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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 91

Liquor Bill Rejected by Legislative Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

By 25 votes to 22 on Tuesday night, the Legislative Council rejected the Liquor (Amendment) Bill. The measure provided for the serving…

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Cessnock Council. Appointment of Permanent Staff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 6

The appointment of the permanent staff for the Cessnock Municipal Council was made on Tuesday night. The appointments were: Town…

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Speaking for Australia the Value of the Australian Dairy Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 4

The continuous importation of butter from Now Zealand through the port of Sydney is doing, in reality, more to weld the dairymen of the…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

There was a full attendance of Councillors at the Shire Council meeting on Friday. The President Cr. Sheawnan in the Chair…

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Kearsley Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

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

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Shire Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, Councillor A. W. Thompson was appointed deputy president fo the body. A…

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Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

All the Aldermen were present at Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council. Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows:…

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Kearsley Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

A deputation from Wollombi and Millfield waited upon Mr. J. Y. Tulloch, and presented a petition, signed by 40 ratepayers, praying that he…

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Staff Appointments Cessnock Municipal Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 10

The applications recently invited for staff positions in connection with the Cessnock Municipality were considered by the Council at its meeting…

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Municipal Council Tuesday Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

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

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, February 11, 1927. Muswellbrook Shire Council. MR. J. White Elected Unopposed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

There was only one nomination for the vacancy in the Shire Council, that of Mr. J. White, son of the late Mr. J. C. White. The son thus succeeds…

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Central Council Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

The central council of the Miners' Federation spent another, full day discussing the situation which has arisen on the northern coalfields…

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Registration Wanted Persons Engaged in Electrical Work. Deputation to Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

The Mayan (Ald. J. Brown) reported at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council that a deputation, consisting of Messrs…

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Primary Producers' Union. Hunter District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

The annual meeting of delegates of the Hunter River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union will be held, in the School of Arts,…

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"Silent Cop" That Wandered Mayor Gets a Shock But He Wasn't "Seeing Things"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

"Silent Cops", like the Divinity, move in a mysterious way their wonders to perform. The other day the of them w[?]ed up to Ald. J…

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Council Employee's Death Run Over by Motor Lorry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

While working at the quarry on Wednesday, William Woods, an employee of the Kearesley Shire Council, met with an accident, end…

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Mr. J.Y. Tullech Asked to Stand. for "A" Aiding of the Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

At the usual monthly meeting of the Pokolbin and District Agricultural Buneau, it was unanimously resolved that Mt. J.Y. Tulloch be…

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"Damned Eyesores" Hoardings on Motor Lorries Council Voices an Objection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

What is a hoarding? This question was asked at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, when Ald…

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Primary Producers Central Hunter River District Council Annual Meeting of Delegates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

The annual meeting of Central Hunter River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in the Memorial Hall, Cessnock…

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Primary Producers. Central Hunter River Council. Meeting at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

The annual meeting of Central Hunter River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in Cessnock yesterday. This meeting…

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