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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 91

British Troops. Latest Movements. Municipality Provides Quarters. Shanghai. Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 5

Eight hundred troops of the Suffolk Regiment landed to-day, and occupied the quarters of the Punjabi Regiment on the racecourse…

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Developmental Road Broke to Cessnock. Shire Council's Bequest. Minister to Take Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labor, accompanied by Mr. J. Garlick,chairman of the Main Roads Board, visited Singleton on…

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P.p.u. Hunter River Council. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 8

The yearly meeting of the Hunter River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in the School of Arts, Muswellbrook…

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Kearsley Shire Council Administrator's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

The Kearsley Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) held his usual fortnightly meeting in the Council Chambers yesterday…

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Offices for Municipal Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. Brown) informed the aldermen at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council that he had inspected…

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Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night, all the Aldermen excepting Ald. Abbott were present. Considerable…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the above was held iu the Council Chambers on Monday night. On the previous Monday a quorum was not present, and the meeting…

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Municipal Council Tuesday Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The Provisional Municipal Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present Alderman J. Brown (Mayor), T. Leslle, G. Perkins, J…

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President Breaks Shire's Edict

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 8

Despite the fact that strict instructions had been issued that no fires were to be lit within 10 yards of grass lands, the president of Jemalong Shire, Mr…

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Kearsley Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

It was reported at the meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council yesterday that during the past fortnight twenty-four applications to build…

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Kersley Shire the Candidates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

The returning officer, Mr. W. J. Grieve, announced the result of the call for nominations for the Kearsley Shire to-day. There were only…

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Proposed Annexation. Kearsley Shire to Oppose. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

Rutherford and Mayfield Progress Association has protected to the Kearsley, Shire Against the proposed annexation of a certain portion of…

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Leaving Cessnock Mr. Lindsay's New Appointment. Engineer to Tarro Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, engineer to the Kearsley Shire Council, and acting engineer for the Cessnock Municipality, has been appointed…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council. Meets at Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

The anual meeting of the Lower Hunter, and Gloucester District Council of the P.P.U. was held at Dungog on Wednesday last, there being…

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Do They Encroach? Business Houses and Council's Footpaths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

In the course of discussion at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Brown) said there was "a bit of a rumor…

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It Isn't Done Because Roads Won't Let 'Em Speeding in the Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

Correspondence dealt with at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council included a letter from Patrick Plains Shire, requesting…

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"Cut It Out" Warning To Speed Fiends Council and Racing 'Bus

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

Reports dealt with at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council Included one from the Acting Health Inspector (Mr. J. G…

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Baths for Cessnock Council Decides to Have Them. Pool May Be Ready Next Summer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

It 18 now absolutely definite that Cessnock is to have swimming baths. And at being well it will have them next summer…

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Gloucester. Shire Council Items. Farewell to Police Sergeant

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 7

A benefit social was held in the Majestic Picture Palace in aid of Mr. Sam Fordham, who has had a bad run of ill health. The hall…

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Superannuation. Shire and Municipal Councils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 9

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzgerald) moved for leave to introduce a bill to provide a superannuation scheme for permanent…

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