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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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SCANDAL? Council Voting Aid's Charge Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 1

Following a meeting of the Waterloo Council last night, when a deadlock was reached in the election of a Mayor…

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ANOTHER £500 Advance for E Maitland Money for Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 6

The Mayor of East Maitland (Ald. A. J. Baker) reported to last night's council meeting that an advance of £500 would short be…

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Suburban Municipal Election Voting Irregularities Alleged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 2

Follywing a meeting of the Waterlo Council, the retiring Mayor declared that there were a lot of questional votes at the municipal elections. The…

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WINGHAM Municipal Council New Mayor Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-elected municipal council at Wingham was held on Tuesday night, for the purpose of electing…

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Raymond Terrace Municipal Council Election of Mayor

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 1

On Thursday night the new Council elected Ald. E. L. Markey, Mayor. There was a full Council The allowance for the year was fixed…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 4

The first meeting of the new Council was held on Friday, when the full Council was present. Cr. Clode, Presiden-Elect occupied the…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Election of President

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 2

The election of President was the first business of the new Council on Friday last. Cr. Russell was appointed chairman to…

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Newcastle's Mayor Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 2

Ald. R. H. Christie, who has elected Mayor of Newcastle last night, has seen 17 years' unbroken service with the Newcastle City Council. He was…

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Raymond, Terrace Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 3

The full Council was present on Monday night, where Ald. E. L. Markey, Mayor, was in the chair Tronsfer of land on highway was…

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MORPETH Impressive Personality New Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 16

Alderman Stan Searl, the new Mayor of Morpeth, is entering upon his second term as an Alderman, having been first sent to…

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Port Stephens Shire Engineer's Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 2

Mr. R. G. Paylen, engineer reported for November as follows: Contracts:—3 contracts were called and the lowest tenders in each case were…

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REMANDED Alleged Personation Shire Election Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 1

Sequel to the arrest yesterday of a man for alleged personation in the recent Lake Macquarie Shire Council election was in the police court…

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Raymond Terrace Ald. Markey New Mayor Two Nominees Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 8

By four votes to three, Ald. E. L. Markey defeated the retiring Mayor, Ald. J. M. Feeney, for the position of Mayor for 1935,…

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Scone Municipal Council Ald. Joughin Re-elected Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 6

The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on Monday. A special meeting for the purpose of fixing the Mayoral allowance and…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of Kearsley' Shire Council was held on Tuesday 'night when them were present: Crs. W. Varly (President), J. Rose T.R…

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New Aldermen Welcomed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 9

One of Aid. Jordan's last acts as Mayor on Wednesday evening was to welcome the new aldermen to the council, viz., Aldermen J. Macarthur,…

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Proposed Merger Discussion Before Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 3

A communication was read from the Department of Local Government, at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, advising that…

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Employment of Non-unionist Protest to Kearsley Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 6

"It is misleading to say that the man is not a member of the union. This is the first job he has done for the Shire, and he has new had an…

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Election of Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 6

The Chairman announced that the next business was the election of Mayor for the ensuing year. There had been only one nomination…

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The Mayor's Thanks

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 5

In thanking the Minister for his patient hearing of their claims, the Mayor stated that they must seem a town full of wants…

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