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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

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South Singleton Municipality

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 1

A MEETING of the above named Council was held at the Council Chambers, Harriett-street, on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor, Ald…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 4

At the customary meeting of this Council held on Wednesday evening, at the Council Chambers, there were present—Aldermen Bailey, Cunningham, Ewing, Marr, and Bourke. In the absence…

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South Singleton Municipality Business Paper.-tuesday, Jan 12

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 2

Miscellaneous. Alderman Bennett to more,—That the motion of Aid, Harriott, pussed at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday, the 5th,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 3

A meeting of this Council was hold at the Council Chamber, Morpeth, on Tuesday afternoon. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Bowes), Aldermen Jones, Kerr, White, Tulip, Porteus,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 1
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

A MEETING of the above-named Council was held in the Council Champers on Wednesday last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Munro,…

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South Singleton Municipality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 1

A MEETING of the above-named body was held at the Council Chambers, Harriett street, on Tuesday evening last, when there were present the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 2

The Council met at the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Robert Hyndes), Aldermen James, Wilkinson, Wolstenholme, Norrie, Cracknell,…

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Original Correspondence. Morpeth Borough Council. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 2

SIR,—In your Thursday's issue [noticed a report of the Morpeth Borough Council's proceedings, which is very one-sided. No doubt this occurred through your obtaining the information from the…

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The Council Clerk Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 1

Dear Sir,—In accordance with your request I have visited Singleton with a view of proposing a scheme for a Water Supply for that town, and beg herewith…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Secretary's office, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. There were present—Councillors Keating,…

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The New South Wales Municipal Association. (From the Harald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 3

A monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall on Monday. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. A. Hutcheson; and Messrs. M. J. Hammond, M.L.A.,…

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Singleton Borough Council-

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the above-named body was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last. There were present—The Mayor, Ald. Munro,…

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In the Privy Council. DECEMBER 8, 1885. (Before Lord Monkswell, Lord Hobhouse, Sir Barnes Peacock, and Sir Richard Couch.) Melhone and Others v. Browne and Others

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 1

THE Attorney-General, Q. C., And Mr. Pitt Lewis. Q. C., for the appellants; Sir Farr Herschell, Q. C., Mr Bayford Q. C. and Mr Fitzgerald for the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 2

On Friday evening a special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, for the purpose of revising the municipal list for the ensuing year, and also…

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Arrival of the Federal Council Delegates at Hobart. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 7

The intercolonial delegates to the Federal Council, viz., Messrs. James Service and Graham Berry (Victoria), S. W. Griffith and J. R. Dickson (Queensland), J. G. Lee-Steere (Western Australia),…

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South Singleton Municipality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the above-named body was held in the Council Chambers, Harriett-street, on Monday evening last. Present—The Mayor, Aid…

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Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1886 · page 2

THE following nominations for aldermen, for the Borough of Singleton, were received by the Returning Officer on Monday last:— Jos. Alex. Key, Fred King, Henry Xavier…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1886 · page 6

A meeting of this Council took place on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Dixon, Pinchin, Blackburn, Quinn, York, Wilson, and Frederick. The minutes of the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1886 · page 3

A special meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, last evening, for adopting a code of by-laws for licensing and regulating the hansom…

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