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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

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The Drink Traffic. Municipal Control

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 7

THE Presbyterian General Assembly's committee on the drink traffic met in the church offices recently, to consider the question of the municipal control…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1894 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. President: The Mayor, Alderman Munro, McFadden, Atkin, Lloyd, York, and Quinn. The ininutea of the last regular meeting, and of a special…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1894 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Friday night last, when the following were present:—Aid. Hooke (Mayor), Ald. Bruyn,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 11. Legislative Council. Nominations to the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1894 · page 2

Mr. Davies moved the adjournment of the House, to complain of the delay of the Government in complying with the order of the House to produce the correspondence which passed between Sir…

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Parliament of Hew South Wales. Wednesday, December 12. Legislative Council. the Crown Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1894 · page 3

The House proceeded with the consideration in detail of this measure. A further amendment was made in section 3, by reason or which, it is provided that the part of a run to be resumed shall be…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, December 13. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 3

The House met only to adjourn, in consequence of the lengthened Bitting of the Assembly, and the strain on the Hansard-reporters…

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The Mayor-Elect of Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 13

At a special meeting of the City Council on Monday for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months, Alderman Burdekin moved that the mayoral allowance be £2500 a year. (Great…

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The Estimates. Placating the Council. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 4

SEVERAL reductions have been made in the Legislative Council estimates, while those of the Assembly remain untouched. This, unless remedied…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Tuesday. the Goldstein Canard

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 6

Mr Davies asked the question, of which he had given notice, whether Mr Goldstein, who was secretary to the Freetrade Association during the…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 6

The regular meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council took place on Friday evening, but there was very little business to be transacted for once in a way. It was at first feared a quorum…

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Greta. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 2

The usual meeting of this Council was held on Monday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Connolly) in the chair, and the other alderman present were Messrs. Southall, Buckley, Waugh, A. Pryor, and…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held this afternoon at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. There were present: The Warden (Mr. John Bowden), Councillors Brooder, O'Hearn…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 18. Legislative Council. a New Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 3

The House met at half-past four o'clock, and Mr. J. H. Want, Q.C., announced that he had accepted office aa Attorney-General. THE CROWN LANDS BILL…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 2

The above Council held its customary fortnightly meeting last evening in its Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts, when there were present the Mayor (Aldermen Wakely), Aldermen Murphy, Haydon…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street last evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. G…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber last night. There were present—Aldermen W. Clendinning (Mayor), E. C. Brecht, J. E. M'Intyre, E. Bowman, P. Budden, C…

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Municipal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was resumed at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, when the various clauses of the new Local Government Bill were considered. After a long and careful…

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South Singleton Muncipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 7

A MEETING of the South Singleton Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock. There were present…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. There ware present:—The Mayor (Mr. Henry Crothers), Aldermen Wilkinson,…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Tuesday. the New Attorney General

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 6

THE President, on talcing the chair at 4.30, announced the appointment of Mr J. H. Waul, Q.C., as a member of the Council…

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