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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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"Mr. President!" "Cr. Albert Burns' Kearsley Shire." Celebrating the New Office

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 6

Cr. Albert Burns, first president of Kearsley Shire Council, on Wednesday night entertained 60 guests at a social in the Kuril School of Arts, to…

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District Court. Maitland Sitting. (Before His Honor, Judge White.) LANEY v. West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

After lengthy evidence had been called, the case in which Alfred William Laney claimed £10 damages from the West Maitland…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

The sitting of the Appeal Court, to deal with appeals against the Municipal valuations is set down for May 11. This is the first day…

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The Mayor's Address

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 10

The address of the Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman H. W. Fry) reads as follows:— To His Royal Highness, Prince…

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Labour Aldermen. Censured by Lithgow A.l.p

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 3

Labour aldermen of the Lithgow council are standing firmly against the motion of censure passed on them by the Lithgow branch of the…

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Mayor of Sydney Suspended by His Union

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 10

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

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Greta Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 3

At the adjourned fortnightly meeting of Greta Municipal Council there were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Proudfoot), aldermen…

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Kearsley Shire. the Financial Position. Clerk's Lengthy Report

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

At a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, held at Cessnock last night, Mr. W. J. Grieve, shire clerk, submitted a lengthy report dealing…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 10

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

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State Governments Proposal to Abolish. Newtown Council Discussion. Sydney

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

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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Municipal Swimming Baths

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 3

The Municipal Council, having been stimulated in action by the munificent gifts of the White family towards the cost of establishing…

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A Peculiar Point. Financing Municipal Responsibility

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

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

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Wallarobha Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 3

The Wallarobba Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Cr. Alison presided over a full attendance of the Council…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Raymond Terrace on Friday last, there being…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 6

The Shire Engineer Mr. B. A. Heffernan, tabled the following report:— I have the honour to report as…

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Kearsley Shire Council Friday Night's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire Council met on Friday evening, when there were present: Councillors A. Burns (president), W. Varty, W. Wright, A…

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Abattoirs Question Shire Council Undecided Will Wait for Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

Correspondence dealt with at the meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council on Friday night included a communication from the Medical…

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"Only One Way Out" Special Rate For Improvements. Shire Council Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

Discussing the matter of improvements and requirements at Kurri Kurri and elsewhere, at last Friday night's, meeting of the Keaesley…

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Morpeth Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

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

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The Shire Boundaries Protest by Agricultural Bureaux

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

A special meeting of the Sub-district Council of the Agricultural Bureaux was held on Friday night 'in the Shire Chambers…

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