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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1887

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The West Maitland Council Jubilee Address

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 12

The Jubilee address to Her Majesty the Queen from the Borough Council of West Maitland is now ready for presentation, and runs as follows:— To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen, Victoria…

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Councils and the Municipal Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 15

Last month, says the Herald Mr. Hawken asked the Colonial Secretary, in the Legislative Assembly, the question as to whether the payment of £5 5s made by the Junee Borough Council as a…

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Annual Fee to Municipal Associations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 2

ALL concerned or interested in any way in Municipal work have been most "agreeably disappointed" this week. In another column we publish the…

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Subscription to Municipal Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 4

LAST month Mr. Hawken asked the Colonist Secretary, in the Legislative Assembly, the question as to whether the payment of £5 5s made by the Junce Borough Council as [?]…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council, held at the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening was attended by the Mayor (Dr. Pierce,) Aldermen Wilkinson, Norrie, Young,…

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The Forthcoming Municipal Election at Morpeth. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 2

SIR,—On the ninth of the present [?] ratepayers of Morpeth are called upon [?] an alderman in the place of Alderman [?] has resigned. But before selecting their candidate,…

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The Government Lending to Municipalities. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 6

A very large and influential deputation waited upon the Colonial Secretary yesterday for the purpose of urging upon the Government the desirability of taking up municipil loans at a reasonable rate of…

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To His Worship the Mayor, and the Aldermen of the Borough Council of Singleton. (Per favour of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1887 · page 2

GENTLEMAN;—I see in the columns of our local paper, that on the 21st June, the Jubilee of our Gracious Sovereign is to be celebrated in the town and district in a…

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Sudden Death of a Mayor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 2

Mr Nicholas Weeks, Mayor of Manly Beach, and the Secretary of the Grand Lodge of N.S.W. Free Masons, was taken suddenly ill on board a steamer,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council was hold at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and Ald. Munro,…

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Latest Parliamentary. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co[?]] Thursday, June 9. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 4

In the Council last evening in relation to the Divorce Extension Bill proceedings, in regard to the measure having been revived, it was necessary to submit an amendment that the bill be read a third…

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The Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle. [From Our Own Reporter.] Wednesday, June 8, 1887. Report of the Diocesan Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 21

Following are the chief portions of the report of he Dioc[?]an Council referred to in our last: —On October 7, the Right Rev. the President informed the Council that he had…

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Municipality of South Singleton. Tuesday, June 14. Business Paper. Miscellaneous

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 2

Alderman Wiles to ask the Mayor if any answer was received from the Commissioner for Railways to letter sent by this Council last year to him re gates…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. There were present—the Mayor (Mr. P. K…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 3

A special meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of considenng a request from the Queen's Jubilee Celebration Comnnttee to allow them to…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 16

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lea, Davison, Lumley, Lang, Winsor, Jeans, and Shilling…

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Muswellbrook Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mnyor, Aldermen Lea, Davison, Lumley,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 13

The customary meeting of the Council, held in the Council Chamber, on Wednesday evening, was attended by the Mayor (Mr. G. T. Chambers), Aldermen Ewing, Sparke, Bailey, Cunningham,…

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Latest Parliamentary. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Thursday, June 16. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

The attendance of Hon members was large, probably anticipating the moving of the motion declaring the loyalty of the colony to her Majesty which stood in the name of the representative of…

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