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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Privy Council Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 5

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave its reserved judgement in the case of the Attorney-General of New South Wales versus Rennie—the Payment of Members case. The…

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New Zealand Women in Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 2

A COMEDY or a solemn function, as the reader may please to consider it, was enacted towards the end of April in Christchurch, New Zealand. There was assembled a…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 2

A meeting was field on Friday last. There were present—Alderman H. C. Dark (in the chair), D. J. Bruyn, G. Walker and T. Carlton…

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Dungog. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 4

A meeting was held on Friday last. There were present—Aldermen H. C. Dork (in the chair), D. J. Bruyn, G. Walker, and T. Carlton. Correspondence was read:—From F. M. Brown,…

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Parliament Op New South Wales. Tuesday, May 12. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

After the formal ceremony of opening Parliament, the Legislative Council assembled at the usual hour in the afternoon to commence the business of the session…

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Municipal Election

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

At noon yesterday, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Alderman A. C. Robinson, Mayor of Singleton, made the formal declaration in connection with the election of an alerman…

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Sir Henry Parkes and the City Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

The City Council to-day recorded its deep sense of the loss sustained by the country by the death of Sir Henry Parker and its high appreciation of the nerviuos rendered by that eminent stataeman…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, May 13. Legislative Council. the Address in Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

The Chamber proceeded to Government House and presented the Address in Reply to his Excelleney. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers last evening. There were present The Mayor and all the aldermen. Alderman Munro apologised for his absence from the…

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South Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of South Singleton was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. TherE were present: Aldermen…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 6

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

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New Zealand Women in Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 7

A comedy or a solemn function, as the reader may please to consider it, was enacted towards the end of April in Christchurch, New Zealand. There was assembled a…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 6

MR HUGHES, after some formal business, moved the Address-in-Reply. Mr Kethel seconded the adoption or the address; which was agreed to after a short…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 4

At the meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council on the 8th instant it was decided to ask the member to assist the municipal deputation in a request to have a municipal endowment granted…

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Special Endowment to Local Municipalities. to the Cheep Secretary (Mr. Brunker.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 6

On Saturday evening a deputation consisting of representatives from various [?] in the Northern district waited upon the Hon. J. N. Brunker, Chief Secretary at his office, West…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 2

The Morpeth Borough Council held its usual fortnightly meeting last night in the Council Chamber. There were present:—Aldermen Wingave, Swan, Hogan, Murphy, Campbell, Hanshaw,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 5

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

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Muswellbrook Municipal Council. Assessment Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

In accordance with section 175 of the Municipalities Act of 1867, an Appeal Court was held here on Tuesday for the purpose of hearing appeals against the local assessment of properties for the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 6

The South Singleton Municipal District Appeal Court was held at the court—house on Tuesday last before Messrs. G. F. Scott, Acting P.M., C. H. Dight, George Loder, and Robert Faulkner, J'S.P…

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Municipal Endowments. Deputation to the Colonial Secretary

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

A deputation from the municipalities in the northern district waited on the Colonial Secretary at his office in West Maitland on Saturday evening…

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