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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 3

THE above Council met on Thursday night, when the following were present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Lloyd, Mauro, Grainger, and Reuben…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 11

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held on Monday evening at the Council Chambers. On the recommendation of the finance committee accounts amounting to £432 10s…

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Metropolitan Notes. The Municipal White Elephant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1898 · page 2

THE formal opening of that municipal white elephant, the market, buildings, was a big a[?]air badly bungled, about as dreary as a funeral, and with much…

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Our Sydney Letter [From Our Correspondent] The Municipal White Elephant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 4

THE formal opening of that municipal white elephant, the market buildings, was a big affair, badly bungled, about as dreary as a funeral, and with much…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held at the Town Hall last evening. Present—The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson), Aldermen Crothers, Ross, Leopold,…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

At the appointed time for the meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council on Monday night, only the Mayor (Mr. R. Sim) and Alderman White were present. Alderman M'Carthy…

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Council Entertainment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3

They had a good old aldermanic time at the Randwick Council one night last week—what a Salvationist would call a "rousing" meeting—and, if…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the above Council was held last evening, in the Counci1 Chamber, Mechanics' Institute. There were present—the Mayor (Mr, J. H. F. Waller) Aldermen Bourke, Rooney, Foster,…

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Municipal Profligacy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

The City Council of Sydney is in a financial muddle. For years past this institution has been carried along on linos of culpable extravagance which…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 4

The Singleton Borough council met last evening when there were present the Mayor (Alderman A. C. Robinson), Aldermen York, Atkin, Munro, Grainger, Reuben, and Wright…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

The usual for rightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamb is on Friday evening. 29th July, when there were present Aldermen…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 6

At the regular meeting of the above on Thursday last, the following were present:—The Mayor (in the chair) Aldermen York, Atkin, Munro…

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Municipal Election

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

Nominations for the election of an Alderman to till the vacancy in the Murrurundi Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Alderman C. F. Juchau will be received…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers, School of Arts, last night when there wore present—The Mayor (Aldermen Brecht), Aldeman McIntyre, Landg, Clarke,…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 4

At the regular meeting hold on Tuesday night last, the following members were present:—Aldermen Miner, Hiude, Dines, Dawes and Tulloch…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

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

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present: The Mayor (Aid Solomons), Ald…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 4

A special meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held on Wednesday, the attendance being the Mayor, Aldermen Burg, Cox, Fox, Kebblewhite, Swan a and White. After the…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held at the Chambers on Wednesday night. There were present—the Mayor (Alderman Brecht), and Aldermen Lang,…

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Pleasant Perquisite of a Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 3

Once every five years the Mayor and corporation of Newcastle-on-Tyne go in state from the mouth of the river to the upper reaches to proclaim their right to…

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