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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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Further Adjourned. Case Against Ex-alderman Green. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 3

The hearing was adjourned for a week of the case in which ex-Alderman Frank Green is charged with having corruptly received £7500…

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Contract Work. Effect of Shire's Objection

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 14

The Premier (Mr. Bavin) told a deputation at Newcastle that a shire council's objection to contract labour recently prevented road works that…

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"Red" Affiliation Trades Hall Council Decisions. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 8

The Trades Hall Council has at last arrived at finality about, "red" affiliation. For some weeks, it debated a proposition to set aside the decision of…

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Ex-mayor As Bailiff Takes Possession of Town Hall Office. Unusual Spectacle at Coolangatta Coolangatta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 14

An unusual spectacle was witnessed at Coolangatta on Saturday, when John Thomas Matters, ex-Mayor, acting on his own behalf, took formal…

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League Council Crowds Witness Opening. Suppression of Obsoene Publications. Geneva, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 4

Crowds assembled to witness the opening of the League Council, which adopted the report of the codification of international law…

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Council's Loss. Big List of Stolen Tools. From Relief Job Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 5

Thefts on a large seale of tools used on relief road work at Aberdare, were reported at Cessnoek Municipal Council last night…

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Municipality of Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 6

A revision court for revising the lists of electors and ratepayers for the municipality of Morpeth, will be held at the Morpeth Court House on…

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Municipal Elections. Two Women Elected in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 9

Municipal elections were held throughout Victoria. Labour failed to secure additional representation…

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Important Decision Municipal Councils and Residential Areas. High Court Ruling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 7

An important decision regarding procedure to be adopted when municipal councils issue proclamations defining a residential area was delivered…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municpal Council, was held in the Council Chambers, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman…

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Coal Commission Ex-alderman English Gives Evidence. Car For Water Board SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 5

Ex-Alderman English gave evidence before the Civic Coal Commission to-day regarding tenders for a motor car for the…

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Municipality of Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 4

A revision court for revising the lists of electors and ratepayers for the municipality of Morpeth, will be held at the Morpeth Courthouse on…

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Kearsley Shire Rolls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

To-day Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presiding over the Revision Court at Cessnock Courthouse, reviewed the new Kearsley Shire rolls for…

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Civic Coal Commission Ex-alderman English's Evidence. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 2

Ex-Alderman English gave evidence before the Civic Coal Commission today regarding tenders for a motor car for the Water Board…

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Kearsley Shire. List of Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 4

In the Revision Court at Cessnock to-day the rolls of Kearsley Shire Council were submitted for revision. No objectors were present…

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Mayor Resigns. Result of Poll. East Maitland Loan Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 4

The Mayor of East Maitland, Alderman J. Garrett, writes to state that he has resigned from the Council as a result of the decision of the…

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Coal Commission City Council Contracts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 6

Judge Thompson, who is inquiring into the coal contracts entered into by the Sydney City Council during the past twenty years, resumed the…

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Dungog Municipal Band

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 3

It would appear from the report of the Hon. Secretary, mr. A. Redman, that the town has at last very fair prospects of seeing the local band…

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Cessnock Mayor's Room

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 4

The Mayor's Room in the new Municipal Chambers at Cessnock is to be furnished in a manner befitting the title. Last night council, on the…

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Northumberland Tennis Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 8

Tennis enthusiasts are promised that most interesting developments will follow as a result of a meeting held in Newcastle last night, when…

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