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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

1,944 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 98

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1928 · page 11

Thefts on a large scale of tools used on relief road work at Aberdare, were reported at Cessnock Municipal Council…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1928 · page 12

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

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 2

Meeting held on Thursday last. Present: Councillors A. A. McDonald (President), J. P. Abbott, F. W. Kennedy, W. H. Bluford; also Messrs. B.G…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last. There were present:— Crs. D. M. Bell (president), Jas…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held on Friday night, when there were, present: Councillors A. Burns…

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Stir at Shire Council. Contractor's Allegations—Engineer's Explanation Accepted as Satisfactory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

There was a stir at the Shire Council meeting on Friday before the opening of formal business. J. H. Barry, a road contractor, was…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

Dealing with the progress of Shire works for the period ended September 6, the Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last…

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Loan Scheme Rejected Kearsley Shire Council Thinks It Owes Enough Already. "Ratepayers Should Not be Asked to Keep Unemployed." Government Accused of Shirking It's Responsibility

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council, at its meeting on Friday night, dealt with the offer made by the Government to advance the Council a sum of money free of interest for the first two years, and at Treasury interest thereafter. The offer was rejected…

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Weston Bus Bother Passengers Told to Get Out and Walk. Council Demands Refund of Fares

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

Further reference was made at Kearsley Shine Council meeting, on Friday night, to the complaint that fourteen weekly ticket holders had…

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Brickbats For Bavin Kearsley Shire President Replies to Premier's Criticism. "Doesn't Know What He is Talking About" Says Cr. Burns

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

"I notice from Press reports that I have been coming in for some adverse criticism by the Premier," said Cr. Burns, president of the Kearsley Shire Council, at last Friday's meeting of that body…

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Municipal Rolls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 5

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

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East Maitland's Mayor. Alderman Pryor Elected. Will Investigate Financial Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 8

At a special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council held last night for the purpose of electing for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the…

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Aldermen Resign East Maitland Council "Action Not Justified."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 9

Three aldermen of the East Maitland Municipal Council have resigned. These are Aldermen Garrett Whitty and Hellyer…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Pryor),…

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Government Loan. Accepted by Newcastle City Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 5

Newcastle City Council had decided to accept the State Government's offer of a loan of £7000—interest free, for the first two years, and paying interest…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 4

The Engineer, Mr. Payten, reported as follows at the Council meeting on Friday last:— Dillon's contract at Karuah for the…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

The ordinary meeting was held on Friday last, in the Council Chambers, Raymond Terrace, when all the Councillors excepting Cr. Tranter for whom an…

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Ouster Move. Newcastle Town Clerk. Defeated by Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 5

Anticipations of exciting developments in last evening's special meeting of the Newcastle City Council called to consider the Taylor report…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 4

At the usual monthly meeting of the above, held in the Council Chambers, Dungog, on Wednesday last, there were present Crs. R. W…

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Municipal Matters Fortnightly Meeting of the Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 1

The Cessnock Municipal Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen E. O'Neil (Mayor) J. Brown (Deputy Mayor), G…

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