Municipal Council
Ordinary meeting of above held on Monday evening last. Present: Aid. C. J. Surman (Mayor), S. G. Keene, L. W. Johnstone, J. W. Joughin, and S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1927
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Aldermen in Wordy Conflict. Ald. Hicks Denies Imputation. Which Other Aldermen Say Was Not Intended
"What is all the gravel in Flanders' Avenue?" was a question asked by Ald. Jaeger at Wednesday's meeting of the council." The question followed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kearsley Shire Brevities
The financial position of Kearsley Shire was discussed last Friday night, the upshot being the contemplated displacement of a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Finances (To the Editor)
Sir,—By his reply to certain critics in last Friday's issue the ex-Shire Administrator places himself in a very awkward position, as he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shire Reconstruction Another Motion for Transfer
Pokolbin and District Agricultural Bureau has intimated a desire to transfer their district from Kearsley Shire to Patrick Plains Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Employees. Seale or Conroy Faction
A plebiscite is being taken among the municipal and shire employees of the State on the question whether, they desire to support the Seale or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gas Service. Mayor Will Look for Expert. Further Complaints From Consumers
That the gas service is getting into a bad state is becoming more evident every day. Further complaints were received at Wednesday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Council. Fortnightly Meeting Adjourns. Cessnock
Cessnock Municipal Council did not conduct its usual fortnightly business meeting last night. Che Mayor (Aid. Brown) is ill, while apologies for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Finances Again! (Reprinted from "Kuril Kuril Times." Power is Glorious; Restraint Magnanimous
It is Glorious to Possess Power; it is Magnanimous Not to Exercise It. Councillor Varty uttered libellous words at Weston Progress Association meeting on Tuesday, night, notwithstanding warning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1,000 Grant Anticipated. For Cessnock Municipality
It is expected that a grant of £1000 will shortly be made available for relief work in the Cessnock Municipality. The money will be expended on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Council
At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal council, Alderman D. Jordan who has been a member for about fifteen years was elected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shire Appointment
Mr. S. C. Nolan has been appointed draftsman to Patrick Plains Shire Council. He was previously with the Bannockburn and Kuring-gai…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Boundaries. General Inquiry Suggested
That the only means of obtaining an alteration of Tarro and Kearsley Shire boundaries was by a general inquiry under an independent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Claim Against Council
The reserved decision in the claim of A. W. Laney against the West Maitland Municipal Council will be given by his Honor Judge While In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Staffs. Presentations to Mr. Lindsay
Mr. W. R. Lindsay, late engineer to Kearsley Shire, was made the recipient of two handsome presents at a farewell function arranged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wish to Join Patrick Plains Shire
The following letter from Pokolbin and District Agricultural Bureau was read at the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council:—"It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Red Army." Solidly Behind the Premier. Waterloo Alderman's Statement. SYDNEY
At a meeting of the Waterloo (Council, the secretary of the Red Army, Mr. Garden, asked the aldermen to let them have the use of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Council. Appeal to Privy Council. London, June 20
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed, with costs, the appeal, Sydney Municipal Council versus Troy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Grossly Misleading' Kearsley Shire Finance. Weston Criticism. Cessnock
"An absolute absurdity and crossly misleading," was President Burn's reply to statements of Weston Progress Association regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Had Loaned Money Wealthy Council Employee
"I know of one council employee who loaned out £5000,"remarked Councillor Jaggard at Kearsley Shire meeti[?]…
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