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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 6

The customary meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening in the Chamber, Town Hall. Present: The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson), Aldermen Crothers, Rose,…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

At the usual meeting of the Council on Friday night there were present— Ald. Abbott (Mayor), Ingall, Jones, and Hooke…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the local council was held on Wednesday night for the purpose of considering a motion to rescind a previous motion to the…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 20th instant, when there wire present Aldermon…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 4

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 Brecht), Aldermen…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, last evening. There were present—Aldermen Sparke, Ley, Burk, Foster, Lee,…

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Special Grant to Councils. Aid to Be Given Municipalities. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 3

Any doubt as to the payment of a special grant of 2s 6d in the £ to municipalities wan dissipated by the premier to-day, when he incidoutally informed a deputation from suburban councils to fulfil his…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Tuesday, May 31st. 1898. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 4

NORTHERN Agricultural Association appealed against the assessment of the show Ground, by the South Singleton Council…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. Present—The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson), Aldermen Grothers,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening (Thursday), when there were present: The Mayor (Mr. A, C. Robinson), Aldermen McFadden, York, Munro, Grainger, and Wright. Apologies were…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

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

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Our Council Clerk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 7

Says the Bathurst Advocate:—The Council Clerk at West Maitland has been twenty-five years in occupancy of that position, and was seventy years of age on Friday last. The Mayor…

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Sydney City Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 12

The sub-committee appointed to draw up a report on tho evidence adduced at the recent inquiry into the working of the Sydney Town Hall departments, has concluded its work. The provisions of the…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

THE following members of the above were present at a meeting held on Thursday evening:—The Mayor (Ald Robinson), Aldermen Munro, York,…

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The Municipal Loan

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

By a proclamation in the Government Gazette of the 27th May the Municipal district of Murrurundi is declared to be subject to the provisions of the Municipal Loans…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

The usual meeting of the West Maitland Council took place on Thursday evening Very little business was transacted. Two reports were received from Dr. Dick, medical health officer for the Hunter…

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Municipalities and the Health Act

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

The new Public Health Act has hitherto been a thorn in the side of the various municipalities ; but the difficulty has been removed. It was all the result of a…

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Municipalities and the Health Act

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 4

The new Public Health Act has hitherto been a thorn in the side of the various municipalities; but the difficulty has been removed. It was all…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 4

A Court for the purpose of Insuring appeals against the assessment of the Borough of Singleton was held at the Courthouse, yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M. Mr. W…

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The Municipal Assessors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me as a municipal official subjected to severe criticism in a letter in last evening's issue, over the signature of Chas. W. Holmes, to correct a false impression liable to be formed by persons…

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