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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Melbourne's New Mayor. Three Times Elected. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 3

MR SNOWDEN was re-elected Mayor to-day for the third time in succession…

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The Singleton Argus Wednesday, October [?]Th 1894. the Council of Arbitration

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 2

THE Council of Arbitration whose only use scems to be to pay its President and Secretary good salaries and its members fair fees, has made a fresh…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1894 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, East Maitland, last; evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Chambers), Alderman Sparke, Alcorn…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, October 10, 1894. Legislative Council. the Coalmines Regulation Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1894 · page 3

Debate on the second reading of this measure was resumed, and after a petition had been received from colliery proprietors and from the Miners Association—severally for permission to be…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, Present : Aldermen Flanagan, Haze: Shaw, and Stafford. Ald. Shaw was voted to the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, October 11, 1894. Legislative Council. Bills Dealt With

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 1

The Hospital Acts Further Amendment Bill and the Fisheries Act Amendment Bill were read the third time, passed, and returned to the Legislative Assembly. The motion for the second reading of…

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Ministers and the Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 4

LEGISLATIVE Councillors are somewhat too sensitive. In the course of a discussion on the motion for adjournment on Wednesday last they showed that. Dignified silence…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Crothers), Aldermen…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Wednesday. Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 6

The adjourned debate was resumed on the question, on the motion of Mr Suitor, that the Coal Mines Regulation Bill be "now read a second time,"…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 3

A week or two ago a communication was received by the West Maitland Borough Council from the tender-Secretary of Public Works to the effect that the Minister had agreed to make an exception in…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was hold in the School of Arts on Friday evening last. There were present:—Ald. Hooke (Mayor)…

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Paterson District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1894 · page 2

SIR,—I notice your Paterson correspondent gave your readers a brief report of the special meeting held at Paterson last 'Wednesday. He refers to some grave charges that Councillor Grey has made…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, October 17. Legislative Council. the Death of Sir Alfred Stephen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1894 · page 3

The Hon. G. Simpson, Attorney-General, moved that the House adjourn out of respect to the memory of the Into Right Hon. Sir Alfred Stephen. After eloquent observations by Sir Julian…

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Presentation to the Mayor of East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 2

The committee-room of the Maitland Mechanics' Institute was last evening the scene of an interesting ceremony. For some time past there has been in conroe of signature an address to the Mayor of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, October 18, 1894. Legislative Council. Bills Furthered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 2

The Lunacy Convention Bill was read the third time and returned to the Legislative Assembly, and as no one rose to move the second reading of the Agreements Validating Act Repeal Bill that order…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 6

A MEETING of the Singleton Borough Council was held on Thursday evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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District News. Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Atkin, Lloyd, York, and Qninn. An apology was tendered for the absence of Alderman McFadden…

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Parliament of N.S. WALE Legislative Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 6

THE COAL MINES REGULATION BILL. Was then considered in committee. Clause 1—Postponed. Clause 2—Amended by the…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 6

The meeting of the West Maitland Council last week was responsible for a considerable amount of talk, and was the first meeting in which Alderman Alcorn took part since his election in the place of…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales. Twelfth Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1894 · page 3

The twelfth annual session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales commenced this morning in the Town Hall. There were fully 200 delegates present. Sir William Patrick Manning…

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