Municipality of Cessnock New South Wales | |
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Established | 1 November 1926 |
Abolished | 1 January 1957 |
Council seat | Cessnock |
Region | Hunter |
The Municipality of Cessnock was a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Cessnock was proclaimed on 1 November 1926 after being excised from Cessnock Shire. [1] [2]
It amalgamated with Kearsley Shire (which had been renamed from Cessnock Shire) to form the Municipality of Greater Cessnock on 1 January 1957. [3]
The municipality was governed by Cessnock Municipal Council, which was composed of nine elected councillors. [4] At the 1941 local elections, the Progressive Municipal Labor Party won a majority. However, the party lost all its seats at the following election in 1944, while the Communist Party won two seats of its own. [5]
Municipality of Cessnock New South Wales | |
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Established | 1 November 1926 |
Abolished | 1 January 1957 |
Council seat | Cessnock |
Region | Hunter |
The Municipality of Cessnock was a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Cessnock was proclaimed on 1 November 1926 after being excised from Cessnock Shire. [1] [2]
It amalgamated with Kearsley Shire (which had been renamed from Cessnock Shire) to form the Municipality of Greater Cessnock on 1 January 1957. [3]
The municipality was governed by Cessnock Municipal Council, which was composed of nine elected councillors. [4] At the 1941 local elections, the Progressive Municipal Labor Party won a majority. However, the party lost all its seats at the following election in 1944, while the Communist Party won two seats of its own. [5]