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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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The Executive Council

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

A special meeting of the Executive Council was held at Government House this morning, but owing to the pending vote of censure in Parliament the only business dealt with was that of a purely…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

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

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening, when there were present—The Mayor (Mr. A. C. Robinson), Aldermen, McFadden, Munro, Wright, Reuben, Lloyd, Atkin, and Grainger…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening when there were present Aldermen Rufus Bell…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 6

At the regular meeting of the above hold on Thursday night, the following were present:— The Mayor (Alderman Robinson), Aldermen Atkin, Lloyd,…

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Wednesday, 10Th November, 1898. (Before Messrs. G. R. EVANS, P.M., R. K. HORNE, and R. SIMSON, J's. P. Municipal By-laws

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

The following were fined in the sums set against their respective names for allowing stock to stray!—Thomas Mills, 20s: D. G. Teys. 10s; Mrs. McG[?], 5s; Thomas…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 6

At the customary meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council a notification was read from the Treasury, Sydney, that special grants of £146 had been placed to Council's credit as subsidy for…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 2

This Council met last night, after the lapse of a month, to transact business. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. Robert Sim) in the chair, Aldermen Fox, White, M'Carthy, Hogan, Cox…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held this afternoon in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, when there were present:—The Warden (Mr. A. FitzPatrick) in the chair road on the Largs side of the Dunmore dam, and also near Ph[?]nix Park dam crossing the same road, owing to its narrowness.—Councillor Garnham brought before the Council…

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Old Lock-up Site. Finally Taken Over by the Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 2

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held yesterday afternoon in connection with the banding over to the municipal body by the Lands…

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Official Correspondence. Mr C. H. DIGHT, M.P., has kindly handed as the following letters for publication:— Borough Council as Trustees. Department of Lands, Sydney, 10th November, 1898

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 3

Sir,—I have the honor to invite your attention to the attached notice from the Government Gazette of the 5th inst. relating to the appointment…

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The City Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

The City Fathers have gratefully accepted the Premier's offer to have their affairs inquired into and reported upon by Government officials. It will…

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South Singleton Council. at a meeting of the above held on Tuesday evening last the following members were present:— The Mayor (Alderman Simmons), Aldermen Miner, Dines, Dawes. Overseer's Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 4

The Maintenance Overseer reported that since last meeting ho had been engaged cleaning water-tables and repairing the streets, making up the…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Resgnation of an Alderman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 3

At a meeting of the City Council to-day a letter was recived from Alderman Rainford resigning his seat as one of the representatives for Cook Ward…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 5

At the meeting of this Council last night, the Mayor (Mr. J. H. F. Waller) occupied the chair, and there were also present—Aldermen O'Mara, Chambers, Foster, Bourke, Burg…

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Our Singleton Letter. South Singleton Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 2

At the last meeting of the above there were present the Mayor (Mr. Simmons), Aldermen Dawes, Miner, and Dines. It was decided to co-operate with the Glen Innes…

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Proposed Municipal Loan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 3

The City Council has authorised the Mayor to negotiate a loan of £100,000, to be charged upon the revenues of the city, subject to counsel's opinion being obtained as to the necessity of going to…

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Dungog Municipal Council. to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 2

Municipal matters in the Dungog Council appear at present to be very much out of order. Last council meeting the Mayor, for being found…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 5

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

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The Lord Mayor's Show. London, Nov. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 9

The Lord Mayor's snow 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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An Insolvent Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

At the Armidale Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night the May[?]that the borough was virtunlty [?]solvent. The general…

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