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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 91

Family Endowment. Bill Passed. the Council's Amendments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 9

The State Parliament on 24th, ult passed through all stages the Family Endowment Bill. With the exception or two, the Legislative…

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Extending Municipal Boundaries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday week to consider a motion, of which due notice had been given by the Mayor…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Tenders for Road Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present: —Crs. D. M. Bell (President), J…

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Tarro Shire's Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, who succeeded Mr. C. F. Stevens, as engineer to the Tarro Shire Council, was present at council's meeting to-day for the first…

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Primary Producers' Union Shire Boundaries Discussed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

A representative meeting of the, Primary Producers' Union was held at the office of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company on Saturday…

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To All the Workers. Mayor Tenders His Thanks. (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

Sir, In connection with the visit of their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York to the Maitland district, I desire publicly to express…

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A Peculiar Point. Financing Municipal Responsibility

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

A peculiar point regarding the financial responsibility of a municipality has arisen under the amended Local Government Act, which…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Tarro Shire council was held at the shire office, East Maitland yesterday. There were present Councillors Butler…

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West Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 6

The fortnight meeting of the West Maitland Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman H. Fry),…

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State Governments. Proposal to Abolish. Newtown Council Discussion. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 5

The Newtown Council last night held a discussion into the question of abolishing State Governments and increasing the powers of municipal…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire was held on Friday, when all the Councillors were present, Cr. Shearman, President occupying the chair…

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Appreciation of Royal Highnesses. Conveyed by Mayor and Shire President. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 3

Sir,—We would like to convey to the people of our respective areas the appreciation that their Royal Highnesses expressed regarding, their reception, and…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held on Friday night, when Ald. Krohn, (Mayor) Boots, Feeney, Curtis, and Windeyer were present…

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Kearsley Shire Valuations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised by Mr. W. Walker, Under-Sergeant, Department of Local Government, in reply to…

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Lord Mayor. Suspended by Union. Because He Welcomed Royalty. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 5

For having welcomed the Duke and Duchess of York to Sydney, the Lord Mayor, Aid. Mostyn, has been suspended by the Electrical Trades'…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 3

At the usual fortnightly meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Friday night last, there were present:—Ald. J. A. Jones (Mayor)…

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Municipal Council Last Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 9

The Cessnock Municipal Council met last night, when there wore present: Aldermen J. Brown Mayor), A. Sneddon. E. O'Neil…

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"Cessnock People are Eating Diseased Meat" Sensational Statement by Alderman Brown Municipal Turns Down Abattoirs Proposal And Decides to Adopt Inspection Scheme Instead

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 9

"I am quite convinced that far quite a number of years the people in the Cessnock district have been eating diseased meat. I stand first for pure food, and although the weight of opinion in the Council seems to be against me, I would feel a coward if I did not…

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A Ray of Hope For Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

There was quite a pessimistic note about some of the references at last night's celebration at Kurri of the elevation to the president's seat of…

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Council’s Motor Truck. Deliberately Tampered With

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

“I say definitely that some [?] deliberately tampered with the truck the night before the Municipal Council took over.”…

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