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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening. Present:-The Mayor (Alderman White) in the chair…

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District News. Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 5

The Council held its usual fortnightly meeting in the Chambers on Monday evening. Present— The Mayor (John Bylatt). Aldermen Waugh, Walker, Palmer, Natt[?], Riley, and Leaver…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 4

THE South Singleton Council met on Tuesday evening. when the following were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Hinde), Aldermen Dawes, Simmons…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council or East Maitland was held in the Council Chamber Mechanics' Institute, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman W. H. Foster) presided, and the following members were present-Aldermen Wyllie, Ley, Chambers. Lee, Bourke and Price…

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A Wheel Tax. Question of Municipal Ric[?]

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

A SUGGESTION that a wheel tax should be imposed was the subject of a deputation which recently waited on the Chief Secretary, Mr John See. Messrs…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

Tub ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, when present—the Mayor (Ald. Shaw), Ald. Scott…

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Morpeth Borough Council. Extraordinary Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

The official announcement of the nominations received to fill the vacancies in the Morpeth Borough. Council caused by the resignation of Alderman Fox, Kebblewhite and Swan was declared…

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The Queen's Visit to Ireland. a Triumphal Entry Into Dublin. Address by the Lord Mayor. Reply of Her Majesty. the Valour of Ireland's Sons. London, April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

Her Majesty the Queen landed at Kingston yesterday morning. Before landing her Majesty asked if the shamrock she were was that which had been plucked from St. Patrick's grave. As the…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman E. Bowman),…

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The Queen in Ireland. a Triumphal Entry Into Dublin. Address by the Lord Mayor. Reply to Her Majesty. The Valor of Ireland's Sons. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

HER Majesty the Queen landed at Kingstown yesterday morning. Before landing her Majesty asked if the shamrock which she wore was that…

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Municipal Councils and the Public Health Act

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 5

THE Premier has issued a circular letter, to be forwarded to all Mayors, drawing attention to the powers of Municipal Councils throughout the…

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Powers of Municipal Councils Under the Public Health Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

The Mayor of West Maitland (Colonel Alex. Wilkinson) has received from the Premier (the Hon. W. J. Lyne) a circular drawing attention to the powers of Municipal Councils throughout the…

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To Municipal Councils. Their Power Under The Health Act

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

By direction of the Premier, the following circular is being forwarded to municipal councils throughout the colony:—…

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Letter to the Editor. the Suppessed Municipal Accounts and Correspondence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

SIR,-As this is a matter of most serious public moment, involving an it does the credit and reputation of this Council as a body, and of some of its members in their respective individual entities…

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Privy Council Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 3

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company to prosecute its appeal in tho Fitzcoy rating cate…

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Australian Federation, Thursday's Consultation. Limitation of Privy Council Appeals. the Real Point at Issue. a Protracted Argument. No Yielding on Either Side. the Reference To. the Premiers. the Posision of Western Australia. New Zealand's Desires. London, April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 3

At the consultation between Mr. Chamberlain, the Earl of Selborne, the federal delegates, and the Now Zealand and Western Australian representative on Thursday, Mr. W. P. Reves implied…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 2

At a meeting of the above on Friday night the Mayor and all the other aldermen were present. The clerk head the record of the…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 5

The usual meeting of the Council was Held on Wednesday evening last, when there were present— I The Mayor (Alderman Shaw), Aldermen Scott, Dodd, Ferguson, and Young. Correspondence was…

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Destrict News. Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Conncu was held on Friday 6th April. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Stairs, Fishburn, White, Stuart, and Rooney…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 11. Privy Council Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 3

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal in the case of the Queen v. Bullivant…

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