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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 1

The [?]al fortnightly meeting of the local Council was held on Friday night last. All the aldermen were present, the Mayor presiding…

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Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

The Singleton Borough Council met last night (Thursday). Present: The Mayor (Mr. F. A. Bennett), Aldermen York, Everingham, Grainger, Held mcFadden, and Lloyd…

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The Municipal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

In a few days ratepayers of municipalities outside the city will be called upon to elect representatives to serve on the various councils…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Counci Chamber on Friday evening, 20[?]h instant, when there were present…

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Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

The Council met on Thursday night, when there were present: The Mayer (Alderman Bennett), Aldermen M.Fadden, Grainger Head, York, Iloyd, and Everingham…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

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

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Municipal Nominations

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

We would remind ratepayers that nomi-nations of gentlemen to fill the vacancies in the Municipal Council caused through the retirement by effluxion of time of…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, 20th instant, Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Stuart, Teys, Holt, Rcocey, haywood, Norrill, and Christiansen…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, last evening. In the absence of the Mayor…

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Municipal Nominations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

Messrs. Henry York, Arthur Grainger, and Edwin James Head, the retiring aldermen for the borough of Singleton my the only candidates nominated for re-election. Messrs…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night last, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald. Parker), Ald. Dobson…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, on Wednesday night last, when there were…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in. the chambers on Wednesday night, when there were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Leng', Luscombe, Barrett,…

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Municipal Nominations

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

Nominations to fill the vacancies in the local Council caused through the retirement by effluxion of lime of Aldermen Holt, Rooney and Christianson, closed…

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The Annual Municipal Nominations. West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

The nominations of candidates to fill the annual vacancies in the West Mail land Borough Council took place at the Town Hall at noun to-day in the presence of a very,…

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Voting at Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 4

A legal opinion, having an important bearing on the question of the voting powers of ratepayers in municipalities, has been obtained by the…

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A Municipal Case. Arrears in Rates. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

A case regarding a claim for arrears of municipal rates which had accummlated during 15 years, was before Judge Heydon at the District Court…

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Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Very little interest was taken in the official nominations of candidates for the vacancies in the local Municipal Council, when the Mayor read the…

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Muswellbrook Letter. the Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 6

In accordance with the provisions of the Act, and pursuant to customary announcement, the Mayor and Returning Officer (Alderman Weidmann) attended at the Council…

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Eleci[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 7

Yesterday was nomination day in connection with the annual municipal elections fon [?] and auditors, and the proceedings [?] the the two local centres are reported…

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