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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1898 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Bank-street, yesterday evening. there were present —The Mayor (Mr. Jas. H. F. Waller), Aldermen…

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Municipal Matters. a Temora Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1898 · page 3

The Full Court to-day granted a rule calling upon John Donnelly and Alphonso Tewkesbury, aldermen of the Temora Municipal Council, to show cause why they should not be ousted from…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

An ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present— The Mayor (Aid. Solomons), Aid. Shaw, Scott, and…

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District Council Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 3

At no time in much interest taken in the election of councillors to the Maitland District Council, and the heavy weather of last night and to-day damped the ardour of the most enthusiastic. Outside the…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Chambers on Wednesday night last. There were present—Aldermen Brecht (Mayor), Budden,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening Present: The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson). Aldermen Crothers, Taylor, Gillies, Cobb, Whittell,…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 5

The Morpeth Borough Council should have met for the transaction of business on Monday night, but at eight o'clock the only members present were the Mayor (Alderman R. Sim), and Aldermen Cox and…

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The German Federal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1898 · page 5

Speaking at a banquet given by the Emperor William to the German Federal Council, the Emperor urged all Germans to so work for the Empire that the they would be able to meet their God…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday evening last, the following being present: Ald Abbott (Mayor) Jones…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council called for Friday, 6th instant, lapsed for want of a quorum, doubtless owing to the inclemency of the weather…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 6

The meeting of the above Council last night was the first for a month. There were present— The Mayor (Alderman Sim) in the chair, Aldermen Fox, White, Hogan, Kebblewhite, Burg, McCarthy,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 5

At the meeting of the Maitland District Council this afternoon, there were present: Councillors Fitzpatrick (Warden), Garnham, Nicholson, Brooder, and Thomas…

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Privy Council Appeals. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 2

In the case of the Attorney-General of New South Wales v. Love, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed the appeal argued…

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South Singleton Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 4

The South Singleton Council met last evening, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Simmons), Aldermen H. J. Minor, A. H. Dawes, and G. E. Dines…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter, Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly mating of the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers, School of Arts, last night, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Brecht), Aldermen Bowman,…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

AT the regular meeting of this Council held on Tuesday evening last, the following members were present: The Mayor (Alderman Simmons),…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1898 · 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 (Mr. Jas. H. F. Walker),…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Robinson), Aldermen Munro, York, McFadden, Lloyd, Grainger, and Reuben…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the chambers on Wednesday night. There were present —Aldermen Brecht (Mayor), Bowman,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 6

AT the regular meeting on Thursday night, the following members of the above were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Robinson), Aldermen…

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