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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council, Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, last evening. The following members were present…

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The Council and the Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 3

The speech delivered in the Council yesternight by Sir Julian Salomons is looked upon as a final declaration by that Chamber that there can be no reconciliation between the two Houses, whilst Mr…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, August 28. Legislative Council. Slander of the House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 4

The House at an early period of the evening reached Mr. Pigott's resolution affirming that the Premier's description of the Upper House as "rotten and corrupt" was scandalous and false…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 4

The usual fottnigtly meeting of the West Maitland Borough was Council was held last evening in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. H. Crothers), Alderman…

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The Legislative Council Reform Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

FOLLOWING the lines laid down in the resolution placed before Parliament and the country prior to the dissolution, the Government has framed a measure altering the…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES. Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 4

Mr Want obtatned leave to inroduce a bill to amend the law relating to the constution and powers of the Legislative Council and to provide means of…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, August [?] 1995. Council and Premier

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

THE somewhat womanly old gentle men who, assisted by the Honorables JOHN DAVIES and ALEXANDER BROWN, make up a majority of the…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 6

Little of importance was transacted at the meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council on Wednesday evening. The Mayor was authorised to sign a petition on behalf of the Council to be presented…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the above in the Council Chambers on Friday night lost there were present, Aid. F. A. Hooke, Mayor (in the chair),…

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Slander of the Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 6

The House at an early period of the proceedings in the Legislative Council on Wednesday last reached Mr. Pigott's…

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Reform of the Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

FORTUNATELY for the narrowing of discussion on the reform of the Legislative Council, the country is not called on to consider the question whether or not there shall be any…

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Council of Regency Appointed for Chitral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1895 · page 3

Before withdrawing the forces from Chitral, the Indian Government appointed a Council of Regency to act for the young Mehtar Shuja, and placed it under the influence of the British Resident. A…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, September 4. Legislative Council. the Medical Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1895 · page 2

Dr. Bowker moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the case which, hag recently been agitating the public mind, and the importance of immediately considering the…

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South Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 6

THE Municipal Council of South Singleton met in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Aid Miner) and Aldermen Kirkwood,…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 4

A meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last. There were present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Munro, Foster, Atkin, Lloyd, York, and Wright…

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Reform of the Legislative Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 4

FORTUNATELY for the narrowing of discussion on the reform of the Legislative Council, the country is not called on to consider the question whether or not there shall be any…

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The Exemptions and the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

PROBABLY the majority of 62 which decided to allow £475 to stand and as the exemption from land value taxation was not altogether a majority in favour of a land tax. And also…

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The Legislative Council Reform Bill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 13

Following the lines laid down in the resolution placed before Parliament and the country prior to the dissolution, the Government has framed a measure altering the…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES. Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 6

Dr. Howker moved the adjounment of the House to refer to the protection the public should have against unqualified medical prsetitioners. He referred to the…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, September 7th [?] the Council & the Land Tax

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

The majority of the Legislative Council seems determined to show fight on the Land Tax, even if it has also determined to retreat after having…

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