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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 91

Stroud Shire Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 5

Last Wednesday, Hon. W. Bennett M.L.A., introduced to the Minister for Local Government a deputation from Stroud Shire, Council…

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Bolwarra Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council, was held yesterday. There were present councillors Bowden (President)…

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General News Shire Offices Burgled

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 10

Burglars entered the Blaxland Shire Council's offices at Waller-wang recently and rifted the strongroom of £18/4/6. The safe was…

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Kearsley Shire Financial Position. Meeting At BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

At a largely-attended meeting of the electors of Branzton and district, held in the School of Arts, on Wednesday, the President of the…

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Municipal Valuations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

It is announced that an open Court will lie held at the Court House, Dungog, on Wednesday, May 11th, at 10 a.m. for the…

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Flood Damage. Roads in Stroud Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 3

A special, meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held to consider the damage caused throughout the Shire by the recent flood, rams…

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Westmaitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 7

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

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Flood Damage. Kearsley Shire Estimates. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 7

An estimate of flood damages in Kcarsley Shire was given at £2000 by the new engineer, Mr. J. F Shine, at a meeting last night…

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Kearsley Shire. Question of Boundaries. Branxton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 5

Last night a deputation of local ratepayers interviewed Kearsley Shire Councillors regarding the proposed secession to Greta…

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Subdividing Crown Lands. Support for Kearsley Shire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 7

Western Progress Association has pledged its whole-hearted support to Kearsley Shire on the question of subdividing Crown landa with a…

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Overtime and Holidays. Claim Against Kearsley Shire Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 7

A claim for £50/9/2, for overtime and holidays, was submitted 10 Kearsley. Shire Council last night, by Mr, J. J. Hiles, late sanitary…

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Sunday Sport. Balmain Council Bars Football. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 3

Balmain Council has officially decided to allow bowls and tennis in local parks on Sunday, but last night, on the Mayor's casting vote, declined…

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Labour Split. Paddington A.L.P. Branch. Calls on Council to Declare Itself. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 5

At a meeting of the Paddington branch of the A.L.P., motion was carried, instructing the Mayor to convene a meeting of the council…

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Labour Campaign. Melbourne Municipal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 7

The Labour party has formulated a determined plan of campaign for the Melbourne municipal elections in August…

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Municipal Boundaries Extension Glenridding and Redbournberry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 6

The Mayor, Alderman G. S. O'Halloran, presided at a special meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council on Thursday night. It was a full…

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Singleton Boundaries. Question of Extension. Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 6

A special meeting of the municipal council was held to define the boundaries for the purpose of application for the proposed extension of…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 4

Monthly meeting of above hold at Scone on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), A A. McDonald, P. W. Kennedy, J…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 4

The Engineer. Mr. Heffernan, tabled the following reports:—[?] returned from the Engineers Conference after Easter to find that…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 2

The Kearsley Shire Council met on friday evening, when there present Councillors A. Burns (president) C. Jaggard, W. Bendeieh J. R. Scott…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 3

The Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The Councillors present were:—Crs. [?] W. Alison, (President), A. G. H…

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