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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

1,944 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 98

Shire Rates. Kearsley Councils Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

Rates decided on by Kearsley Shire council for 1920 are:— General fund 3rd in the £on the U.C.V headdon Greta water deficiency…

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Port Stephens Road. £7000 Loan by Stroud Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

The Local Government Depariments bas "written to the Stroud Shire further in connection with the loan of £7000 tot the Karuash-Tea Gardens…

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Labour Council Victorian President Censured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

The labour Council last night carried a resolution declaring that Mr.W.J.Duggan had no authority to speak on behalf of the labour…

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West Maitland Council Fortnigrtly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

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

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Died in Council London, Jan. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 12

During the proceedings .it Sunbury Court Licutenant-Commander William Haines, of the International Headquarters of the Salvation Army who…

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Angry Unemployed. Deputation to Kearsley Council. Heated Scenes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 13

Angry scenes were witnessed at Kearsley Shire meeting on Friday when a deputation from Cessnock O.B.U. of U. accused the council of…

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Maitland Water Supply. West, Marm and Council's Complaint.newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 16

The question of tile complaintin in connection with the .'Maltil Water Supply was discussed at a meeting of the Hunter District Water Board…

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Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Ald. Brown was the only absentee. MAYORAL MINUTE…

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Municipal Council Sidelights. Effusions of Deputationists

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

Objections to a bath site; protests against the exploitation of the public taxi-rank and the training of racehorses on footpaths; urgent entreaties…

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Dungog Municipal Council (Continued from Page 2.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

Mayor maintained that if the Council had had control the sama work would have been done by the A. and H. Association. It was not…

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Where Roads Grow. Speedy Construction in America. Shire Engineer's Impressions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. R. Thornton, Severn Shire Engineer, made road-making a study in the course of his tour of England and America, and he will no doubt turn…

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Alderman Offends. Amenties at Waterioc Council. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 8

At a meeting of the Waterloo Council last night, a ratepayer was ejected for creating a disturbance, while Alderman McKenna, after calling the…

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Aldermen Heckled. Lively Scenes at Mosman. Mayor Threatens Action. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 3

Uproarious proceedings marked a meeting of the Mosman Council oil last night when a number of ratepayers in the gallery…

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Maitland Show. Shire Council Refuses Holiday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 16

A letter was received by patrick Plains Shire COuncil from the Hunter River A. and H. Association, asking that Thursday, 1st March, be…

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Conciliation Award. Municipal and Shire Enginedrivers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 11

The new award for enginedrivers, etc., employed by municipal and shire councils, which was made retrospective to January 1 last, and is…

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A Difference. Warren Municipal and Shire Rates. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

The general water and lighting rates levied in the Warren Municipality for 1928 total 2/7 in the £ property in the town improvement…

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Greta. Municipal Council Meeting. the Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 13

The fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held on 17th inst, when there were present: The Mayor (Aid. Jas. Proudfoot), and…

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Shire Endowment. Kpearsley Councillors Jubliant. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

The Department of Local Government has advised Kearsley Shire Council that its endowment for the triennial period (1928-29-30) was £5300…

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Maitland Show. Kearsley Shire Refuses Holiday. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

Kearsley shire Council last night refused the application of the Hunter River A. and H. Society to declare Thursday, March 1, a public…

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Shire Employees. Refuses to Join Union. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

Councillor Jaggard, at Kearsley Shire meeting last night, drew attention to a certain employee who refused to join the union. "When he…

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