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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Ex-mayor of Clermont, O. H. E. P. M'Donald

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

ONE of a the best known Queensland journalists, writes a letter to Warner's Safe Cure Co., Melbourne. "Gentlemen: For two years I suffered…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 7

The Melbourne City Council has fixed the Mayor's allowance for the year at £1500. An acrimonious discussion took place in Sydney City Council on Tuesday on the proposal of Alderman…

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Alderman Clark and the Stone-breakers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 4

SIR,—Will you be kind enough to allow me to reply through your columns to a letter in Saturday night's issue signed by " A. Ratepayer" as the letter portion of the letter reflects on me as an…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was hold on Friday night, last. There were present Ald. Hooke (Mayor)…

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Letters to the Editor. Alderman Clark in the Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

SIR,— I nm very much under the impression that in Alderman Clark's reply he has left himself in a rather bigger mess than that which he started to mend…

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City Council Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 3

Nomination for the position of aldermen for eight wards of the City Council closed at noon to-day, when Sir William Manning, Messrs. Jessop, M.P. Buckle, Beare, and Chapman were re-elected…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 3

The London County Council has appointed a committee to inquire into the management of the Works Department under the Council…

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Ex-mayor Langford. North Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 6

President of the Shire of Romsey, tells you Warner's Safe Cure will make you well and strong. Everybody knows Robert Langford, Esq., and when he tells people…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

The Narrabri Municipal Council has received a letter stating that Mullens and Son now declined to lend the money for the electric lighting of Narrabri as the Council had no power to enforce…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of Council was held on Friday night to consider the legal opinion of solicitor on the sectional levels in Dowling-street…

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The Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 5

Polling ia proceeding in connection with the City municipal elections, but there is very little excitement. The results will not be made known until late…

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Latest News by Cable. [Press Telegraph Association.] London, Tuesday. a Council Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 5

The Mayer and aldermen of the Brussels Municipal Council have resigned in consequence of the Council having adopted a resolution fixing the minimum wage at three france per day…

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Sydney Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 2

At the City municipal elections to-day, Alderman A. Fowler and P. Hart were re-elected, and Mr J. H. Rainford defeated retiring Alderman…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the chambers, School of Arts, last night, when there were present, the Mayor (Alderman MoIntyre), Aldermen Bowman…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 3

As the result of the inquire instituted by a committee of the London Country Council into the management of the Works Department under the Council, four officials of the Department have been…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 4

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

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Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 4

The numbers of the above met on Thursday evening at the Council Chambers. There were present— The Mayor, and Aldermen York, Atkin, Munro, McDonald, Lloyd, Reuben, McFadden, Wright, and the Town Clerk. The minutes of the…

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Our Singleton Letter. South Singleton Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 4

A meeting of the above was hold on Tuesday evening. Alderman Simmons, was voted to the chair, in the absence of the Mayor through illness. There were also present— Aldermen Dines, McKenzie, and Hinde, and the Council Clerk…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 6

A MEETING of the abovenamed council was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor, Ald Muaro,…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the abovenamed Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday evening last. There were present ; Aid Simmons, Hinde, Dines…

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