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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 4

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Present :—The Mayor (Ald Simmous), Aldermen Tulloch, Miner, Dawes, and Dines…

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City Council Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the inquiry into the working of the departments of the City Council has lasted nearly two months, it does not appear that the end is yet…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 4

This Council held its customary fortnightly meeting last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bourke, Foster, Roo[?]rey, Lee, Burg, Sparke, Ley, and Chambers, and the…

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Sydney City Council. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

AT the City Councis meeting to-day, the approximate expenditure for 1898 was nearly £200,000, and the estimated rovenue from all sources, with…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

THE Council met on Wednesday, when they were present— The Mayor (Ald. solomons). Ald. Shaw and Young…

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Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers last evening, when there wore PRESENT:—The Mayor (Alderman A. C. Robinson), Aldermen McFadden, York, Grainger,…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night last. There were present, the Mayor…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

AT a meeting of the above held on Thursday evening, the following were present: The Mayor (Ald Robinson), Aldermen Granger Munro, Atkin,…

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Privy Council Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

In the appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy council in the case of tho Attorney-General of New South Wales v. Walters and others judgment has been reserved. The appeal in the case of…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, last evening. Present:— The Mayor (Colonel Alex Wilkinson, V.D.),…

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Municipal Matters

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

At a meeting of the Sydney City Council on Wednesday the Mayor announced that arrears of rates, which recently stood at £10,000, have now been reduced to £1,750. He also said in connection…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the local Council was held on Friday night. The Mayer (Ald. Abbott) presided, and there were also present:…

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The Cabinet in Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

A meeting at the Cabinet, the first for two months, was held this morning. All the Ministers were present except the Hons. J. N. Brunker and J. H. Want. The Ministers proceeded to discuss a…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the District Council held in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, there were present: Councillors Fitzpatrick (Acting Warden)…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council, which should have been held on the 11th instant lapsed owing to the want of a quorum, only the…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 13

The West Maitland Borough Council met on Friday evening. A communication from the Public Works Department requesting £1 for rent of McDougall's Point was read, and a cheque for the…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday. March 19Th 1898. Municipal Obligation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

THERE is a disposition in some parts of the colony to lny a protest at the feet of the Board of Public Health because it has moved itself in the…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Saturday night last. There wore present—Ald. Abbott (Mayor), Hooke, Jones and…

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When is a Mayor Not a Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon last the Committee of the Municipal Association tackled the conundrum: "When is a Mayor not a Mayor?" A latter…

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West Maitland Borough Council. Special Call of the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6

"Last evening a special meeting of the Council was held, calle 1 by the Mayor is response to a requisition signed by five aldermen to consider the recission of the following motion pissed at the…

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