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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 79

ALDERMAN No. 1. (To the Editor.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 7

Sir,—I don’t know your [?] from a [?] of [?] and—what’s more—I don’t want to kn[?]w him, as my experience of newspaper [?] is that they are…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Alderman W. V. Parkinson…

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Cessnock Municipality. What will be the Next Move? an Abundance of Would-be-aldermen

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

The creation or a new municipality is not the simplest thing in the world and the free and easy talk of when the municipality will function is…

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Coal Company and Council. Question of a Lease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 1

A lively discussion took place at the council meeting on Wednesday night, when Ald. Loader moved a resolution that the Minister for Mines…

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South Cessnock Progress Association. Providing a Municipal Park

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the South Cessnock Progress Association was held on Monday night, the president (Mr. Chas. Pryor) occupying the…

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Port Stephens Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 4

A general election of two councillors for each of the three ridings, of Port Stephens Shire Council will be held on Saturday, December 5, 1925…

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Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the Morpeth Council was held on Monday evening. There were present: Aldermen Webb (Mayor), Cutcliffe, Bourke, Lawler…

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Letter to the Editor. East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 2

Sir,—The report of the above council meeting, as published in your issue of the 28th inst., should certainly cause the ratepayers of East Maitland…

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Shire and Municipal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 6

The Shire election will be held on December 5, when the 320 councils in the State, will choose their aldermen and councillors…

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Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 2

Cr. C. T. Abbott will be again a candidate for C Riding of Stroud Shire at the forthcoming elections, notwithstanding reports to the…

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Bolwarra Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

It is announced elsewhere by advertisement, that the [?]riennial erection of councillors for Bolwarra Shire will take place on Saturday…

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Local Government Inquiry Alteration of Shire Boundaries. Win for Petitioners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 2

The Local Land Board, comprised of Messrs. F. E. Fry (chairman), T. Jones, and J. O'Donnell sat yesterday as a Commissfon of Inquiry with…

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The Municipality Board's Recommendation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 5

Mr. G. A. Ward, who is one of the representatives to negotiate for the division of assets and liabilities in respect of the new municipality of…

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Shire Election. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 2

Nomination day for the general election of councilors for the Cessnock shire has been fixed for Friday 13th last. The same date has been fixed for…

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Severance From Patrick Plains Shire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 2

An inquiry under the Local Government Act was conducted at the Court House, Muswellbrook, on Monday by the Local Land Board for the land…

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Shire Quarries. You Country Roads. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Cessnock, Council convenced at the instance of Councilors Brunner and Benedeich for the purpose of considering the…

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Muswellbrook Letter Local Government Inquiry. Alteration of Shire Boundaries. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 6

As telegraphed on Tuesday, the Local Land Board, comprised of Messrs F. E. Fry (chairman), T. Jones, and J. O'Connell, sat on…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Heffernan) reported as follows:— ALLYNBROOK TO BARRINGTON TOPS…

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Motor Busses Shire Council Problem

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 7

There was the usual batch at yesterday's meeting of the Cassnock Shire Council of reports concerning motor busses running off their routes…

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Cessnock Shire Council Ordinary Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnoek Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present Crs. John Brown (president), D…

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