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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal, Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the chambers, School of Arts, last night. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Luscombe), Aldermen…

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Ex-alderman Bourke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

The many friends of Mr. P. Bourke, ex-alderman of East Maitland, who recently experienced a very serious illness, will be pleased to learn that he has now thoroughly…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the abovenamed Council was hold in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, on Wednesday evening last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Lord President of the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

[?] Committee of Supply last night a [?] proposed to cancel the salary, [?] of the Lord President of the [?] the ground that it is a sinecure…

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Municipal, Thoroughfares

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 3

The streets of the municipality were never in better order than at present, their excellent condition, after a long spell of dry weather showing that they have been well…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

A meeting of electors in the police district of Maitland will be held in the Courthouse at East Maitland to-morrow, at noon, for the nomination and clection of two…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

Last Friday night's meeting of the above was attended by the following civic representatives: Ald. Hooke (voted to chair in absence of Mayor),…

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Maitland District Council. Councillors Rb-elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the electors of the police district of Maitland was held in the Courthouse, East maitland, at noon to-day for the purpose of the nomination and election of two councillors in the place of…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening, when there were present Aldermen White…

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Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 5

A regular meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday. Present: The Mayon (Mr. York), Aldermen Bennett, Everingham, Head, McFadden, and Scott…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Mr. W. J. Enright, B.A.,),…

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Assaulting a Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

Peter Hyland, aged 22, was sentenced to three months hard labour at the police court to-day for assaulting Alderman Denis, Mayor of Paddington. It was allenged that…

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Sweating in Sydney. Labour Council Active

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 1

The committee appointed by the Sydney Labour Council to inquire into the wages, hours, and conditions of employment, of child and adult labour…

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

sThe only business to-day was the holding of a court for the purpose of hearing appeals against the assessment made by the South singleton Council valuers for the current…

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Municipal Election. Extraordinary Vacancy. Two Candidates Nominated. Polling Day Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

THE public announcement of the nominations to fill the vacancy in the local Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Ald. Dobson, were made…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Coun-cil Chambers, Morpeth, on Monday evening. The Mayor (Ald. Wynne) occupied tho chair,…

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East Maitland. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 3

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

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Lns, combe), Aldermen .Weidmann, Clarke, Lang…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

Attention is directed to an announcement which appears in another column to the effect that a court for hearing appeals against municipal assessments in connection with the borough of West…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. Parker)…

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