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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, December 18Th, 1899. Municipal Progress

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 4

IT cannot be said that the municipal system of this colony is a succeess There are very few country towns which would, after their bitter…

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Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1899 · page 4

Present—The Mayor (Mr. B. Pryor), Aldermen Waugh, Rostron, Dixon, and Rylatt. Correspondence received: From Joe Seully, applying for permission to hold a pigeon match on…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday night last. The Mayor and all the Aldermen were present…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held this afternoon in the Mechanics' Institute East Maitland. The Warden (Mr. Austin Fitzpatrick) presided,…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 5

The Council met on Wednesday night last, when there were present—Aldermen Scott (Mayor), Ferguson, Dodds, Young, and Shaw. Correspondence was read from Mr. W. Barrett,…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 5

The usual fortnighly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, l5th December. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H.R. Bell) in the chair, Aldermen Rooney, Pritchett, Donnellan, Fishburn, and…

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District News. Dungog. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers (Carrington Hall) on Friday evening last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman H. C. Dark) in the…

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Our Singleton Letter. South Singleton Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 4

The South Singleton Municipal Council met last evening, when there were present: The Mayor (Mr. Geo. Hinde), Aldermen Simmons, Tulloch, and Dines. MUNICIPAL LOANS.—The Council Clerk, Liverpool, wrote…

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Municipal Yoters' Qualifications

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

IT has bee the practice in this and many other municipalities to insert on the municipal voters' roll the name of every occupier, lessee and owner of…

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South Singleton Council. a Breezy Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1899 · page 4

At the regular meeting held on Tuesday night, the following were Present: The Mayor (Alderman [?]) [?] loch, Simmons and Dines…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 15th instant, when there were present Aldermen…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting at the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber. Town Hall, last evening. President—The Mayor Colonel Wilkinson[?], Alderman Crothers, Ross, Leopold, Enright, Liddell, Quinton, Cobb, and Ribee The Mayor [?] that he had been…

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Mitigation of Hunter Floods. the Proposed Removal of "Green Rocks." Conference of Municipalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 9

A conference of representatives of the East Maitland, West Maitland and Morpeth Municipal Councils, to which the members representating the East Maitland, West Maitland, and Durham…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 4

The customary strightly meeting of the East Maitland Boroug Council was held in the Council Cham ber, Mechecs' Institute, last evening. Present : The M[?] (Mr. W. H. Foater),…

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Schools of Arts and Municipal Deting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

A point women will poronably be on some interest loually. has been ralsed in connedtioa with the st Leomards school ot Arts at North Sydney the local council claims…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

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

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District News. Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 5

Present— The Mayor (Ben Pryor) Aldermen Waugh, Roastron, Joss, Dixon, and Rylatt. The late general meeting having lapsed, through want of a quorom, an intermediate was held as…

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Politics in America. Who will be the Next President? Corruption in Municipal Voting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

A San Francisco correspondent writes: Elcetion were hold in 12 State.in the early part, of the mouth, but, owing to it being an off year and local…

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