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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 72

Cessnock Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 7

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

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 8

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday when, there were, present: Aid. Keene, Joughin, Thurlow, and…

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Shire Buildings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 4

Applications to erect £9297 worth of buildings in Cessnock Shire were approved by the Administrator yesterday. Insufficient particulars had…

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A Dangerous Practice. Vehicles Stopping on Corners. Shire Council's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) reported at yesterday's meeting at the Council that the police, had drawn attention to the…

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Shire Finances. Cessnock Officials Praised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 6

Messrs. Thomas Davis, Sheedy and Co. reported regarding the twelve months audit to December 31 last as follows:…

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Municipal Council. Streets to Be Repeaired. Draining Maitland Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last, when there were present: Aldermen H. R…

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"An Eyesore" Shire Administrator on Hoardings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 5

The Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) looks on hoardings with about the same amount of favor as the average citizen looks upon the…

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The Weir. Departmental Officers Inspect Damage. Mayor Tells Why Hepaiimvokk Was Not Done Council and Department Ar Gue for Over Two Years

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 1

The damaged condition of the Mas wellbrokk weir Mas the subject of a discussion at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Counciil…

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Scobie's Tunnel Council Declines to Strike Rate. People Concerned Expected to Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 6

Reports submitted at yesterday's meeting of the Cessnook Shire Council included one by the engineer, dealing with Scobie'a tunnel…

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Compensation. Council Employees Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Hastings Shire Council, the engineer was instructed to dismiss all maintenance men employed on the roads…

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Canberra Bar. National Council of Women Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

A motion of protest against the proposed bar at Federal Parliament House at Canberra was carried at the meeting of the Federal Council of the…

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City Council and Motor Cars the Premier Questioned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 4

The State Premier, Mr J. T. Lang, was asked on Wednesday if there was any likelihood of the appointment of a Royal Commissioner to inquire into…

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City Council and Foreign Cars a Scandal Coming to Light

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

Following on the rowdy meeting of the Sydney City. Council on Tuesday night over the proposed purchase of seven foreign cars in preference to…

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Hospital Maintenance. St. Peters Rejects Municipal Tax. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

St. Peters Council declined to co-operate with Burwood in the latter's proposal for a municipal tax for the maintenance of hospitals…

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Municipal Notice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 4

The, East "Maitland Municipal Council announces that Wednesday, July 28, is the last day on which payment may be made with discount…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of Greta Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Those present were the…

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Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening, when there was a full attendance of aldermen, viz.: Aldermen Waterhouse…

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Mosquito Pest. Manilla Council Moves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 3

The Manilla Municipal Council is taking stringent methods to enforce the Local Government ordinance relating to mosquitoes. The recent…

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A Prosperous Municipality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 2

Judging from the triennial report of the municipality of Orange, that town is enjoying a measure of prosperity far ahead of most country…

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Municipal Council. the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 3

The reg[?]lar fortnightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held last evening. The Mayor (Alderman Jas. H…

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