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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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The Municipal Elections—the Nominations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Deputy Returning Officer, Alderman Bracht, attended at the Municipal chambers, school of arts, yesterday at noon, to formally make known, the…

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Municipal Nomination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

The nominations to fill the annual vacancies in the Municipal Councils took place yesterday at noon. Following are the reports we were compelled to hold over from last night's issue :—…

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Council Meeting Fight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 2

A DISGRACEFUL scene occurred in the Erskinevelle Council on Tuesday night. A heated discussion took place amongst the aldermen, and the Mayor…

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Aldermanic Nominations. Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 4

Punctually at noon the ReturningOfficer took the chair, there being also present : Messrs Munro, Lloyd and Wright (the returing aldermen)…

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District News. Greta. [From Our Correspondent.] Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 2

The nomination of aldermen for the vacancies (ordinary) caused by the retirement of Aldermen Sheppard, Palmer and Blewitt, and the…

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To-day's News by Wire. [Press Telegraph Association.] Sydney. Trouble in the Sydney Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 3

The Mayor threatens to resign unless the Town Clerk's resignation be accepted. He says Mr. Daniels' letter directly accused him of having allowed him to be insulted by Aldermen, in fact…

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The Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 2

Last night anyone passing along High-street would have thought that a general parliamentary election was nigh, find that rivnl candidates were addressing the electors from the various hotel…

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Municipal Nominations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 2

The nominations of candidates in connection with the forthcoming Municipal election took place in Carrington Hall, on Tuesday last, at noon…

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The Municipal Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 2

UP to the present the local municipal election has aroused very little excitement, yet we fully expect to see a fairly large vote polled to-morrow. If there is any canvassing…

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Municipal Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 28th January, when there were present…

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Council-Meeting Fight

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 4

A DISGRACEFUL scene occurred in the Erskineville Council on Tuesday night. A heated discussion took place amongst the aldermen, and the Mayor…

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A Lively Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

Proceedings at last meeting of the Erskineville Council were of an extremely boated character. At one period of the evening they threatened to terminate in a free fight among the aldermen and…

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The Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

THE polling for the election of three aldormen to fill the vacancies in the Council, caused by the retirement through effluxion of time of Aldermen…

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The Municipal Elections. Official Declarations of the Poll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

To-day at noon the official declarations of the poll taken yesterday in West and East Maitland were made at the respective places named. WEST MAITLAND…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Municipal Elections

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

The annual municipal elections, caused by the triennial retirement, in rotation, of three aldermen whose seats were rendered vacant by the eff[?]xion of time, took place yesterday. The number of…

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Municipal Nominations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

The nomination of candidates to fill the vacancies in the various municipal couacils caused by the annual retirements took place at noon on Tuesday. There was a fair attendance of ratepayers…

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Our Singleton Letter. (Continued from our Supplement.) the Municipal Election at South Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 2

The official declaration of the poll for the election of two aldermen for the Municipal district of South [?] took place at noon to-day (Monday). The Returning Officer (Mr. Alderman B.J. Miner)…

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South Singleton Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 4

The polling for two aldermen in the room of Aldermen Kirkwood and Hinde, took place at the Municipal Council Chambers, south Singleton, on Saturday, 5th instant,and as we predicted in our…

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The Election of Mayor.—alderman Brecht Chosen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 4

A special meeting of members of the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers, School of Arts, last night; for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present—The retiring…

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Morpeth Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 4

The members of the above Council met in the Council Chamber, School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening, for the purpose of choosing one of their number as Mayor for the coming municipal year…

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