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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

On Friday the ordinary fortnightly meeting the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman H. R. Bell), Aldermen Pritchett, Stairs, Dove, Donnellan…

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Chicago Aldermen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 16

The streets of Chicago, we read in the letter of the New York correspondent of the Melbourne Argus, were last December full of men wearing little hangman's nooses pinned to the lapels of their…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murruruudi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, 27th [?] when there were present Aldermen…

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The Mayor of Worcester

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 13

The City of Worcester has been particularly fortunate (says the Worcester Herald) in possessing a Chief Magistrate such as Earl Beauchamp has proved himself to be. Young as he is, the…

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Municipal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

RUMOUR says that some of the now aspirants for municipal honors intend to give public expression to their vi[?]ws on the "burning" questions of the…

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Quirindi Municipal Nominations

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

The following are the nominations for the position of Aldermen in the Quirindi Municipal Council: — Messrs. A. J. C. Agassiz, W. Culle[?], T. Leonard, J. Martyn…

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Municipal Nominations

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

Nominations to fill the vacancies in the Murrarundi Municipal Council caused through the retirement by the ef[?]xion of time of Alderman Rufus Bell. G. Pritchett…

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Municipal Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 11

A meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Friday evening, January 27th. A motion by Alderman Whittell to the effect that all rates as…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening. There were in attendance the Mayor (Alderman Simm), Alderman…

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Annual Municipal Nominations. West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

The nomination of candidates to fill the four vacancies caused by the annual retirement in the West Maitland Borough Council took place in teh Town Hall at noon to-day. The Returning Officer…

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The Municipal Election Three Candidates Nominated. Polling Day, Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

The announcement of the nominations for the coming Municipal election, to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Aldermen Scott…

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Council Clerk Wanted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

IN another part of this paper the Mayor of Aberdeen, Mr. M. C. Mackenzie, invites applications from competent persons willing to…

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Appointments to the Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

It is not the intention of the Government to make any appointments to the Legislative Council prior to the meeting of parliament for the short Federal Session. The government if it determines to make…

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The Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

THE official nomination of candidates for the forthcoming election took place at the School of Arts on Tuesday. Alderman Lang noted as Returning…

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Elections.—nominations at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

Very little interest was centered in the nominations at Singleton on Tuesday, the attendance being exceedingly small. Messrs. J. T. M'Mahon and J. C. Peacock having…

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A Municipal Fight. Lively Scene at Wickham

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 3

THERE was more fun at the Wickham nominations on Tuesday than at all the othere put together, and the handful of ratepayers present received good…

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Municipal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

On Tuesday the nomination of aldermen to fill three vacancies in the Municipal Council, took place at the Council Chambers at noon…

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The Municipal Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

THE polling for the annual municipal election, to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Aldermen Flauagan and Scott, passed off very quietly…

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An Insolvent Council. No Aldermen Mominated for Lambton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 4

NOMINATION day at Lambton was very quiet. The Mayor was in atteendance at the Council Chambers, also the council clerk and two other…

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Election of Mayor Alderman M'fadden Elected Statement of the Finances

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

AT a meeting of the local Council held last night, for the purpoue of appointing the Mayor for the ensuing year, the following Aldermen were…

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