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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrnrundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 9th Instant, when there were present Aldermen…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last, when the following aldermen wore Present:- The Mayor, Aid. Munro,…

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Letters to Tee Editor. the East Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

SIR,—To confess ignorance of a fact so patent during the late election na the canvass by Burg and Rooney and yet claim the character of a looker on is a position of inconsistency worthy of the…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 10

The West Maitland Borough Council met on Friday night, 9th instant. A request for attention to Clift's tunnel was referred to the Improvement Committee, and an offer from Mr. Basil W. Turner,…

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Aberdeen. Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

At the ordinary second meeting for the month of the Council held at 8 p.m. on Thursday 15th inst., there were present : Aid. McKenzic (Mayor)…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 5

The nsual monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Mechabies Institute, East Maitland, this afternoon. There were present—The Warden (Mr. A. Fitzpatrick). Counc[?]ors Garnham…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday last, the Mayor (Alderman Solomons), Alderman Flanagan and Young were present, Correspondence was read from the Railway…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held on Monday night, a quorum being composed of Aldermen Burg, Cox, Fox, McCarthy, and Swan. Alderman White was called on to take the chair. The Mayor…

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A Municipal Matter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 2

In the Scone Police Court, on Friday morning, before Messrs. G. R. Evans, P.M., and T. Barling, J.P., Jas. Dodds, Inspector of Nuisances,…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers, School of Arts last night, when there were present, Aldermen Bowman, McIntyre, Lang…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 4

A MEETING of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, when the following were present :—The Mayor (Alderman…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 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—The Mayor (Mr. Jas. H. F. Waller). Aldermen O'Mars, Ley, Chambers, Lee, Burg, Bourke, and…

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East Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 3

SIR,—If Mr. Carlton is persuaded that every man who voted against him is a perjurer, and finds salve for the soreness of his defeat in dubbing them criminals, I have no wish to deprive him of that…

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Muswellbrook municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 5

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. There were present—Aldermen Bowman (in the chair), M'Intyre,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Town Hall list evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Alex. Wilkinson), Aldermen R[?], Quinton, Gillies, Taylor, Leopold…

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The Municipal Association. Annual General Session. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 3

The annual session of the New South Wales Municipal Association opened in the vestibule of the Town Hall to-day. The President's annual report expressed regret that Parliament had not passed…

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Municipal Finances

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

THE municipal balance-sheet for the halfyear ended 1st August last is published in another part of this paper. It shows that the finances are in a very healthy condition, the…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 4

The usual meeting of the civic fathers, which was adjourned on Friday owing to the visit of Mr. Lyne to the district, was held last evening, when there was just a quorum present, Aldermen…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 3

An adjourned meeting of the Council was held in the Chambers on Monday night Present:—Aid. Abbott (Mayor) Hooke and Ingall…

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Municipal Nominations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

The nominations of candidates in connection with the Forthcoming Municipal election of three additional Aldermen took place in the Council…

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