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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, convened for Friday night last, lapsed for want of a quorum, only the Mayor, and Aldermen A. Frazer,…

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Local and General. Shire Councils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 4

Mr. Ashton, the Minister of Lands, has fixed November 2-1 as the date for the election of members of the shire councils…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 5

In the Council, yesterday, Ms. Hughes, the Vice-President, moved the third reading of the Railway Commissioners appointment Bill…

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Our Singleton Letter. Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 5

The Singleton Borough Council met last night. Present : the Mayor (Mr. Henry York), Aldermen Bennett, Tulloch, Scott, Head, Gilson, Gordon, Lloyd, Minor, and…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Temporary Shire Council took place in the Council’s office, on Wednesday morning. The following…

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Singleton Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 3

The Singleton, Municipal Council met on Thursday night. There were present: the Mayor (Alderman H. York), Aldermen Bennett, Scott,…

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More Shire Candidates

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 3

We learn from Yango Creek that Mr. T. H. Cagney will contest the Shire election, also Mr. Burgees, of Payne’s Crossing. Both gentlemen…

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A Shire Hall

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

In cominitteo on Thursday night, the Singleton Council decided that the Temporary Shire Council be informed that this Council is…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 7

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

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Assistant Council Clerk. Motion Lost

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 6

On Thursday night, at the meeting of the Singleton Council, the Mayor (Alderman York) moved that an Assistant Council Clerk be appointed…

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Municipal Possibilities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

We can get, by larger and unhampered councils, and by the co-operative methods which can be brought into play, a beautiful city, a lower death-rate, an abolition of preventable…

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Port Stephen's Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the courthouse, Raymond Terrace, on Thursday afternoon, September 6. All the councillors were present with the exception of…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 4

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

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East Maitland Borough COUNCIl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 3

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

In the Council yesterday, The Wills Probate and Administration Amendment Bill was read a first time. A Hill to regulate the practice of opticians…

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Bolwarra Temporary Sb[?] Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above council [?] yesterday afternoon. Counsillors. [?] (chairman), Cornor, Garaham, and attended. An apology was received…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The Banks and Bank Holidays Further Amendment Bill was read a third time. The Bathurst Cathedral Validating Bill was…

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Local and General News. Shire Revision Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

A court for the revision of the Rolls for the Warrah Shire was held at the Court House, Murrurundi, on Wednesday last, by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., who had been…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

THE regular fornightly meeting of the above Council was held, at the local Court House, on Wednesday morning last, when there were present—Messrs. H. W. Bell (in the…

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Wybong Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

The members of the Wybong Temporary Shire Council met in the Courthouse on Wednesday. There were present : Messrs. H. W. Bell. J. C. White, and B. Cowan. In the…

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