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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

THE Council met as usual on Wednesday night, there being present—Ald. Ferguson (in the chair), Dodds, Poynting, and Dobson…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night last. There were present: Aldermen Brecht (Mayor) Budden. Clarke,…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 6

The Council met as usual on Wednesday night, when there were present-Alderman Ferguson (in the chair), Dodds, Poynting, and Dobson. Letters were read from the Quirindi and…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 5

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Mechanies Institute, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon. The Warden (Mr. Austin…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Legislative Council, The Marriage Bill and Real Property and Conveyancing (Amendment) Bill were read the third time and forwarded to the Assembly, and Mr…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night last for the purpose of considering the resignation of the Council Clerk, (Mr C…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 4

There was no business to transact at the last meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council, beyond the confirming of the minutes of the previous meeting. It was also resolved that a message of…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday, 23rd August, when there were present Aldermen Rufus…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Mr. T. J. Ribee) presided, and the following…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough council was held in the Council Chamber, School of Arts, last evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Fox), Aldermen Swan, Sim, Edwards,…

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District News. Greta. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the original chambers-the ones used before these burnt were built. Present-The Mayor (Mr. A. E. O. Walker), Aldermen Waugh, Dixon, Jones, Heber…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 5

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, last evening. The Mayor (Mr. J. H. F…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1901 · page 2

In the Legislative Council yesterday the second reading of the Women's Franchise Bill was moved by the Vice-president of the Executive Council. South Australia, he said, had returned members to…

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Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 4

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening, when there were present-The Mayor (Mr. H. McFadden), Aldermen Quinn, Robinson, Bennet, and Lambert…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

Thehe ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Brecht), Aldermen…

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Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 5

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council of Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evoning, there being present bis Worship…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

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

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1901 · page 2

The Legislative Council yesterday afternoon resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for the second reading of the Women's Franchise Bill. Mr. Want, in a speech of about forty minutes…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, there being present:—The Mayor (Ald. Shaw), Ald. Dodds, Dobson, Ferguson…

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Murrurndi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was bold, on Friday, September 6. Present-The Mayor (Alderman R. Bell). Aldermen White, Smith, Wood, Fishburn, Stuart, Teys, and Rooney…

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