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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the South Singleton Municipal Council was held last evening. Present : The Mayor (Mr H. DeCourcy) Ald. Burnett…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1890 · page 4

The customary meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Dr. Bennett), Aldermen Wingrave, Haydon, O'Neil,…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday last Present: The Mayor (Ald. Dodd), Aldermen Aurisch, Solemons, Hayne, and…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of this council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen York, Key, Qainn, Robinson, and Bowman. An apology was made by the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 4

This Council met for the transaction of business at the Council Chamber, on Wednesday evening. There were assembled; The Mayor (Mr. J. Cunningham), Aldermen Marr, Galloway, Petherbridge,…

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West maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. The members present were—the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Young), Aldermen Gillies, Alcorn, Brunker, Young,…

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Greta. Greata Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 6

This Council met on Tuesday evening at 7.30 Present: The Mayor (Alderman Binnie), and Aldermen Harman, Eylett, M'Ewan, Page, and Williams. The absent aldermen—three in number…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 6

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen York, Key, Quinn, Lloyd, Robinson, and Bowman. An apology was made by the Council Clerk for the…

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The Mayor's Salary

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 3

At a meeting of the City Council to-day it was decided that the Mayor's allowance be £1000, A long discussion took place, in the course of which some of the aldermen…

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Tuesday, November 25Th. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., R. Faulkner, R. Miller, G. T. Loder, and Dr. Bowman, J'sP. Hreaches of Municipal By-laws

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 2

Jonathan Jordan was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances for the Singleton Borough Council with carting firewood without a license…

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Council

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 2

The Council met on Wednesday evening Present: Ald. Solomons, Aurisch, Bromhead, and Hayne. Ald Solomons, in the absence of the Mayor (on whose…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 4

The customary meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Banks-street, on Wednesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. Joseph Cunningham), Aldermen Ronan, Richardson, Dalton, Marr, and Petherbridge…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 7

This Council met for the transaction of business in the Council Chamber, on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. R. A. Young), Aldermen Gillies, Wilkinson, Crothers, Young,…

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Attempt to Oust a Mayor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 4

AN important case came before the Lismore Bench on Wednesday. Dr. Berustein, formerly Mayor of Lilsmore, Is trying to [?] the present Mayor (Mr James Francis…

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Original Correspondence. the East Maitland Borough Council and Mr. Bowes. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 7

SIR,—The letter of " Anti-Fat." which appeared in your issue of Tuesday last, will not, it is to be hoped, he acceptable to many of your readers, since " envy, hatred, and malice " are not enumerated smong the Christian virtues. That important…

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Mayor Burdekin

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1890 · page 2

Mr Sydney Burdekin has been re-elected Mayor of Sydney unopposed…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1890 · page 3

On Tuesday evening the usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the School of Arts. The following members were present—Aldermen White, Sim, O'Neill, Haydon,…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor Ald Dodd) Ald. Bromhead, Ferguson, Hayne, and Solomons…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 4

This council met on Monday evening at 7.80. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Boyd Binnie), and Aldermen Williams, McEwan, Rylett. Harman, Dixon, Page, and Walker. Alderman Neems was absent. The minutes of last meeting…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 4

AN ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council of the Borough of Singleton was held on Wednesday, the 10th inst, Present: The Mayor (Mr Hugh M[?]ro) Ald. Key. L[?]yd…

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