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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 91

Kearsley Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Johns, of Kurri Kurri, has been appointed general clerk to the Kearsley Shire, and Miss Late (Weston) to the position of [?]pistc…

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Kearslev Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. David Corrish", who is a candidate for A Hiding, Kearsley Shire, will address the electors as follow: Dalwood Hall, Monday, Feb. 28, at…

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Kearslev Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

The following nominations have been received for Kearsley Shire elections to be held on March 12;—A Riding.—William Athony…

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New Offices. Cessnock Municipal Council. Cessnock

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

The new offices of the Cessnock Municipal Council are to be in McCullough's Buildings, Vincent Street. This decision was made at last night's…

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Rumour Repudiated. Kearsley Shire Finances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 16

A rumour in circulation that the bank had closed down on the Kearsley Shire Council was repudiated by Mr. J. Brown, Shire Administrator…

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Will Carry on Lord Mayor and Royal Visit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 16

Alderman Mostyn, Lord Mayor of Sydney, who has returned from Tasmania, announced that, despite the resolution of the Labour Council…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

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

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last Tuesday. There were present the Mayor (Alderman…

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Missing Batteries Sydney Council Enquiry

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

Missing batteries from the City Council's garage was the subject of an exhaustive discussion at the City Council…

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MR. W. R. Lindsay. Returning to Tarro Shire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, formerly engineer of Tarro Shire, is resigning from Kearsley Shire to resume his former position…

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Red Army. Labour Council Plan. General Staff

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 3

Further details of the "volunteer army," the formation of which was forecasted at the recent anti-war demonstration in the Town Hall, are…

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Residents' Petition. Proposed Change in Boundaries. Deputation to Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 3

Messrs. T. B. Trebeck and H. Guy, waited on the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening as a deputation representing the…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 2

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

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Town of Branxton. Proposed Attachment to Greta Municipality

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

In regard to the proposal to detach Branxton from Kearsley Shire and attach it to Greta Municipality, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been…

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Municipal Baths. to Be Constructed at Crssnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 3

The much-discussed question of municipal baths for Cessnock are at last to become a reality. At the council meeting last night the…

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Municipal Elections. Seeking a Clean Vote Why Object to Precautions?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 8

Upholders of the shocking state of things at Sydney Town Hall are indig[?] nantly protesting against the action of the Citizens' Reform Association in…

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Mayor Slighted No Invitation to Show Luncheon. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

The absence of the Mayor (Mr. J. Brown) from the official show luncheon on Saturday, was freely commented upon…

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R.S.P.C.A. APPEAL To Municipal and Shire Councils. "There Is So Much to Do"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 7

The last words uttered by that greater Empire builer, the late Cecil Rhodes, were "There is so little done. There is a much to do…

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Morpeth Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: Aldermen Cuteliffe (Mayor),…

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Primary Producers. Annual Meeting of District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Lower: Hunter, and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the Memorial…

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Primary Producers' Union. Annual Meeting of District Council. Mr. Bluford Re-elected President

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Hunter River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the Muswellbrook School of Arts on 18th ult…

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