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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

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South Singleton Council. Tuesday, January 8Th, 1889 Business Paper. Miscellaneous

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1889 · page 4

Ald Turner to move,—" That a yard be erected for the purpose of yarding stray cattle." Ald Turner to move,—" That…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of South Singleton was held at the Council Chambers last night. Present: The full Council…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 4

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

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Correspondence. [The insertion of letters is no endorsement of their contents. To avoid inconvenience, all correspondence must be written on one side of the paper only. Rejected manuscript not returned.-ED] Alderman How [?] the Argus. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—From the article in your issue of the 29th December, headed, "Alderman Howe and the Argus," it is evident that you are quite an fait with all that pertains to…

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The Railway Commissioners at Maitland. Deputation From the Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, who were accompanied by Mr. John Higgs, traffic manager Great 'Northern railway, who by the way had just returned from…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1889 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening in the Council Chamber, at which there were present: —The Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen White,…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 7

A meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Munro, Bourke, McDonald, Walsh, and Wright. The Council Clerk tendered an apology for the absence…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the Borough Council of Singleton was hold at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present The Mayer, Aldermen Munro, Bourke, Wilson,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Banks-sreet, on Wednesday evening. There were present The Mayor (Mr. G. T. Chambers), Aldermen Sarke,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 7

A meeting of the Weat Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Thursday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. John Gillies), Aldermen Wilkinson,…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall. There were present: Alderman Graham (in the chair),…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 6

An adjourned meeting—the last of the municipal year—of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, on Friday evening. There were present; The Mayor (Mr. John Gillies), Alderman…

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Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

THE following were the nominations received up to Monday evening by the respective Mayors for the offices of aldermen and auditors for the Borough of Singleton and…

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The Federal Council. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 3

The third session of the Federal Council was opened to-day in the Legislative Council Chamber. The delegates assembled at 11 a.m., there being present—Messrs. Gillies and Deakin, Victoria; Sir…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

THE nomination for the election of two aldermen to serve in the above Council in the room of Aldermen Miner and Kirkwood, also for the election of two auditors in the…

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Municipal Nominations. Borough of Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

THE nomination of candidates for the office of aldermen for the Borough of Singleton for the ensuing three years took place at the Council Chambers yesterday. There was a…

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Annual Municipal Elections. the Nominations

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 7

On Tuesday at noon in the various municipalities nominations of candidates to fill the vacancies caused by the effluxion of time were held as under:- BOROUGH OF WEST MAITLAND…

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Second Sheet of the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, February 9, 1889. the Federal Council Farce

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 4

Once more the spectacle has been presented of a number of gentlemen, representing in a sense a portion of Australasia, gathering at Hobart, to play the farce of legislating for…

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The Municipal Elections. the Polling

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 4

Yesterday the voting for the election of aldermen to fill the annual vacancies took place in the Boroughs of West and East Blaitland. Owing to the very wet weather very little excitement was…

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Borough off Morpeth. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1889 · page 4

Last evening a special meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber. There were present: The retiring Mayor (Mr. P. K. Haydon), who occupied the chair, Aldermen White,…

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