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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

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

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

The Council met on Tuesday night. Present—The Mayor (Ald Miner), Aldermen Crossley, Dines and Kirkwood…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

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

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 7

A meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. A letter from Government intimated that no further steps would be taken in the matter of the annexation of…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

On Friday night last the Council met in the Chambers for the purpose. of transacting the usual fortnightly business. There were present—Ald…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 3

The usual monthly mooting of tho Maitland District Council was held this afternoon at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. These were present:—The Warden (Mr. John Bowden),…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was proceeding yesterday afternoon when we went to press, At that time, Councillor O'Hearn, and not Councillor Brooder as stated, was…

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West Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 6

The following report of the speeches of Messrs. A. P, Tinkler,, G. J. Leopold, and David Clark, delivered in the Horseshoe Bend last night, have been supplied to us. These gentlemen, we may…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 2

The Morpeth Borough Council met last evening for the purpose of revising the municipal list for 1896. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen White. Portus, Campbell, Hanshaw, and Wingrave…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney. a Council Clerk in Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 3

John Maule Hill, until lately Council Clerk at Enfiled, was before the court to-day charged with the embezzlement of three sums, totalling £18, the moneys of the Municipal Council of that borough…

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Alderman Simmons

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

As will be seen by the report of last meeting of the South Singleton Municipal Council, Alderman Simmons, who is also Quartermaster-Sergeant in the Lanceres,…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

The Council met on Thursday night. Present—The Mayor (Aid Miner), Aldermen Crossley, Kirkwood, Hinde and Simmons…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

A meeting of the above was hold in the Council Chambers, Singleton, last evening. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Foster, M'Fadden, Atkin, Lloyd, and York. The minutes…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening in the Council Chamber, Town Ball, for the purpose of revising the municipal roll of the borough for the year 1896. There…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 7

In each of the three local municipal councils this year there will be new blood, as a result of the retirement altogether of old representatives, and there promise to be more than ordinary interest taken…

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Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

A notice in our advertising columns states that nomination for the statutory vacancies in the Singleton Borough Council, and for auditors must be delivered at the…

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The Municipal Nominations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 2

Nominations of candidates to fill the annual aldermanic vacancies in the various municipal councils throughout the country closed at midnight of yesterday. The local nominations are as…

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The Executive Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, when several proclamations necessary under the Land Act were approved of…

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Singleton. Municipal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 3

The following have been nominated as auditors for the Borough of Singleton Messrs. Joseph Kelf, James Shelton and David McDougall…

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