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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 72

League of Nations. Brazil Resigns From Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 12

The Brazilian delegate to the League of Nations (Senor Mello Franco) to-day lodged Brazil's resignation from the Council of the League…

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East Greta Road. Proposal for Reconstruction. Rejected by Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 6

The proposal to reconstruct the Maitland to Heddon-Greta road through East Greta was further considered by the West Maitland…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 6

The Engineer of Stroud Shire Council (Mr.R. G. Payton, reported as follows:—Re C. C. S. Grant, Coolongolook…

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Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 5

The proposed new shire, which is the Cessnock. Shire without the inclusion of Cessnock, because the latter will become a municipality some…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 7

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the regular monthly meeting of Singleton Municipal Council. The Mayor (Alderman…

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Singleton Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of Singleton Municipal Council was held on Thursday night last. Present: The Mayor (Alderman, Waterhouse),…

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Mayor's Attack. "A Mussolini Wanted." Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council a letter was received from the Local Government Association submitting some information upon the…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Merpeth Council was held last evening. There were present, Aldermen Bourke (Mayor), Cuteliffe, Webb…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 2

Of the 42 appeals against the assessments of the Municipal Council valua for 41 were settled in a friendly manner between the Council and appellants,…

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East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 4

The fortnightly mooting of the East Maitland Council, which was to have been held last evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. Aldermen…

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Municipal Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 6

Forty-two appeals were made against the assessments of the Municipal Council valuator, and 41 were settled in a friendly manner between…

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The Council's Elevator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 4

The elevator erected in the West Maitland Municipal Council's depot has been given trial runs. When completed it is stated that it will…

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Roses in Municipal Garden

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 2

This is a. great season for lovers of roses, and some magnificent blooms, are to be seen in many gardens in town; but nothing better could be…

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Warrah Shire Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 2

Owing to illness we were unable to be represented at the meeting of the Warrah Shire Council on Wednesday. We hope to give a report in next…

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Cessnock Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Administrator (Mr. John Brown) held his usual fortnightly meeting in the Council Chambers yesterday morning…

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Kearsley Shire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

Mr. W. P. Skelton, M.L.A., writes:— As you are aware the Department has for some time bad under consideration a [?] for the constitution…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 1

The fortnghtly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday. Present:—Aldermen H. R Flanders' (Mayor), Jas. Hicks, J. M…

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Pay of Shire Employees

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

The Manning Shire Council received a request at its last meeting, from the Federated Shire and Municipal Employees' Union that…

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Cessnock Shire. Administrator Holds Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 7

Mr. J. Brown, Shire Administrator, held a meeting at the Cessnock Shire Chambers yesterday. Accounts submitted for approval to…

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Cessnock Shire. Administrator’s Meeting

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

The Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) held his usual fortnightly “meeting” at the Shire Chambers yesterday [?]…

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