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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

617 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 31

Dungog. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening last, Alderman H. C. Dark (Mayor) occupied the chair, and there were present—…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held last evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman McFadden), Aldermen Munro, Grainger, Lloyd, York, Head, and Quinn. The Mayor laid on the table the list of…

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Appeal to the Privy Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

The Full Court has granted an appeal to tho Privy Council in the Mercadool case, the Crown to give security for £300, and Wilson to…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 19th instant, when there were present Aldermen…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 6

At the usual meeting of the above council held on Thursday night the following gentlemen were present: —…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last night in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson) presided, and the following…

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Letter to the Editor. the Mayor and the Anti-bill Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of Saturday the 17th instant reporting the proceedings of the West Maitland Borough Council, you state:—"A latter, addressed to the Mayor by the Hon. Alexander Brown, M.L.C…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 4

The customary monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chamber, School of Arts, last evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman White), Aldermen Swan, Burg, Fox…

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Greta's Municipal Position

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

The committee who are endeavouring to have the Greta Council suspended for a period have, without going to very much trouble, obtained within a few of 100…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

Last night was the ordinary meeting night of the East Maitland Council. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. W. H. Foster) in the chair, Aldermen O'Mara, D. Ley, G. Lee, Bourke, Rooney, and…

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Greta Municipal Muddle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 2

The Greta Council on Monday night received a petition signed by 108 ratepayers praying for the suspension of the council for two years on the ground that…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

THE Council met on Wednesday evening last. Present: Aid. Dodds, Ferguson, Hopper, and Young. Aid. Young was voted to the chair…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council took place in the Chambers, School of Arts, on Wednesday night, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman McIntyre), Aldermen Bowman…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

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

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District News. Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday eight, the Mayor (Alderman B. Pryor) in the chair. Correspondence was received.—From Messrs. Cowishaw, declining to…

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A Knighthood for the Mayor of Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

A cable message was received this morning announcing that the Queen has conferred the honor of knighthood upon Alderman Matthew Harris, the Mayor of Sydney…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 4

The regular meeting of the East Mattland Council, which was adjourned from Wednesday night, was resumed in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, last night. Present—The Mayor (Mr…

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A Council in Difficulties

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

A petition signed by 108 ratepayers was received at the meeting of the Grew Municipal Council on Monday evening, praying for the suspension of the council for two years…

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The Maclean Council in a Fix

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 10

The Maclean municipal body will find itself in a hopeless fix unless some assistance comes forward to relieve it. By some strange coincidence, the rate book for the last two years was lost, and…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

The ordinary inflating of the above was held on Friday night last, when the following Alderman were present. Ald. Dark (Mayer) Jones Robson…

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