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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

620 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 31

The Lord Mayor of London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 3

Alderman A. J. Newton, Lord Mayor of London, hurt been created a baronet…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 5

The Council met on Wednesday evening last, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Shaw), Alderman Hopper, Dodds, and Young. At the beginning of the meeting the Mayor…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, March 9. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Stairs, Pritchett, White, Stuart, Young and Rooney. The Mayor announced…

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District News. Dungog. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 5

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

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Municipal Loans

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 3

The Premier will to-morrow receive a deputation from the representatives of a number of Municipal Councils with reference to some method of dealing with municipal loans…

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"Youth for Battle, Age for Council,"

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 4

Says the Proverb, and an excellant proverb, too. Youth is always ready to Sght; it is in the blood, and will out; but trust…

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Municipal Lonas. Proposed to Consolidate Them

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 3

AT Cooma the other day, Mr O'Sullivan, the Minister for Works, spoke of the valuable work performed by municipal institutions, and regretted…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 5
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Mururundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, 9th instant, when…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council chamber, Town Hall, last evening. Present: The Mayor Colonel Wilkinson), Aldermen Crothers,…

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Suggested Municipal Improvements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 2

IT is pleasing to note the progressive spirit shown by the new Improvement Committee of the local Municipal Council in the recommendations made…

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Municipal Debts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 4

On two of three becasuon during the past two ywars the ARGUS has strongly [?]ented that the Government should loan money to the various municipalities,…

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Proposed Municipal Saleyards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 5

Suggestions which have been made from time to time that an important town like Singleton should have its Municipal Saleyards culminated at the last meeting of the Borough…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 3

The members of the Maitland District Council met this afternoon, in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, for the transaction of the usual business of the month. There were present:-The…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening. There were in attendance: The Mayor (Alderman J. G. White)…

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Tuesday, March 20, 1900. Municipal Loans and Government Guarantee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

A RENEWED request, preferred by a formidable number of representatives of Municipal Councils, has been lately made to the Treasurer, that councils way be relieved of a…

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Australian Federation. the Constitution and the Privy Council. Objections by the Law Officers. London, March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 3

In criticising the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Bill, the Law Officers of the Crown chiefly object to clause 74 of the bill on the ground that it impairs the exercise of the Queen's…

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South Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 1

At a meeting or the above held on Tuesday night the following were present:—The Mayer (Alderman llinde), Aldrmen T[?] Dawes,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanies' Institute, Bank-street, last evening. Present-The Mayor(Mr. W. H. Foster)…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, March 22Nd,1900. Municipal Responsibility

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 2

WHEN men, as a rule, take up positions as aldermen they do not think much over the responsibilities attaching to the office. The…

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