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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 91

Bill Poster Fined Municipal Council Takes Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 7

For some time past the Cessnock aldermen have been vowing vengeance on bill posters, and at the Cessnock Police Court to-day the…

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Flood Mitigation. and East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 31st inst re your report of the E.M. Council meeting, I was surprised to see that on Alderman Pryor's…

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Primary Producers Discuss Problems. Meeting of District Council Compulsory Membership—Registration of Unions—Registration of Bulls— A P.P.U. Day—Farmers and Statistics—Moisture content in Butter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of delegates of the Upper Hunter District Council of the primary Producers' Union was held at the School of Arts, Muswellbrook…

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Flood Mitigation East Maitland Council's Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 2

Sir,—Having noticed the letter in this evening's edition of your paper re flood mitigation in East Maitland, and the proposed bank that would…

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West Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maintland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman H. W…

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"King of Tramps." Curious Request to Newtown Council, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 5

The Newtown Council had a curious request before at last night. It came from a man who called himself the "King of Tramps," and…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held on Friday, September 2nd. when all the Crs. were present. Cr. Shearman occupied the…

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Shock for Communists Trade Union Congress. Council Recommends Freak with Soviet. . LONDON, Sept. 7,[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

A second bad shock for Communicts in one day at the Trade Union Confess came in the evening, when the General…

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Important to Municipal Councils

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 2

The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, (The Hon. T. J. Smith M. L. C.) visited Wellington' on the 1st September, 1927, and…

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What it Costs the Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

At Saturday's meeting of the Macquarie Shire, the Clerk, Mr. J. H. Truman, referred to the extra cost of administration, due to the extra…

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The Shire's Roller

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 2

Representatives of the Warrah and Upper Hunter Shire Councils, and East Maitland Municipal Council have visited Muswellbrook for the purpose of…

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Shire Boundaries. Secession From Kearsley. Deputation to Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 6

A deputation, comprising Messrs. W. McKeachie, H. E. Sparke, and A. Harman, representing the residents of the Lamb's Valley district,…

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Bolwarra Shire. the Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council was held yesterday afternoon in the shire's office, Lorn, There were present Councillors…

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"A Volume of Abuse! Wet Enders Resent Ald. O'Neil's Remarks. Echo of Deputation to Municipal Council

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

"After hearing our representations when we met the Municipal Council as a deputation last Thursday night, Ald. O'Neil poured forth a volume of abuse, and said we had gone out of our way to mako a cowardly and malignant attack on the Council's engineer. We are…

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Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 1

There are five candidates in the byelection to be held to fill the vacancy in the council. Those who are aspiring to aldermanic honors are Messrs. J. W…

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Municipal Roll. Poor Response

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

Only eight claims were lodged with the Town Clerk (Mr. G. Cooksley) in connection with the supplementary list of municipal electors, during the…

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Cessnock Engineer. Progress Association Attack Aldermen Indignant

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

"A cowardly and malignant attack on the Town Engineer (Mr. J. R. Bathgate)," was how the deputy-Mayor (Alderman O'Neil termed…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was hold in the Council Chambers on Thursday night, the Mayor, Alderman G. S. O'Halloran,…

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Loyal Durban. Mayor's Outburst. Tactful Mr. Amery. Capetown, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 12

Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, who has been careful to keep clear of controversial topics during his tour of South Africa, was…

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