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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 72

Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Council Has No Money to Repair Weir. Electric Light Interruptions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present:—Aldermen H. R. Flanders…

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Weston Wants Deputation to Shire Administrator

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

During the week a deputation from the Weston Progress Association waited on the Cesenock Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) with various…

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Loan Council. Meeting in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Australian Loan Council, Dr. Earle Page, the chairman, announced that the following representatives had…

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Ordered From Room the Mayor of Newcastle. "Nothing to Committee." NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

Alderman Cornish, Mayor of Newcastle, attended a meeting of the Public Works Committee at the Chamber of Commerce rooms this…

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Primary Producers' Union. Quarterly Meeting of Hunter District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

The regular quarterly meeting of the Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Singleton on Tuesday, Present…

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Cessnock Municipally

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. Brown, Administrator of the Cessnock Shire, reported that while he was in Sydney recently he waited on the Under-Secretary in…

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Action Threatened Performing Rights Association. Leichhardt Council's Decision. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 5

The secretary of the Performing Rights Association, which claims to hold copyrights of must of the music played at various balls in the city and…

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Short of Funds. Shire Council's Plight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 2

The Blacktown Shire Council finds itself in a serious financial plight. The position was discussed at the last meeting of the council, when it…

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Merriwa Shire Council Purchases a Ditcher

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

The Merriwa Shire Council has purchased a ditcher for the purpose of forming and grading roads. It is claimed that the machine will…

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Tarro Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 4

The condition of various Tarro Shire roads was severely criticised at a meeting of the Tarro Shire Council to-day, when deputations…

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Cessnock 'Bus Case. A. E. Ditton v. Shire Council Matter Further Adjourned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 5

The much-discussed and often adjourned matter of Alfred Ernest Ditton's appeal against the decision of the Cessnock Shire Council…

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Ordered From Room Mayor's Brush with Public Works Committee

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 4

Alderman Cornish, Mayor of Newcastle, attended a meeting of the Public Works Committee at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Friday to give…

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Shire Appeal Court Valuations Allowed. (Before Mr M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 3

Following are the valuations allowed by consent by the Appeal Court held on Friday, last to hoar appeals against the valuations in Patrick Plains Shire:—…

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Mr Cann in Trouble Labor Council Wants Explanation. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Mr Cann) has been requested to attend the next meeting of St. George Labor Council and explain why he was absent from…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1926 · page 7

A meeting of the Tarre Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present, Councillers Niland (president),…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1926 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Waller)…

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Shire Council Short

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 2

The Blacktkown Shire Council finds itself in a serious financial plight. The position was discussed at the last meeting of the council, when it was…

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U. H. Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 2

Councillors were in full force at yesterday's meeting when the business transacted was of the usual, varied character. Mr. L. Eipper…

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Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 3

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night, there were present, Ald., J, A. .Jones (Mayor)…

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The Coal Strike. Misers' Council Takes Action

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 4

The Miners' Delegate Board minute to the central council that a compulsory conference of all parties concerned be held to deal with the…

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