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Council & local affairs, 1927

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Regular meeting of above held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. C. J. Surman (Mayor), B. G. Millard, S. G. Keene, J. Joughin, S. J. Hogue, and L…

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County Council for Abattoirs. Rejected By Kearsley Shire. President’s Criticism

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

The president of Kearsley Shire (Cr. Burns) last Friday night, adversely criticised the action of the conference at Maitland on July 25, in…

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Kearsley Shire Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

The Kearsley Shire Council has been negotiating with the Main Roads Board with regard to a proposal to reconstruct the whole length…

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Vincent Street Parking. Abolished by Municipal Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

By a decision of the municipal council last night, future parking of vehicles in Vincent Street will be prohibited…

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A Holiday for the Mayor. To Visit New Zealand

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. J. Brown) will commence a long, overdue holiday next week. Leave of absence for five weeks has been granted by the…

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Municipal Council "High-Handed Action of Railway Department." the Baths Scheme. Poll to be held on September 17

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present": —Aldermen J. C. Humphries (Mayor),…

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Parking Vehicles. Cessnook Council's Action. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

By a decision of the municipal council last night, future parking of vehicles in Vincent-street will be prohibited…

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Dungog. First Mayor's Photograph. Presented to Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 14

At Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, the clerk officially presented to the council a photo of the late Mr. F. A. Hooke…

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Patriot Plains Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Shire of Partick Plains was held on Wednesday. Present: Councillors A. S. Pankhurst (President), D. P. Shearer, M. Brown,…

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Slander Action. Health Inspector v ALDERMAN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 11

In the District Court Sydney, Charles Thompson Trickett, chief health inspector for North Sydney Council, claimed £4000 from…

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Acting Shire Clerk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 2

The shire clerk (Mr.H. E. Maiden), in his report at the monthly meeting of the council, said it would be necessary to appoint Miss C…

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Compensation Award. Against Patrick Plains Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 3

Application was made to the Workers' Compensation Commission, by Bertie de Britt for an award for compensation against Shire…

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Shire Clerk's Resignation Councillors Pay Tribute

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 1

Mr. H. E. Maiden tendered his resignation as clerg to Patrick Plains Shire at the monthly meeting of the Council on Wednesday…

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Railway Department and Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 9

The Mayor reported that the Railway Department did some construction work near Hill-street, one of the municipality's throughfares,…

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County Council Criticism of Maitland Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 9

The president of Kearsley Shire (Councillor Burns) adversely criticised the action of the conference at Maitland on July 25…

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Vote of Censure. Against Singleton Aiderman. Passed by Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 16

At the monthly meeting Singleton Municipal Council, the Mayor (Alderman G. S. O'Halloran) moved the following minute: "That by his…

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East Maitland Needs Proposal to Borrow £20,000 Discussed. Council's Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 16

A public meeting was held in the Literary Institute. East Maitland on Monday, for the purpose of discussing estimates…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Baths Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 9

At tho fortnightly meeting of the municipal council, it was decided to comply with the petition recently received from a large number of…

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Municipal Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 4

It is intimated elsewhere that the supplementary list of electors for the Municipality of West Maitland may be inspected of the Council…

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