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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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Destruction of Prickly Pear Shire Council Votes £200

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 6

Mr Johnson, an inspector connected with the Prickly Pear Destruction Commission, attended the meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council on…

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Greta. Municipal Council Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 11

The fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, when them were present: Aldermen Campbell…

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Sanitary Depot Conference Between Shire and Municipal Councils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council on Wednesday, a communication was received from the Department of Lands, acknowledging an…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 1

At the monthly mooting of Singleton Municipal Council, a communication who read from the Public Works Department, enclosing report…

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Council Appointment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 3

Upon receiving the resignation of W. Adams as turncock at the pumping station the Municipal Council on Thursday night appointed C. C…

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Bribery Charges Kearsley Shire Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 7

Reference was made in the Legislative Assembly to the Kearsley bribery charges. Mr. Booth asked tho Minister for…

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Tool Thefts Cessnock Council Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 9

According to a statement of the engineer, submitted at Cessnock Municipal Council on 14th inst the reported thefts of tools from Aberdare jobs…

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Car Speeding. Cessnock Council Acts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 11

Tn urging that police attention be drawn to the speeding of carr along Northcote-street. Ald. Brown, at Cessnock Municipal Council last…

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West Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Tuesday. There were present the Mayor (Ald. Fry) and Aldermen…

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Killing Yards. West Maitland Council's Proposals. Report of Sub-committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1928 · page 3

The sub-committee appointed by the West Maitland Municipal Council to deal with the question of establishing central killing yards, submitted its report to the meeting on Tuesday…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, September 14th, there being present Councillors Flannery (President)…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 8

The Kearsley Shire Council met on Friday night, when there were present Crs. A. Burns (president), J. Earp, C. Jaggard, W. Bendeich. W. Varty, W…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

The Shire Engineer (Mr J. F. Shine) reporting at Friday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council on the progress of works within the area…

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Morpeth Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present Aldermen Connelly (Mayor),…

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Cattle Roam. Shire Warnings' Disregarded. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 4

"In some parts of the shire it is like a cattle ranch," said Impounding-Officer G. Walters, of Kearsley Shire Council, in proceeding against…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. The meeting was called for last night owing to the fact that…

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Loan Offer Accepted Kearsley Shire Alters Its Decision. Easy Terms Of REPAYMENT

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

The business dealt with at Friday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council included a report from the president (Cr. A. Burns) concerning…

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Chafing at Delay Unemployed Ask When Concrete Road Work will Commence Main Roads Board Castigated Shire President's Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 2

It was reported by Cr. Burns at Friday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council that a deputation representing the Abermain unemployed…

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Tarro Shire. Monthly Meeting of Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 4

The monthly meeting of Tarro Shire Council was held on Tuesday in the board-room. East Maitland. Councillor J. A. Niland, president,…

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Alteration of Shire Boundaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 6

With regard to the proposal to alter the boundaries of Koarsley and Patrick Plains Shires, Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has been…

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