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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 72

Water Meters Council Makes Things Clear

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 2

Dungog Municipal Council has an advt. in this issue in order to make clear the scope of the determination of the council as previously…

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Trades and Labour Council. Proposed Newspaper Levy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 8

Considerable time was occupied at the meeting of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council last night in discussing a motion by Mr. Bennett…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council was hed on Wednesday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, viz:—Councillors A. S…

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Greta. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 7

A special meeting of Greta Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on 7th instant for the purpose of electing the Mayor for…

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Mayor Elected. Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 10

At last meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council, Councillor R. W. Allson was re-elected president, unopposed. At the meeting of the Municipal…

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Municipal Council. the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held Tuesday evening. The Mayor (Alderman Jas. H. F…

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Shire Presidents. Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 9

At a meetings of the Shire Coun-cil on Thursday last, Councillor J. R. Higgins was elected President for 1927. A motion that the presidential…

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District News Letters. Singleton Election of Mayor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 7

A special meeting of Singleton Municipal Council was held to fix the allowance to be granted the alderman holding the office of Mayor for the…

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Councillor Bowden. President of Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 14

Councillor E. Bowden was re-elected president of the Bolwarra Shir Council at a special meeting on the 9th instant. It was decided…

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Engine Drivers Hamilton Council Appeal Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 4

An appeal by the Municipal Council of Hamilton against a decision of Mr. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, came up for hearing before Mr…

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Annexantion Proposal Oakhampton Petition to Council. Favourably Considered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 2

A petition from ratepayers of Oakhampton, petitioning council to apply to the Governor to annex portion of Cessnock Shire,…

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Kearsley Shire. Messrs. A. Burns and J. W. Earp Candidates. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 13

At a meeting "in camera" at the School, of Arts, Kurri, on Saturday, Messrs. Albert Burns and James W. Earp were selected as candidates to…

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Shibe Affairs. Administrator at Kurri. Cessnock Municipal Rating

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 12

That the doesn't care where the new Kearsley Shire headquarters will be when constituted, was stated to a meeting in Kurri School of Arts on 9th…

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Greater Singleton. 1866—1926 Municipal Boundaries Should be Enlarged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 8

When Singleton was incorporated in 1866, those responsible for the change did not, apparently, look as far ahead as did many others who took similar action in regard to districts in other parts of the Satate. The Municipality to-day only embraces 621 acres, so that the original area,…

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Municipal Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1926 · page 4

At Tarro Shire Council meeting to-day, a letter was received from Hamilton Council asking for an ex-pression of opinion in regard to the…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 7

The last meeting of the Tarro Shire Council for 1926 was held at the Council Chambers, E. Maitland Monday. There were present:—…

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Kearsley Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire Administrator (Mr. J Brown) held his usual fortnightly meeting in the Shire Chambers to-day…

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Mayoral Election. Alderman Surman Elected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 2

At the conclusion of the usual fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council, last evening, a short special meeting was held for the purpose of…

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Mayor of Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 4

At a meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council last evening, Alderman E. J. Cutcliffe, was elected Mayor for the ensuing terra. He has been…

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Municipal Council Last Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 4

The Provisional Municipal Council met last evening, when there were present: Aldermen J. Brown (Mayor), D. Hunter, W. Morgan, J…

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