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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 3

A special meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last. There were present—Ald. Jones (Mayor), Hooke, Dark, Bruyn, Robson, Piper…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurancf Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening. 6th instant, when there were present [?]…

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Dungog. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Friday evening last. The Mayor (Alderman J. A. Jones) occupied the chair, and there were also…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 5

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Maitland Borough Council was held is the Council Chamber, Town Hall, on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson), Aldermen…

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The Mayor on the Disease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

In welcoming tho Victorian bowlers to Sydney to-day, the Mayor referred to the outbreak of the plague in the city, remarking that he feared it wan being represented worse than it really was. The…

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FEDERATION. The Imperial Law Officers and our Delegates on its Privy Council Appeal. The Danger Ahead. Views of a Britisher on the Above Subject

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

SIR,-Having noticed by the intext cable that our delegate for New South Wales appears to be very dissatisfie with the Imperial law officers…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber?, School of Art?, last evening. There were in attendance-The Mayor (Alderman White)…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 4

The meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was continued on Tuesday evening after our reporter left. STRIKING A RATE.-The valuators' returns for the current year were laid on the table.-Alderman Swan moved "That the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanies' Institute, last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr. W. H. Foster), Alderman Wylile, Chambers, Bourke, and Price…

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Our Singleton Letter? Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the Singleton Borough Council was held last evening when there were present: The Mayor (Mr. H. McFadden, junior), Aldermen York, Lloyd, Bailey, Wright, Cragg, and Munro…

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Australian Federation. the Privy Council Clauses. Safeguarding Imperial Interests. Mr. Kingston Inteeviewed. London, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

The 'Times in a leading article regarding the Privy Council appeal clauses of the Commonwealth Bill urges Australian statesmen and the people to recognise the widsom of the arguments of the…

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Privy Council Appeal

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 4

Mr. Carruthers in a letter to the London Times says that Australia will out mind if the Bill is altered so far as the Privy Council appeal clauses ate concerned. As a…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 6

At the regular meeting of the above held on Thursday night, the following alderman were m attendance: The Mayor (Alderman M'Faddeu),…

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Australia and the Privy Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 2

MR. CHAMBERLAIN, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has gone as far as no reasonably could in consenting to the desire of the Australian delegates that the Draft…

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Australian Federation. Delegates Return to London. the Open-door for New Zealand. Proposed Concession to Western Australia. the Privy Council Clauses. London, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 3

The Federal delegates (Mr. E. Barton, Mr. A. Deakin, Mr. C. C. Kingston, Mr. J. R. Dickson, and Sir P. O. Fysh) are returning to London, and will meet on Monday to consider the reply from the…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The Council held its ordinary fortnightly meeting on Wednesday last, when there were present—The Mayor (Ald. Shaw), Ald Ferguson, Dodds…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Mechaincs' Ins[?]tute. East Maitland, this afternoon. The Warden (Mr. Austin Fitzpatrick) presided, and there were also present-Councillors Groves. Gar[?]ham. Cummins…

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Appeals to the Privy Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 5

We hare on a previous occasion stated what the Commonwealth Bill proposes in connection with Appeals to the Privy Council, and also explained the [?]dian settlement. But we may at this…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 5

The Council met on Wednesday evening [?] when there were present-The Mayor (Alderman Shaw), Aldermen Ferguson, Dodds, Hopper, and Young…

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