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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 9

West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the "West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1883 · page 6

This Council held its regular fortnightly meeting in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 3

On Wednesday evening the regular fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held, in the Council Chamber. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Geo…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 6

The uaual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Alex…

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Municipal Market Dues and Other Matters. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 4

SIR,—The principal axiom of political economy in New South Wales is to give strangers and outsiders the first chance to dispose of their wares at the expense of the…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 1

THE Borough Council met on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor (in the chair) Aldermen Dixon, Munro, Pinchin and Quinn…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. There were present— Aldermen Twine, Tulip, Brookes, White, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 4

The regular meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr.Geo. Barrow), Aldermen Richardson,Lobsey, Marr, Wyllie,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 6

On Friday evening this Council held its fortnightly meeting in the Council Chamber, High-street. There were present — The Mayor (Mr. A. Wilkinson), Aldermen…

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Electing an Alderman

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 August 1883 · page 2

YESTERDAY at noon the vacancy in the Singleton Borough Council caused by the retirement of Mr. Gervis [?], was filled up by the [?] of Mr. R. H. Mathews…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1883 · page 4

A meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Tuesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen Brookes, Tulip,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 8

On Wednesday evening the customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber. There were present: The Mayor…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1883 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present—The Mayor…

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Borough Council meeting this evening

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1883 · page 2

MOST of our readers will be pleased to hear that Mr. W. W Robinson, so long and favourably known in connection with Mr. A. J. Gould's office, has successfully passed his…

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The West Maitland Borough Council and Market Dues. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1883 · page 7

SIR,—We live in a world of conjecture, and much has already been propounded, not only among business men of Maitland, but also in farming circles, by which we are surrounded. Since the above matter…

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The Singleton Argus. Vol. X.-no. 14 Saturday, 8Th September, 1883. The Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 2

WE cannot [?] the Borough Council on the amount of interest it manifests in important questions effecting the interests the ratepayers. The…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1883 · page 6

On Tuesday evening the regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. P. K…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 1

A MEETING of the Singleton Borough Council was held at the council Chambers on Wednesday evening when there were present the Mayor and Aldermen Munro, Cambell,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks[?]street, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. Geo…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1883 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. Alex. Wilkinson), Aldermen Hyndes, Norrie,…

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