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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,723 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 87

Letters to the Editor Municipal Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 8

Sir,—A few days ago we received a brier communication from the West Maitland Municipal Council "begging to advise us that your…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 6

Monthly meeting of above held in Scone on Thursday, last. Present: Councillors A. A. McDonald (President), Abbott, W. H. Bluford, M…

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Tarro Shire. Meeting of Council. Repairing Flood Damage

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

Tarro Shire Council met to-day. Cr Butler (President) occupied the chair. There were also present. Crs. McCarthy, Niland, Foster, McLean,…

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Morpeth Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. There were present Aldermen Connolly,…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting. Abattoir Question

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

The Mayor, Alderman A. S. Foster, presided at a meeting of East Maitland Council last evening. There wore also present: Aldermen…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Raymond Terrace on Friday last. Cr. Meredith, President in the chair…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Ald. D. Jordan (in the chair), Jas…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

The Cessnock, Municipal Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen D. Hunter (Mayor), J. Girvan, C. Pryor D. Gordon, J. H. Duggan…

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Wordy Warfare "I Won't Be Brow-beaten By You." Mayor and Deputy Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

"I think it is high time we got to know something about this finance. It is all very well to move the adoption and let it go…

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Bridge Pass. Shire President Charged

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

The Information against Councillor A, J Hand president of the Sutherland shire council of having while acting in a civic office…

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The Gasworks Further Expenditure Foreshadowed Mayoral Minute. Aldermen Indulge In Sharp Debate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 3

A sharp debate occurred at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday evening, when a Mayoral minute was read, setting out that an expenditure of £1500 was necessary "in order to obtain the efficiency naturally to be expected from the present up-to-date carbonising plant." The minute…

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Flowers for Council Garden

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

It was mentioned by Aid. Snedden, at last night's meeting of the Municipal Council, that some time ago, a Mr. Barrel! bad offered the council…

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Council's Motor Lorry. Saves Money

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

A statement prepared by the Town Clerk (Mr. H. E. Simpson) and read at the last meeting of the council, showed for the first three months of…

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Aid. Hunter's Nerve-Wracking Hammer Ald. Dixon Suggests That Next Mayor Use a Tomahawk. Braining Club Would Be Better Still

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

"Seeing that Aid. Gordon and myself are the only two members cf the Council who are not aspiring to the Mayoralty for next year, I propose that we take a course of instruction in the use of the hammer, in order that we may, in turn tutor up the incoming…

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Wear and Tear of Roads. Effect of Coal Lorries Discussion in Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

Aid. Snedden at last, night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, asked what redress the council would have if the lorries…

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Upper Hunter P.P. BOARD Murrurundi Stock Route—Shire to Asked to Declare Wild Onion Noxious—The Upper Hunter Bridge Sites

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 10

The monthly, meeting of the Upper Hunter P.P. Board was held in Scone ; on Wednesday last. Present: Messrs. S. Payne (Chairman), T. H. Fleming,…

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Mr. Thorby's Visit. Shire Council's Complaint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 7

The Port Stephens Shire Council decided that in future visits of Ministers to the area the Department of Local Government should forward to…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 9

A special meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers for the purpose of finally deciding in what way to deal…

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Greta Municipal Council

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

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening when there were prese[?] the Mayor Aid. J. Proudfoot…

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Muswellbrook Leiter Municipal Gas Works. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 6

An explosion having occurred at the Municipal Gas Works recently renovated at considerable cost, Mr. A. Wilson manager of the…

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