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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The meeting of Stroud Shire Council set down for to-day (Friday) has been postponed for a week out of respect to the late Cr. J. F…

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Cessnock Shire Council Administrator Holds a "Meeting"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 8

The Cessnock Shire Council has had a somewhat remarkable history during the past twelve months or so. Daring that period the…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The regular meeting of above held on Monday. Present: Aid. Keene, Joughin, Surman, Thurlow, and Cooper; also the Town Clerk…

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Shire Services

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 11

From the first of the year the Cessnock Shire Council took over the sanitary contracts of the Shire, having purchased the various plants…

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Singleton Letter. Patrick. Plains Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

At a special meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council there were present: Councillors A. S. Pankhurst (president). J. C. Tanner, D. P…

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"Wollombi" Shire Suggested Alteration of Name

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 9

A communication was received by the Cessnock Shire Council from the Local Government Department, suggesting, that the name of the…

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Town Hall. Newcastle Council to Proceed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

The Newcastle, City Council, after discussing the matter in committee or three hours, last night resolved by six votes to five to proceed with…

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What's in a Name? a Shire by Any Other—cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The Department of Local Government has informed the Cessnock Shire Council that a letter has been received from the Paxton Progress…

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Cessnock Council Staff Petition for Five Day Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

At the "meeting" 'held by the Administrator at the Ceesnock Shire Chambers yesterday, a petition was received from ten members of the…

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Cessnock Buses. Council's Bugbear. Renewal of Licenses Refused. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

With the growth of population and the necessity for improved transport facilities, a large number of bases has been licensed to carry passengers to…

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The Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Muswellbrook Municipality, with a population of something over 3,000 persons has a revenue from all sources of house £12,000 annually…

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The New Council at Work. a Four Hours Sitting. a minute altered—The subway is fa vored—Barbers' shops to be controlled—Gas, water and electric [?] extensions—Praise for waterworks staff—Silent cops for the streets Special Loan Rate Reduced Maintenance Staff to Be Increased

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

The new council entered on its duties on Wednesday night. Owing to the holidays there was a vast amount of correspondence and…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council. First Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

At the first meeting of the Municipal Council of Muswellbrook held this year, there were present Aldermen H.R. Flanders (Mayor), D…

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A Parent Council. Success of an Experiment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

Education in[?] three classes those receiving education those giving education, and those affected both before and after giving, writes John…

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Legislative Council. Bill for Abolition. Members' Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 13

A bill to abolish the Legislative Council has been drafted by the Government, and will probably be brought down when Parliament…

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Legislative Council. Allowance for Members. the Correspondence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 3

The following statement was made yesterday by Mr. Frank Bryant, Government Whip in the Legislative Council…

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Abolition of Council Cabinet's Decision. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

The Premier (Mr J. T. Lang) announced to-day that the Cabinet, had definitely decided to introduce a Bill this session to…

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Council Employees. Operation of 44-Hours Week. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 8

In a circular to municipal councils, the Local Government Association points out that the institution of the 44-hours week must not be allowed to…

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Municipal Question. at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 16

Mr. J. Brown, administrator for the Cessnock Shire Council, stated this morning that he did not know for what length of time he would…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the U.H. Shire Council was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Crs. H. L. White (President), W. C…

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