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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 72

Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

In our report of the proceedings at last Municipal Council meeting we omitted to state that the Mayor, who was absent, sent in an apology for…

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Dungog Municipal Council Special Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 5

A special meeting of Dungog Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last, all the aldermen being present. The meeting…

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Tarro Shire. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 6

The regular meeting of Tarro Shire Council was held on Tuesday There were present Councillors J. A. Niland T McCarthy, P. McLean,…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present, Aldermen J. H. F. Waller…

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Newcastle Road. the Next Section. Tarro Shire to Proceed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 3

The Newcastle Road was again before the Tarro Shir Council on Tuesday when the question of the drainage at the nine-mile was further…

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That Motor Car. Council As You Were. What Will Committee Do?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

The West Maitland Councils electric lighting committee has for some time past been considering the purchase of a motor car for the use of…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting was held on Friday last in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terrace, when all the Councillors were present, Cr. Shearman, President, in the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 3

At the meeting of the above Council at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last, Cr. R. W. Alison (president) presided over a full at…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Heffernan) reported as follows:— During the month the Main Roads Board requested the presence of the…

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Fight the Mosquito. Mayor Appeals to the People (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 1

Sir,—The approach of summer, bringing with it a return of the mosquito pest, and the possibility of a recurrence of dengue fever, should…

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Death of a Shire Employee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 6

On Thursday morning a man named J. Sweeney (commonly known as "Dummy") was found dead at his camp on the Great Northern road…

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Weston Traffic. Shire Taking Census. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2

Cessnock Shire Council Administrator, Mr. John Brown has stationed a man at Mr. C. E. Edwards' wine saloon, at the foot of the high level…

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'Miss Australia.' Honoured by Mayor of New York. Vancouver, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 13

A New York message states that the New York Mayor, Ald. Walker, yesterday received Miss Beryl Mills, "Miss Australia," and Mr. Clande…

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Newcastle Road. the Next Section. Tarro Shire to Proceed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 6

The Newcastle Road was again before the Tarro Shire-Council on Tuesday, when the question of the drainage at the nine-mile flat was further…

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National Council Opens. Spanish Representative Absent. London, Sept. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 12

The 41st meeting of the League of National Council opened at Geneva to-day, the Spanish representative being absent…

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American Athletic Council. Proposed New Zealand Visit. Wellington. N. Z.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 5

The New Zealand Athletic Council has decided to make inquiries as to whether clubs are agreeable to an other visit of American athletes…

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That Motor Car. Council As You Were. What Will Committee Do?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

The West Maitland Council's electric lighting committee has for some time past been considering the purchase of a motor car for the use of…

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The League Seats on Council. Spain to Consider Situation. LONDON, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 12

A Madrid message states that when asked whether Spain wan quitting the League of Nations, Senor Yanguas, the president, declined to make an…

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Seat for Germany. on the League Council Spanish Position. London, Sept. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 13

The last obstacles to Germany's entry into the League were overcome to-day. The Assembly will meet on…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 5

At the usual monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council, held at Stroud on Friday last, those present were: Crs. Flannery(president)…

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