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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Our Singleton Letter. South Singleton Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. There were present:-The Mayor Aldermen Kirkwood, McKenzie, and Simmons, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. J. Quinn) The…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute Banks-street last evening. There were present:-The Mayor (Dr. S. A. Alcorn), Aldermen,…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the South Singleton Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last at the Council Chambers, when there were present:…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present:—The Mayor (Mr. H. Crothers), Aldermen Wilkinson, Ross, Leopold, Taylor, Gillies, Cobb, Clark, Ribee, and…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held on Monday, when a letter was road stating that Dr. Ashburton Thompson and Mr. Houghton, engineer, would visit Newcastle to inspect sites for…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of Council held on Friday night last there were present, Ald Hooke (Mayor), Bruyn, Dark, Robson, and Carlton…

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The Lord Mayor's Fete

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 5

The Lord Mayor's procession to-day was a brilliant spectacle…

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The Mayor of Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 November 1896 · page 2

Among the passengers who passed through town by the mail train south on Monday evening was Alderman I. E. Ives, Mayor of Sydney, who was returning to…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 2

The above met at the Council Chambers, last Thursday evening. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Munro, Wright, Lloyd, Atkin, and Reuben. The Mayor laid on the table the…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the Borough Council of Singleton took place on Thursday night last at the Council Chambers (Oddfellows' Hall). There were…

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The Lord Mayor's Procession, and Banquet. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 15

In connection with the Lord Mayor's procession held yesterday there were displayed emblems commemorative of the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Paris newspapers commenting upon this display complain of the action as one of an…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 6

The Moree Municipal Council has decided to borrow £3000 for the purpose of installing an electric lighting plant. The election of the Mayor of Sydney will take…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held this afternoon at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. The Warden (Mr. John Bowden) presided, and there were also present-…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 5

The committee of the London County Council has passed a vote of censure on the works department for "cooking" the accounts so as to prevent the discovery of the actual cost of individual works…

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Singleton Mechanics' Institute. Meeting of Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Singleton Mechanics' Institute Council was hold last night at the Institute, there being present; Mr H. M'Fadden (in…

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A Check on Municipal Accounts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 5

It is the intention of the Colonial Secretary to look into the question of subsidies and endowments and he is firmly of opinion, as he explained to-day, that the whole matter of accounts of municipal…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 17Th November. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M., and John Hayes, J.p.) Breach of Municipal By-laws

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 2

Joseph Buxton pleaded guilty, to driving a vehicle through the streets of the South Singleton Municipality during the night without having lights…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 3

The report presented by a committee of the London County Council, censuring the Works Department for "cooking" accounts in order to prevent the discovery of the actual cost of…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, last evening. There were present—Aldermen Chambers, Foster, Bourke, Watson, Waller, Burg,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 4

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

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