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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,723 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 87

"Fed Up" Weird Water From Walka "Board Has Failed Miserably." Shire President's Comments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 9

Correspondence dealt with at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council included a letter from the Municipal Council requesting…

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Broke Road. Council Not Responsible for Delay. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

It was reported at Kearsley Shire Council last night by the engineer (Mr, J, F. Shine) that the survey, pinna, and specifications of the Broke…

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Hatchet Buried Unemployed and Kearsley Council. Broke Road Dispute

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 9

There should from now on be no more heated arguments on the Broke road question between Cessnock branch of the O.B.U. of U. and…

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P. Shire Council Deferred Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, which should have been held on Wednesday week last, was held in the Shire rooms on Saturday…

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Shire Rates

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

At the meeting of the Shire Council on Saturday the following rates were struck for the present year. A general rate of 2½d in the £ on the…

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General Booth Prepared to Withdraw From Court. Council Fighting for Principles. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

The "Daily Herald" understands that General Booth is prepared to withdraw from the court on the condition that he is allowed to retire…

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He Knew an Alderman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Though we do not like to admit it, but it is a fact that it does not always pay to advertise. In Thursday night's issue we told of how three…

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Dungog Municipal Council MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, there being present:—Ald. E. Ferry…

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Heavy Fines on Kearsley Shire Council. Breach of Sanitary Depot Ordinances. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 4

Heavy fines were imposed on Kearsley Shire Council at Cessnock Court to-day on four charges of having failed to comply with the…

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Breaches of Health Regulations Kearsley Shire Council Fined £20 Alleged "Unsanitary" Conditions at Sanitary Depots

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council was to-day proceded against on four charges alleging breaches of the health regulations at their sanitary depots at…

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Morpeth Council Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

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

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Rates Struck. Patrick Plains Shire. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

The following rates have been struck by Patrick Plains Shire Council for the present year:—General rate of 2½d in the £ on the…

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Travelled Thousands of Miles a Shire Engineer's Job

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

That the duties of a shire engineer calls for an abnormal amount of travelling is shown by the figures submitted by Merriwa's engineer at…

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The Merriwa Shire Roads. Last Year's Programme—How Motor Traffic Affects Roads —Call For Altered Methods—Developmental Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

The following important points are taken from the report of the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. McDonald) submitted to the last meeting of the Shire…

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The Municipal Band. Change Pending

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

It looks as if the Municipal Band has ceased to exist. There have been no practices for some time, and the instruments are…

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Distressed Miners Lord Mayor's Relief Fund. London, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 7

In the House of Commons, Sir Eustace Percy, replying to a question, said the Lord Mayor of London's Miners' Fund made a payment, to…

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Council to Bore for Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 6

Alderman J. Ferry, at the meeting of the East Maitland Council last night, moved that the Mayor (Alderman Foster). Alderman Baker, and…

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East Maitland Council the Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 8

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

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Garden Island Commonwealth Appeal. Dismissed by Privy Council. LONDON, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 7

The Privy Council dismissed the appeal of the Commonwealth Government against the decision of the Full Court of Australia to the effect that…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was held on Monday night, at which all the aldermen were present. The Mayor, (Ald. Krohn), presided…

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