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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 8

The customary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Dr. F. Liddell) presided, and…

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The Lord Mayor of Melbourne. [By TELEGRAPH] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 4

Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn, M.P., has been unanimously elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne for 1904, Alderman Hennesey withdrawing in his favour…

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Our Singleton Letter, the Late Municipal Conference. As Unbusinesslike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 7

At Thursday night's meeting of the Singleton Brough Council the Mayor (Mr. F. A. Bennett) and Alderman Quinn, who were the delegates at the recently-held Municipal Conference, made a report…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, School of Arts, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman McCarthy) presided, and Aldermen Maher, Wilson,…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 3

A special meeting of the council convened for the purpose of dealing with business set down for the last two regular meetings, which had lapsed for want of a quorum, was held on Friday, the 9th…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 7

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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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, there being present.—Ald Dobson, Dodds, and Ferguson. Ald…

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Aldermanic Amenities. Disgraceful Scene in a Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 3

Disgraceful conduct characterised the proceedings of the Waterloo Council last night. Alderman Pittman declared, that considerably more money had boon expended. In the…

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Pugilistic Aldermen. Fight at a Council Meeting. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

DISGRACEFUL conduct characterised the proceedings of the Waterloo Council last night. Alderman Pittman declared that considerably more…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the local Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, 9th instant, for the purpose of transacting the business set down for…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Wednesday evening last. There were present:—The Mayor…

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Pugilistic Aldermen. Fight at a Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 4

DISGRACEFUL conduct characterised the proceedings of the Waterloo Council on Thursday night. Alderman Pittman declared that consider…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, October 16. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen White, Stuart, maloney, Holt, and Fullerton…

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Preferential Trade. the National Liberal Federation. Denunciation of Mr. Chamberlain. Lord Randolph Churchill's Views. a Unionist and His Council. London, October 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 3

A manifesto issued by the National Liberal Federation in regard to the fiscal issue, denounces Mr. Chamberlain's recklessness, the crudity of his views and his unscrupulous of figures…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 3

Tho customary fortnightly meeting of tbo M?aitluud District Oouucil wns held nfc tho Mcchauics' IiiBtituto, Bast Maitlaud, last evening. Wnrdon IPitzpatriek occupied tho chair, and thero were also in attondauco Councillors Torry, Walsh, Nicholaou, and Cummins, uxid tho aocrotary Mr. G. N. Bruuker…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 2

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Council held on Friday night last there were present—Ald. Hooke (in the chair), Jones, Russell, White…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 2

The Singleton Borough Council met last evening (Thursday), when there were in attendance: The Mayor (Mr. F. A. Bennett), Aldermen Head, Grainger, Gordon, Lambert,…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, 16th instant, when there were present Aldermen [?]…

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Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 3

The Singleton Municipal Council met on Thursday night, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman F. A. Bennett), Aldermen Head,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 8

The customary fortnightly meeting of the "West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last even-ing. The Mayor (Dr. F. Liddell) presided,…

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