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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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Municipal Nominations. Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

THE municipal nominations for the Borough of Singleton were formally made in the Oddfellows' Hall at noon yesterday, being declared by the…

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The Singleton Argus Wednesday, February 6Th,1893. the Municipal Nominations

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

THROUGH the municipal nominations in Singleton yesterday were devoid of public interest in one sense, they developed more than one question of…

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South Singleton Municipal District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

The nomination for the election of two aldermen and two auditors for the above municipality took place on Tuesday last, 5th inst., at 12 noon. There were only about ten persons present. The…

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Singleton Municipal.Elections. Borough of Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

The annual election of three aldermen and two auditors for the Borough of Singleton took place at the Municipal Council Chambers, Oddfellows' Hall, on Tuesday, the 5th February, 1895. It proved…

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Municipal Nominations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

The nomination of Aldermen to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Als. Dark and Abbott, and auditors in the place of Messrs Piper and…

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Borough of Singleton. Election of Mayor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

A SPECIAL genural meeting of the Borough Council of Singleton was held in the Oddfellows Hall last night at 8 p.m., to clect a Mayer for the ensuing year. The outgoing…

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Duff and Dibbs. The Council Appointments. Correspondence Moved For

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

MR THOMES CURRAN M.P. for Sligo, and formerly of Sydney, has given notice of his intention to move in the House of Commons for the production…

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The Municipal Elections. Official Declarations of the Polls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

At noon to-day, in accordance with the Municipalities Act, the official declarations of the polls taken the previous day took place in the various towns…

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The Municipal Nominations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

The municipal nominations throughout the colony took place at noon on Tuesday. The pollings at the Maitlands, Morpeth, and Muswellbrook took place yesterday, but the declarations were…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 7

A somewhat startling proposal was submitted by Councillor Lacey at the annual meeting of the Gippsland (Vic.) Municipal Association last week. He moved, in accordance with a resolution passed…

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Municipal Matters. Points of Law

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 4

A PECUL[?]AR complication has arisen in Albury in connection with the municipal revision court. It has been the custom of the revision courts, when…

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Letters to the Editor. Salaries and the West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 4

Sir,—Now that the time has arrived for fixing salaries of the Borough officials, the Council should endeavour to have the affairs of the Council established on a sound basis. At present our…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 3

On Saturday last, at noon, the Returning Officer declared the result of the polling for two aldermen on the previous day, as follows:—…

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South Singleton, Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 2

A MEETING of the South Singleton Municipal Council, to elect a Mayor for the ensuing year, was held in the Council Chambers last night. The last…

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Election of Mayor. a Social Gathering

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 4

PURSUANT to custom, Alderman A. C. Robinson, who was unanimously elected Mayor of Singleton on Friday evening, so soon as the proceedings in…

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Municipal Elections. South Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 3

THE polling for the election of two aldermen and two auditors for the municipality of South Singleton took place on Saturday, and the result was…

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South Singleton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 4

A special meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, the 12th instant, the business being to elect a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. The retiring…

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East Maitland Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 4

A meeting of the East Maitland Council was held in the Council Chambers, Banks-street, last evening, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. There were present:…

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Paterson Shire Boundaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 2

SIR,—The people of Lorn and Bolwarra seem to be trying hard to get included in the Paterson shire in the proposed scheme of local government. So far they have shown no reason why they should…

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The West Maitland Council Assessment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 2

SIR,—Would it not be wise to do away with the assessment of our Borough for the present year, and thereby save twenty-four pounds, which could be well spent in some of the streets badly now out…

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