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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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A Cessnock Bridge. Council's Action Criticised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 9

"We resent the action of the Municipal Council, or its executive officers, in soliciting outside prices for the North Avenue Bridge."…

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West Maul and Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 7

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

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Kearsley Shire Fortnightly Meeting of Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

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

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Nothing Doing Kearsley Shire Won't Apply Holiday for Maitland Show Council's Liability to Employees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

At its meeting on Friday night the Kearsley Shire Council dealt with a request from the Hunter River Agricultural Association, that the…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 6

At Friday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shire) submitted the following report for 5 weeks ending…

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Morpeth Council. Regular-meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

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

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Cessnock Broke Road Shire Engineer's Report Clinometer Survey Completed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 8

Reports dealt with at Friday night's meeting of the Shire Council included one from the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) concerning the…

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No School. Position at Richmond Vale. Council's Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

At the meeting of the Tarro Shire [?]cil to-day, Councillor Bailor [?]erred to the fact that there was no school at Richmond Vale…

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'Lop-sided.' Newcastle-maitland Road Partnership. Tarro Shire and Main Roads Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Referring to the deputation, which recently met the Main Roads Board, asking that the Board assume full financial responsibility in connection…

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Fire Commissioners. Municipal Nominations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 8

A special supplement of the Government Gazette, sets out that the following nominations have been received for the position of…

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Tarro Shire Finance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The fiance committee of the Tarro Shire Council recommended at the meeting of council on Tuesday that the following accounts be passed for…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 6

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

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'Who Is Responsible?' Employee Put Off. Breeze in East Maitland East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The complaint of Mr. A. A. Harley, of the staff of the East Maitland Municipal Council, of being put off the staff for two weeks at Christmas…

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Tarro Shire Roads

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

Referring to a deputation which recently met the Main Roads Board, asking that the board should assume full financial responsibility for the Newcastle road, and…

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Cessnock Council. Ward System Suggested. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

That a ward system would be better than the present electoral methods of Cessnock Municipality, was the opinion expressed by…

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Cessnock Broke Road. Kearsley Council Criticised. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council came in for some criticism, in connection with the proposed Cessnock-Broke road, by the Combined Progress…

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American Loan. Floated by Brisbane City Council. Million and a Half

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

By an Order-in-Council issued yesterday, the Brisbane City Council was authorised to borrow £1,500,000 for expenditure on various…

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Cessnock Lighting Proposed Municipal Service. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

Cessnock Combined Progress Association last night carried a resolution requesting the municipal council to refrain from entering into a…

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Bolwarra Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held of the shire office Lorn, yesterday afternoon. There were present Councillors McRae…

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Kearsley Shire Council. Ordinary Business Meeting

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

Kearsley Shire Council held its first business meeting of the year on Friday night last, the Presided (Cr. A. Burns) presiding. There were…

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