference be called to urge the…

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Minister Approves. Cessnock Municipality

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

Recent inquiries made in Sydney elicited the information that the Minister has approved of the recommendations of a municipality for…

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Municipal Elections Will Be Held in December

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

The Local Government Act Amendment Bill, which has been rejected by the Legislative Council, contained a clause postponing the…

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Municipal Elections. on the Original Date

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 7

The Minister for Local Government informed Mr. Jarvie in the Assembly, that, the next municipal elections would be held in December on the…

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Wallarobba Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 4

An advertisement elsewhere directs attention to the fact that the ordinary election of councillors to Wallarobba Shire Council will take place…

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People Say of the Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 6

We have the flies and skeeters too, Along our little creek. And if we often give a whew We cannot stop its reek…

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Ridge and River Gravel. Merits Discussed by Shire Councillors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 2

An interesting discussion on the merits of river and ridge gravel for use on roads took place at the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire…

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Port Stephens Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 4

The Port Stephens Shire Council has decided to ask that the road from Hinton to Raymond Terace be declared a main road. It will be…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Construction of Melbourne Street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 6

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

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Balkan Cock-pit. League Council Acts. Sixty Hours Ultimatum. LONDON, Oct. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 5

News comes from Paris that the Council of the League of Nations has taken strong action in the dispute arising out of recent incidents on the…

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Singleton Municipal Council Special Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 3

A special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night. Present were Aldermen J. W. B. Waterhouse (Mayor), E.J…

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Cessnogk Council. Highly Efficient. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

Mr. W. N. Stone, of Sydney, an expert in Shire and municipal appliances, paid Cessnock a visit this morning. He was particularly pleased…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald. Millard), Ald. Thurlow, Joughin,…

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