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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1873

213 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 11

East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1873 · page 3

The Council of the Brough of East Maitland held its usual fortnightly meeting in the Council Chambers, on Monday evening last. Present: Aldermen M'Loughlin, Cunningham, Bailey, Chambers, Bourke,…

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Death of Sir T. a Murray, President of the Legislative Council. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1873 · page 2

A large number in this community will doubtless learn with sincere regret that one of our leading personages is now no more. On Sunday evening, the 22nd instant, at eight o'clock, at his residence at…

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Provision for Teachers Under the Council of Education. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1873 · page 2

The following circular has been issued from the Council of Education office to the several teachers in the employ of the Council:— "Sydney, 31st May, 1873…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1873 · page 4

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: —Aldermen Quinn (chair), Maguire, Wilson, Adams, Robinson, Munro, Gates, and Wright. The minutes…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1873 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council [?] held on Friday evening, in the Chamber, Dev[?] street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen F[?] Bussell, Craoknell, Wilkinson, Lindsay, Crennan,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1873 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen W. Keating, Wingrave, Jones, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1873 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Monday evening last, in the Council Chamber. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen M'Loughlin, Sparke, Cunningham,…

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The Municipal Act and the Borough of Parramatta

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 6

The Evening News of Wednesday has the following remarks:—The recent proceedings in the Supreme Court, by which Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.L.A., was ousted from the office of Mayor of the borough…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1873 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Commissioner[?] of the Maitland District, Council was held at the chambers. East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: Mr. J. Bowden (Warden), and Councillors,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1873 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening, in the Chamber, Davonsbirestreet. Present: Aldermen Arkins, Cracknell, (Drennan, Falkiner, Lindsay, Riley, Rourke, Smith, Wade,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held, in the Council Chambers, on Monday evening last Present: Aldermen Chambers (in the chair), Sparke, Bailey,…

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Municipal Finance in Sydney. (From the Evening News.) Memoranda Connected with the Finances and the Present Position of the Sydney Municipal Council. Town Clerk's Office, Sydney, Julv 10, 1873

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 1

SIR—I have the honor, in compliance with a resolution of the Finance Committee of date 20th March last, to transmit here with statements of the receipts and expenditure of the Corporation, in connection…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1873 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening in the Chamber, Devonshire Street Present—The Major, Aldermen Crennan, Bussell, Arkins, Falkiner, and Riley.—…

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Muscle Brook. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Fitzgerald, Holler, Clendinning, Fagan, and Brown. The…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Quinn, Wilson, Adams, Gates, Munro, Robinson, and Maguire…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening last, Present:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Arkins,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1873 · page 3

The Council of the Borough of East Maitland held its usual fornightly meeting in the Council Chambers, on Monday evening last. Present: Alderman M'Loughlin (in the chair), Chambers, Bourke,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, August 14, 1873. Sydney Municipal Finance

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1873 · page 2

WE copied some time ago from the Empire a tabular statement showing the liabilities of the Sydney Corporation, amounting to a round sum of £792,000, exclusive of claims on account of…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1873 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening last. Present: The Major, and Aldermen Rourke,…

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Meeting of Teachers Under the Council of Education

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1873 · page 3

Pursuant to advertisement, a meeting of school teachers under the Council of Education resident in the Hunter River district, was held on Saturday morning last, at the Model Public School,…

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