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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman Wynne) occupied the…

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Veteran Council Clerk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

Since Friday night, Mr. Thomas Hughes, the veteran and highly respected Council Clark of West Maitland, has been confined to his room suffering from the effects of a fall he received at the Town…

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Privy Council Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 5

An appeal the action McLaughlin ver[?] and another (plaintiff appel[?] has been dismissed, with costs, by the [?] Committee of the Privy Council…

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Local and General. East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council convened for last night lapsed, a quorum not being in attendance half on hour after the meeting should have opened. The…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night. There were present : The Mayor (Alderman Luscombe), Aldermen Weidmann, Barrett,…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald…

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SHIRE—TAMARANG, No. 29. Riding "A." I

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

Commencing on the north boundary of the shire at its intersection with the road on the east boundary of portion 105, parish of…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 8

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. There wero…

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The Lord Mayor of London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

His Excellency the Governor-General received the following telegram front the Lord Mayor of London yesterday :—"Lord Mayor of London and guests celebration Empire…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, May 26Th, 1906. Shire Councils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

The system of local government has been, commenced by the temporary appointment of Shire Councillors, and in this matter, as in all matters…

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Interesting to Municipal Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 6

A recent essayist dealing with the subject of "Road Construction and Maintenance" at a meeting of an institute of Surveyors, said that about '100 years ago Macadam had…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 5

The following appeals against the assessments made in connection with the West Maitland Boroughs Council were decided:— John Blackwood, house Louth Park Road, average…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting on Friday night last was attended by the following:—Aldermen McNamee (Mayor), Burton, Webber,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Conncil was held on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman York), Aldermen M'Fadden, Head, Scott, Qninn,…

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Municipal Extension

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 2

The question of enlarging the municipal boundaries was again introduced by Alderman Gordon at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, the…

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Municipal Council. I

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

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

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The Lord Mayor of London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor-General received the following telegram from the Lord Mayor of London yesterday:—"Lord Mayor of London and guests celebration Empire…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 7

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

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Morepeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth, last evening. the Mayor (Alderman Wynne), occupied the chair, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 7

The customary fortnightly meeting of the East [?] Borough Council was held in the Council [?] Mechanics Institute, last evening. The [?] Alderman J. H. F. Walter) presided, and…

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