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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

AN ordinary meeting of the Borough Council of Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present, The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Bourks,…

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South Singleton Council. Tuesday, 2Nd October, 1888. Business Paper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 4

MISCELLANEOUS. The Mayor to move,— "That the report of the Improvement Committee be adopted." The Mayer to move,—"That tenders he…

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Scone Municipality

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1888. THE ordinary meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held on the above date, and there were present…

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The Annual Municipal Conference

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 4

We continue from the Echo the report of sixth session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales. When the report in our last issue closed Mr. R…

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Touching That Municipal £74,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 4

Now that the Council have been officially empowered to [?]now the above sum it would not be amiss to ask with button between what will they do with it?" But another…

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The Municipal Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 4

The above Association commenced its sixth session on Tuesday last, over one hundred member being present. The Ohdian, the Mayor of Sydney, informed…

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The Annual Municipal Conference. (Echo.)

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

The third sitting of the sixth session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales took place in the Town Hall on Thursday morning. His Worship the Slayor of Sydney presided, and there was…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of South Singleton was hold at the Council Chambers last night. Present: The Mayor Aldermen Miner, Torner, Kirkwood and…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, October 2Nd, 1888. (Before Messrs, J.N. Brooks, P.M., J.C.B M'Donall, and St. T. Loder, J's. P.) Breach of Municipal By-laws

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 2

James Savage was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances for the Singleton Borough Council, with committing a breach of the by-laws in removing without…

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"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I," "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, October 3Rd, 1888. the Municipal Association's Conference

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 2

DURING the past week the annual session of the Municipal Association of N.S. Wales has been held under the presidency of the Mayor of Sydney. Sixty…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 3

The nsual fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, on Wednesday evening. The members in attendance were:—The Mayor (Mr. G. T…

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Second Sheet to the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 6, 1888. the Municipal Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 4

OUR readers will remember that the Municipal Association determined, at its recent Annual meeting, that during the consideration by Parliament of the Local Government bill, a…

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Singleton Police Court Tuesday, October 9. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., and G. T. Loder, J.p.) Breach of Municipal By-laws

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

RICHARD SNELSON pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing four horses to stray in the streets of the Borough of Singleton. Fined 2s 6d for ouch horse, with costs of…

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Council News

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Scone Municipal Council was held on Saturday last, and adjourned until Monday evening, the object being the consideration…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 3

A special meeting of this Council was hold in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening, for the purpose of considering the offer of the Australian Mutual Provident Society respecting the…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1888 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening, and was attended by the Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen Keating, Wingrove, Murphy, Sim,…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 3

A meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Dowell, Lea, Lang, Winsor, and Shilling. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Banks-street, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. G. T…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held, in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were in attendance — The Mayor (Mr. John Gillies); Aldermen…

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