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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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The Municipal Conference. [Press Telegraph Association.] a Motion Against the Proposed Land Tax Carried

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 5

At the Municipal Association Conference in Sydney today Alderman Clayton (Rockdale) moved that pending the passing of a comprehensive Local Government Bill the Conference is of opinion that…

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The Municipal Association Session. The Local Government Bill. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 3

The Municipal Association's annual session opened to-day. Representatives from municipal councils from all parts of the colony were present, and the…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held last evening in the Council Chamber, High-street. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. C. P. Wakely), Aldermen Portus,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, last evening. There were present—Aldermen Acorn, Bourke, Sparke,…

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The Municipal Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Municipal Conference. Aldermen Hutchinson referred to the dilatoriness on the part of Parliament in dealing with the suggestions made by the Conference for…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening at the Town Hall. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. H. Crothers), Aldermen Wilkinson, Lipscomb, Ross, Taylor…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 6

The Loan Bill, the Land and Income Tax Assessment Bill, the Land Tax Bill, the Income Tax Bill, and the Customs Duties Bill were received from the As…

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Letter to the Editor. the East Maitland Council and Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 3

SIR,—Will yon kindly grant me space to ventilate what I and other ratepayers consider a growing evil. I refer to the bole and corner and arbitrary manner in which our councillors conduct…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 5

The thirteenth annual session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was opened in the Town Hall, Sydney, on Tuesday morning. The Mayor of Sydney presided, and representatives were…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 7

The Aberdeen Council met on Thursday, 19th inst. when a great deal of business was proceeded with, the meat important of which was the formally accepting the control of the Public Well and a…

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The Lord Mayor of London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1895 · page 5

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Wilkin, Knight, has been chosen Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

A full meeting of Council was held on Friday last, the Mayor presiding. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the South Singleton Municipal Council was held in the, Council Chambers last night, when there were present: The Mayor…

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The Singleton Argus Wednesday October 2nd, 1895 the Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 2

THE Legislative Council, as the laying has it, faces the music, this week. The performance in connection with the bill for its reform was a mere…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, October 2. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 3

The time of the Council last evening was taken up in listening to speeches about the Bean case, summaries of which we print elsewhere…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 3

The licensing committee of the London County Council has removed the restrictions placed upon Olympia, the Palace Theatre of Varieties, and the Empire Music Hall…

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Council Work at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 2

SIR,—Some time back your correspondent here pointed out that great partiality was being shown in the division among the unemployed men of the municipal work, and at that time the Mayor (no…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday. October 3. Legislative Council. the Land and Income Taxes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 4

An avalanche of petitions from various parts of the colony was, figuratively speaking, poured upon the President, and in every case the burden of the song was that the petitioners humbly prayed the…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

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

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