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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 72

Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Bolwarra shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Lern, yesterday afternoon. There were present:…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was attended by Adlermen H.R. Flanders (Mayor), D. Jordan, T. J. Purvis, J. Hicks, W…

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Cessnock Shire. Administrators Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

At a meeting held at the Council Chambers the admi[?]strator reported that while he was in Sydney recently he met Mr. Upton, a member of the…

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Reduce Endowment. Manning Shire Complains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

Manning River Shire Council complains that the endowment has been out down so much that it is quite ineffective. In the last two years the…

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Legislative Council Abolition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

The Mayor (Alderman J. W. B. Waterluouse) convenes, by advertisement in this issue, a public meeting, on Monday next, at 8 p.m., in the Council…

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Millet Growers. First Distinct Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 7

Following on after the resolution passed at the general meeting of the members of the Brown Milled Growers Association, held recently at Miller's…

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Leichhardt Council Takes No Action. Sydney, Thursday. I

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 9

The Leichhardt Council lias decided to take no action concerning the letter from the Constitutional Association on the proposed abolition of the…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday. Pre-sent: Crs. H. L. White (President), W. C. Carter, W. H. Bluford, F…

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Gloucester Shire New Engineer, Appointed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

At Thursday's meeting of tho Gloucester Shire Council six applications for the position of engineer were considered…

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Shire Engineer's Reports Are They Confidential?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

An interesting discussion took place at Friday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council. When it was suggested that a copy of the…

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Straying Stock. Shire Prosecutions. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 5

Inspector Lambert, for the Cessnock Shire Council, prosecuted a number of people at the Cessnock Police Court this morning for allowing stock to…

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Shire Council to Carry Out Large Works. £6600 for Develop Mental Roads. New Deviation to Replace Black Hill

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present: —Crs, J. C. White (president), J…

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Muswellbro&k Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook shire Council, the engineer, referring to Black Hill on the Great Northern Road, about…

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Engineer to Gloucester Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

The Gloucester Shire Council has appointed Mr. W. J. Fordyee as its new engineer. Mr. Fordyce is at present engineer to the Dubbo Municipal…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Alderman J. H. F. Waller (Mayor), G…

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Adult Franchise. Shire and Municipal Elections. Opposition Protests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 6

Strong protests were raised by members of the Opposition when the Minister for Local Government moved that the following message be…

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Tarro Shire. Deputation to Minister. Agreement with Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

A deputation from the Tarro Shire, consisting of Councillors Niland (President), Butler, and M' Carthy, waited on Mr. J.J. Fitzgerald,…

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State House. Measures for Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 6

By 43 votes to 37, the Legislative Assembly agreed to a motion by Mr. Baddeley that the Legislative Council be requested to proceed with the Forty…

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Cessnqck Municipality. an Involved Position. Cessncck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

In answer to the letter from the council concerning the [?] the Local Government. Department has informed them that the present…

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Shire Council's Big Programme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

Ratepayers will no doubt be pleased that the Shire Council has this year embarked on a big programme of new works. The growth of many…

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