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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Morpeth Council Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present. Aldermen Connolly (Mayor), Cutcliffe, Beggs,…

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Municipal Strike. Abattoir Employees Cease Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

Eight council employees ceased work at the Municipal Abattoirs at Broken Hill on Monday, following a decision of the executive of the…

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Visit of Inverell Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Alderman Wesley Burgess, of the Inverell Municipal Council was present at the meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council last…

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Council Committees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

The West Maitland Municipal Council has appointed the following vice-chairmen for the various committees:—Finance, Alderman Tegg;…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

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

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West Maitland Council First Meeting of Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

The West Maitland Municipal Council held its first meeting of the year last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman…

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Council's Works Proposals for the Year. a Big Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

The overseer to the West Maitland Municipal Council, Mr. W. Vitnell, submitted to the council last evening, the following works for consideration…

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Port Stephens Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

The first meeting of the new year of the Port Stephens Shire will be held tomorrow, Friday, and it will be an important one, inasmuch as the question of…

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Salvation Army Meeting of High Council London, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 7

The Salvation Army communique states that the High Council resumed after an American commissioner had read the scripture lesson for the day…

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Bolwarra Shire Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Lorn, yesterday afternoon. There were present the president…

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Wallarobba Shire Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday at the Shire Chambers, there being present: Crs. R. W. Alison…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Meeting held on Monday last. Present: Ald. B. G. Millard (Mayor), J. W. Joughin, S. G. Keene, N. Andrews, A Dobson, and O. Barton; also Mr…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. Important Works to Be Commenced

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council it was explained that when commission is paid by the Main Roads Board in…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Singleton was hold in the Council Chambers last night…

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Mayor to Take a Holiday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 9

The multifarious public duties which arc carried out by the Mayor have taken toll of his constitution, and he finds it necessury to take a holiday…

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Water-meters Fifty Required Immediately Should Be Compulsory, Say Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 9

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council the Town Clerk reported that during the course of reading the water meters an inspection was made of…

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Kerbing and Guttering Will Contract Men Be Put Off? Municipal Council Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

"Can anybody tell me how it came about that this work was let out on contract. I cannot understand why it was not tendered for."…

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The Army Council's Decision General Should Resign. LONDON, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The Salvation Army High Council has appointed a deputation of five to visit General Booth and ask him to retire from office, while retaining his…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

At the first meeting or the year of the Muswellbrook Shire Council there were, present Councillors D. M. Bell (president), A. McTaggart. J…

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Wallarobba Shire Shire Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Dungog, there being present: Crs. R. W. Alison…

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