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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon, when there were present: The Warden (Mr. John Bowden), Councillors…

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Municipal Association off New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 7

A meeting of the members of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon. Mr. J. Graham presided, and there were present Messrs. J…

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Council News

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

The ordinary fortnighly meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last at the Good Templars' Hall. Present: Aldermen…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the abovenamed Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday evening. There were present: The full Council. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

A MEETING of the Singleton Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, Present: The full Council. The minutes of previous meeting were read and…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1888 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council C[?]mber, School of Arts, Morpeth, 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 3 November 1888 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Banks-street, on Wednesday evening. In the absence of the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. In the absence of the Mayor, wh[?] is in Melbourne, and for whom an apology was…

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Council News

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held at the Templars' Hall on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Dr…

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"Sworn to no Master, of no sect am I," "Be just and fear not," The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, November 14Th, 1888. a Municipality's Powers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 2

IN the interest of self-government, in the interest of Municipalism as we know it, and in the interest of that higher form of Municipalism for…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1888 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, on Wednesday evening. The members present were-—The Mayor…

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W[?] Maitland [?]orough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1888 · page 3

The customary for[?]ly meeting of this Council was held in the [?]cil Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening[?] There were present: The Mayor (Mr. John [?]es), Aldermen Wilkinson,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 4

A GENERAL meeting of the Borough Council of Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen…

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Singi-eton. Singleton Boirough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Bower, Wilson, and Wright. The minutes of the previous meeting were read aud confirmed…

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Council News. Wednesday, November 21, 1888

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held at the Templars' Hall on above date. Present: The Mayor (Dr. F. C. Stevenson)…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was (says the Herald) held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon. Mr. W. A. Hutchison…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Highstreet, on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen White,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 8

The customary fortnightly meeting of this [?] [?] of P.[?] Works, that the gas engineer of th[?]…

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South Singleton Council. Business Paper.-tuesday, Dec. 4

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 4

MISCELLANEOUS: Dairies' Act Improvement Committee's report. Ald Turner to move.— "That on and after…

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