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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 6

A meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Key, Lloyd, Foster, M'Fadden, Quinn, and Robinson. Alderman Quinn tendered an apology for the…

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Sworn to no Master, of no. Sect am I, "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, October 14th, 1891. A Municipal Anomaly

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 2

The most extraordinary characteristic which impresses on observant visitor to Singleton most undoubtedly be the existence of two municipalitics in so…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1891 · page 6

A meeting of this Council was held in the Council chamber, High-street, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. J. Wingrave), Aldermen Wakely, Brookes, Haydon,…

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Greta. Council Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 3

The Council met on Monday evening. Alderman Jones (Mayor) presided, and the following aldermen were present—Walker, Canty, Rylatt, M'Ewan, Harman, and Page. Previous to the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 4

This Council met for the transaction of business in the Council Chamber, Bank-street, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. G. T. Chambers), Aldermen Ewing, Rohan,…

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West Meitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1891 · page 7

A meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. E. A. Young), Aldermen Crothers, Brunker, Gillies, O. K. Young,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1891 · page 7

At the Council's office, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon, the customary monthly meeting of the Commissioners of the Maitland District Council was held. There were…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 4

A MEETING of this Council was held at the chambers last Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor and A[?] Kirkwood and Burnett…

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The New Executive Council. Its First Business. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1891 · page 2

A meeting of tho Executive Council took place to-day, when Mr Kidd was sworn in as Postmaster-General. It was also decided the that death sentence…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1891 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. John Wingrave), Alderman White, Haydon,…

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New South Wales Parliament. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.] Wednesday, October 28, 1891. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1891 · page 5

The House met at the usual hour this afternoon, when the Acting President (Mr. Jacob) announced the decease of one of the oldest members of the Council, the Hon. Wm. Byrnes…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 3

A REGULAR meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Dodd), Aldermen Hayne…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of this Council took place on Thursday evening last. Present The Mayor (Ald H. York) and Aldermen Foster, M'Fadden, Quinn, Lloyd and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. G. T…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 7

A meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Foster, Lloyd, Quinn, McFadden, Howe, and Bowman. Apologies were tendered…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

A regular meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Williams, Solomons, Sp[?]sted, and Flanagan. Ald. Solomons was voted to…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 3

AN Ordinary meeting of this Council took place on Thursday evening last, when there was present, the Mayor (Ald H. York) and Aldermen Bowman,…

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The Trades and Labour Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 4

At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council on Thursday evening, a statement was made regarding the progress of the strike. The president…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1891 · page 6

A meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bowman, McFadden, Foster, and Lloyd. The Council Clerk tendered an apology for the absence of Alderman…

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