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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 72

Proposed Baths Will Cessnock Get Them? Municipal Council and Water Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 9

"Seeing that the Water Board has admitted that there will possibly be a restriction on the quantity of water to be used if this dry weather keeps…

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Hall-st. Resumption Mayor Does Some Plain Speaking. Allegation of Profiteering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 7

"This is a ease where a man has tried to do some profiteering at the expense of this Council". This remark was made by the…

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Fell Through Bridge But Council Won't Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 5

When a Weston resident fell through the footbridge which crosses the creek at Kline-street recently, he sent in a claim to the Cessnock…

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Street Watering Ald. Thompson's Assertions. Council Will Look Into Matter

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 9

In a report submitted by him at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, the Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) submitted the…

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No Permit Council Decides to Prosecute Fruit-seller in Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 9

There was some discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of the Provisional Municipal Council as to that punishment should be meted…

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Miners Want Water Position at Greta Main Discussion at Council Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2

At Tuesday night's meeting of he Provisional Municipal Council Ald. Cousins announced that the members of the Miners' Lodge had…

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Garbage Services Contract System to Be Abolished. Council Will Do Work Itself

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 9

The garbage service was among the matters that came in for attention at Tuesday night's meeting of the Provisional Municipal Council…

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Muswellbrook Letter Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. D. G. Morton) reported that a sum of £1,037 was available…

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Engineers' Award. Shire and Municipal Councils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 16

An award was made in Sydney by the Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Concillation, Committee for local government engineers…

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Singleton Letter. Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 5

An extraordinary election of councillors for A and C Ridings of Patrick Plains Shire was held, to fill vacancies caused by the resignations…

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Greta. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 10

The regular meeting of Greta Municipal Council was held in the council chambers on Tuesday evening, when there were present, the Mayor,…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Manland Municipal Council was held on Tuesday. There were present: Alderman A. S. Foster (deputy…

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Coal Mines Bill. Before Council

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

"In the Legislative Council, Mr. Farrar resumed the debate on the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill. He…

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Kurri-lake Road. Deputation to Minister. From Tarro Shire

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

A deputation representing the Tarro Shire Council waited upon Mr. J. M. [?] Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry in connection with…

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State Lottery. Favoured by Glebe Council

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

[?] decided to co-operate with St. Peters Council in an endeavour to have a State lottery in aid of hospitals…

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Migration. Motion in Legislative Council. Mr. Farrar's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 9

In the Legislative Council, Mr. E. Farrar, in moving, "That, in the opinion of this House, the State Government should open up…

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Strong Protest. Hands Off the Main Roads Board. Leichhardt Council Motion. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 5

Leichhardt Council has decided to co-operative with Woollahra Council in entering a strong protest against the State Government interfering with the…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held at Stroud on Friday last. There were present: Crs. Flannery (president), O'Brien,…

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Cessnock Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 7

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

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Mayor of Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 6

Ald. Cornish (Mayor of Newcastle) then addressed the councilors and the Mayor, Ald. Khron and Ald. Wyndeyer, of Raymond…

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