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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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A Municipal Opinion. Bridges Over Street Gutters

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 3

A VERY burning question in Tamworth for some years has been as to whether the cost of necessary repairs to bridges over street gutters should be a…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 4

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening, when there were present:—Aldermen York, Munro, McFadden, G[?]nger, Wright, Atkin, Lloyd, and Reuben. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman…

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Local and General News. Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrorundi Municipal Council, which should have been held on Friday. 21st instant, lapsed for want of a quorum. only the Mayor…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 6

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday night. The following members were in attendance:— Aldermon York, Lloyd, Munro, M'Fadden,…

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The Sydney City Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 4

MENTION is made elsewhere of a meeting of the citizens of Sydney, who had been moved to assemble by the consideration that the City Council is in a very bad financial way…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 13

The customary meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council on Friday evening was just saved from lapsing for want of a quornm by the appearance of Alderman Leopold, who came into the…

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Dull, Dragging, Gnawing Pain Completely Cured for N. N. Pendergast, Esq. Council Clerk, Windsor, N.S.W. (from the "Windsor and Richmond Gazette.") (By Our Special Reporter.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 6

Following out the instructions given to him by the Editor of the Gazette, a reporter called on Mr Pendorgast, and respectfully asked for an interview…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 4

At the usual fortnightly meeting of this Council last night, there were present—Alderman Chambers, Bourke, Foster, Ley, Lee, O'Mara, Kooney and Burg. The Mayor was absent, so Alderman Chambers was voted to the chair. The minutes of…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 2

AN ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening Present: The Mayor (Ald. Solomons), Ald. Hopper, Shaw, and Young…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was held in the Chambers, on Friday, 28th, in lieu of the ordinary meeting which lapsed the previous Friday for want of a quorum. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the Murrarundi Municipal Council, called for the purpose of dealing with the business which should have been transacted at the regular meeting of the…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday night. There were present: Aldermen Brecht (Mayor), Lang, McNeill,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 4

At the usual fortnightly meeting of this Council, lose night, there were present:—The Mayor (Mr. Alex. Wilkinson) in the chair, Aldermen Ribee, Crothers, Ross, Leopold, Cobb, Quinton, and Clark…

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A Maitland Case Before the Legislative Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 12

In the Legislative Council on Thursday Oct. 27, Mr. A. Brown said he desired to call attention to a case of gross miscarriage of justice. Two young men bad recently gone to the tent of a Hindoo…

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Notes and Notions .... A drop of ink Falling upon a thought makes thousands, Mayor millions, think

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

Lord Wolseley's awful manifesto on the intemperance and immorality of the British army have produced a startling impression in military circles…

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The Lord Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 3

The Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Davies, has been created a Baronet…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday night last. Present—Ald. Abbott (Mayor), Dark, Hooke, Robson, Jones, Ingall, Piper…

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District News. Dongog. Mtnicipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor occupied the chair, and all the aldermen were present. There were also a…

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The Lord Mayor's Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 3

The Lord Mayor's Show took place yesterday, and was of a more than usually interesting character. The feature of the procession was a car in the…

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