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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,816 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 82 of 91

Seamen's Union. Suspension by T.U.C. Council. London, November 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 5

It is understood that the general councin of the Trade Union Congress has decided to suspend the National Union of Seamen from further affiliation with…

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Northcote-street Construction Council to Apply for Grant Work for Unemployed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 9

The Mayor (Ald. Brown) last night submitted a recommendation to the Municipal Council that application be made to the State Premier,…

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New Cycle Track To be Made on Cessnock Park. Successful Deputation to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 10

Representatives of the local cycling clubs waited on the Municipal Council last night with a request that the Council prepare a cycle…

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Soaking Rains Throught Upper Hunter. Mosquito Eradication. Council Opens Campaign. Muscle Creek to Be Inspected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 1

The council is showing good intentions in dealing with the mosquito problem. At Wednesday's meeting of the council it was decided to see…

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Municipal Staff's Xmas Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 9

"I have been informed that it has always been the practice of the old Cessnock Shire to close the office from December 24 till January 2,…

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Alderman Porter. Resigns From Municipal Life. Council's Appreciation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 3

"That this council place on record his high appreciation of the untiring efforts of ex-Alderman W. M. Porter, in the interests of the ratepayers…

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City Council. Lord Mayor's Protest Meeting. Poorly Attended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 9

The meeting called by the Lord Mayor of Sydney last night to protest against the council being replaced by a commission was poorly…

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Municipal Theatre. Newcastle Council's Venture

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 9

Newcastle Council propones to build n municipal theatre at a coat of £70,000. This is the first attempt to follow…

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Greta. Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 5

The fortnighly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, when there were present, the Mayor Alderman J. Proudfoot) and…

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Langism. Lord Mayor's Alleged Attack

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 14

A letter was read from the secretary of the Victorian district of the Australian Journalists' Association, at a meeting of the A.L.P. executive, in…

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Transfer to Patrick Plains Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 7

The ratepayers of Wollombi, Pokolbin, and Rothbury have been agitating to have their part of the Kearsley Shire added to Patrick…

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Tarro Shire. Proposed Alteration. Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 11

A deputation from the Tarro Shire Council waited upon Mr. Bruxner Minister for Local Government in connection with the proposal by the…

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"Intemperate Language." Tarro Shire Deputation. Kearsley Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 9

Referring to Tarro Shire's charge "bushrangers and pirates" against Kearsley Shire in connection with the alteration of boundaries, Cr…

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City Council. Commission Bill Passed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, the Vice-President of the Executive Council moved the third reading of the Sydney Corporation…

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Council's Plight No Money for Wages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The Casino Municipal Council probably occupies a uniquo position in the history of local government in Now South Wales. The council's treasury…

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Milk Suppliers. Aberglasslyn and District. Council Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the Aberglasslyn and District Branch of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association was well attended…

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Letter to the Editor. East Maitland Council's Finances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 4

Sir,—In your report of the council meeting held on Tuesday evening last, the town clerk stated the year was commenced with an overdraft of…

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Town Hall Site. Cessnock Council's Decision. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 4

A decision was arrived at by Cessnock Municipal Council last night on the contentious question of a Town Hall site. By five votes to…

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P.p.u. Upper Hunter Council. Quarterly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 16

At the quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, the chairman (Mr. W. H. Bluford), addressing…

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