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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 72

Bill-posters Beware Will be Watched in Future Municipal Council's Decision

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

At last night's meeting of the provisional Municipal Council, the Acting Health Inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray) brought under notice of…

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Bill Sticking. Cessnock Council Action. Cessnock

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

Cessnock provisional council, at its meeting last night, decided to enlist the services of nightwatchman A. Nellor in preventing the common and…

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Straying Stock Council Will Take Drastic Action. to Enforce PAYMENt of Fines

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

When the Municipal Council met last night, the assistant health inspector (Mr. E. K. Lambert) submitted a list of persons who had…

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Alderman Fry Maitland's New Mayor. Progress Combined with Economy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 9

Alderman H. W. Fry, who has been a member of the West Maitland Municipal Council for twelves years, and five times Mayor, was last…

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East Maitland Council Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Council wan held lust night. There were present: Aldermen W. M. Porter (Mayor), Glover,…

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New Mayor Entertains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 6

Alderman H. W. Fry, who was elected Mayor of West Maitland last night, and the Mayoress, Mrs. Fry, entertained the aldermen at a…

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Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 5

A special meeting was held for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing term. Two nominations were received,…

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Rate Assessments Increase in Kearsley Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 7

Administrator J. Brown, said at the council meeting the tthe shire valuer had come in for Revere [?]ism in the past, but ratepayers in A…

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Morpeth Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 5

The regular meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. There were present Aldermen Bourke (Mayor), Cut[?]ific,…

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Roads Board. Proposed Government Filch. Shire Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 3

The Shire Asociations has sent to every member of the Legislative Assembly a protest against the Government proposal to take [?] a year…

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Cessnock Council the Final Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 10

The Cessnock provisional council held, its final meeting of the year on Monday, the Mayor (Aid. Brown) presiding…

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War on Weeds. East Maitland Council Starts Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 11

"The town is becoming a wilderness. Aldermen get and talk about progress, yet they are prepared to let weeds grow feet high along our…

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The Next Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 2

Mr, H. R. Flanders, who has given the town eight pours' good service as an alderman, and been Mayor for five terms, is contemplating a tour…

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Shire and Municipal Elections. Double Nominations Invalid. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 2

The secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. W. Carey) has notified Mr. H, Rolfe, returning officer for the preselection ballots in connection with the…

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Short Skirts and Short Hair Madrid's Mayor Perturbed. (By Cable.) Madrid

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 2

Short skirts and short hair have so pi rturbeb Mayor Almondralejo that he proposed fines, which the Council scouted, wherefore ho offered at his…

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Proposal for Municipal Markets

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 2

At a meeting of the Tarro Shire Council on Monday, a letter was received from the Municipality of Hamilton, stating that a conference of councils…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Millard), Ald. Surman, Joughin, Keene, Thurlow,…

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Staff Organisation Shire and Municipal Council Problems. Acting Town Clerk's Comprehensive Report Nothing Decisive Until Next meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 5

[?] the last meeting of the Proivisional Municipal Council, the Acting Town Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) submitted an extensive report on…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 3

The election of Mayor was made at a special meeting on Friday night last. The Town Clerk read the provisions governing such elections, after the allowance had…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present:— Aldermen H. R. Flanders (Mayor), Jas…

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