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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 72

Council "Breeze" Mayor and Ald. Cousins Question of Swimming Baths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 11

There was a breezy interlude at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, when the subject of swimming baths for Cessnock was…

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Weston Progress Association. Provisional Council Requested. the Shire Boundaries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Weston Progress Association was held on Tuesday night. Mr. Ellis presided. The first business was a letter from…

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Election of Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 5

The Clerk: Before the end of the month the Mayor for 1927 is to be elected. Shall we have a special meeting, or will the next ordinary one,…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

The following were present at Wednesday's inceting of the Municipal Council:—Aldermen H. R. Flanders (Mayor), Jas. Hicks, W. Jaeger, F E…

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Municipal Council Tuesday Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 12

The provisional Municipal Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present: Aldermen J. Brown (Mayor), D. Hunter (Deputy…

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Ald Brown Re-elected Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 9

Prior to the commencement of ordinary business at last Tuesday, night's meeting of the Provisional Municipal Council, the aldermen held…

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Wallarobba Shire Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 7

A meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council wan held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last. The councillors in attendance were: Crs…

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Shire Affairs. Administrator at Kurri Cessnock Municipal Rating. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

That he doesn't care where the new Kearsley Shire headquarters will be, when constituted was minted to a meeting in Kurri School of Arts last…

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Provisional Council Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 4

Weston Progress Association has resolved that, in view of the fact that an election of the new kearsley shire Councillors may not take place…

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Councillor Bowden. President of Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 6

Councillor E. Bowden was re-elected president of the shire Council at a special meeting, on Thursday afternoon. It was decided…

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Building Activity. Applications to Kearsle Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

Fifteen applications to build were received by the Kearsley shire Council during the opast fortnight, at an estimated cost of [?]…

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The Weir Mayor's Report. All Plain Sailing Now

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

The work of repairing the weir has been, started and according to the Mayor (Ald. H. R. Flanders) the water supply shold be back to normal in a…

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Council and Water Board

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 7

The Wallarobba Shire Council wrote to the Hunter River W. and S. Board, pointing out that a bridge on Walterback's road with a 45ft…

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Shire Matters Mr. Brown at Kurri Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 4

Mr. Brown, Administrator of the Cessnock Council, addressed a meeting at the School of Arts, Kurri Kurri, last night on various…

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The Band. Transferring Control to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

Ald. D. Jordan, in reporting, to Wednesday's meeting of the council as to how matters stoodin connection with the bund, said the council had so far…

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The Paterson Scheme and Higher Production Costs. Australian Dairy Council to Consider Means

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 8

The next meeting of the Australian Dairy Council, which was held in Melbourne this week, should be productive of deliberations fraught with…

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Double Delivery Wanted. Letters in Municipal Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 6

Cessnock alderman are of opinion that this town should be better served in the delivery of letters. At Tuesday night's meeting of the…

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Sydney's Lord Mayor Alderman Mostyn Chosen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 6

Ald. J. H. Mostyn is to be Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1927. He was selected on Wednesday night by the Civis Labor Party caucus as the party's…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council the engineer (Mr. O. G. Moroton), recommended the purchase of a power-roller and scarifier, at a…

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Alderman Mostyn. New Lord Mayor. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 5

Alderman Mostyn, the Labour nominee, was to-day elected Lord Mayor of Sydney. He was voted £1500 for expenses,…

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