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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The Local Government Extension Bill was further considered in committee. On clause 50, dealing with the franchise,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 3

In the Council, yesterday, The Local Government Extension Bill was further considered in committee. mr. Kater moved the addition of the following…

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Municipal Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 3

A ratepayer was proceeded against by the Inspector of Naisances (Mr. T. A. McClelland) for allowing a cow to stray, and a fine of 2s 6d, with 3sb 6d costs, in default three…

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Shire Council Elections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

The elections of the first Shire Councillors under the Local Government (Shires) Act took place throughout the State on Saturday last. The election for Warrah…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 3

In the Council yesterday, The Local Government Extension Bill was further considered in committee. The following powers proposed to be…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the above named Council was held in the local Court House, on Wednesday morning last, when there were…

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Shire Council Matters

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

Now that the Shire elections are dead and gone, whatever “feeling” there might have been in the thick of the fight, should be quashed, for we…

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Cessnock Temporary Shire Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire office, Cessnock, on Wednesday last. There were present: Councillors Geo. Brown (Chairman),…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 6

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

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The First Shire Election. C Riding the Battlefield

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

The first Shire election took place all over the State on Saturday last. The Cessnock Shire election was well contested, more particularly C Riding…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 6

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

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Shire Council Voting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 4

Captain Nicholson, Returning Officer for the Kurri Kurri Shire Council has received the following official communication in reply to a letter he forwarded to the Public…

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East Maitland-borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 6

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

In the Legislative Council. The Local Government Extension Bill was mad a third time. Mr. Hughes, Vice-President of the…

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East Maitland Council Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

Sir,—I noticed a report in your issue of November 30 of several men being engaged by the East Maitland Borough Council in removing old blocks of stone from an old culvert on the Newcastle Road…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Temporary Council of Patrick Plains Shire was held at the Mechanies' Institute, Singleton, on…

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Local and General. Shire Councils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

Our Cessnock corresponded informs us that at a meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council held yesterday, Councillor George Brown was unanimously elected president.Mr.M.E…

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A Council Penalised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

In No, 1. Jury Court, before Justice Owen and a jury of four, the Attorney-General proceeded against the municipal council of Parkes for the recovery of £40, being a…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

In the Council yesterday,The following bills were read a third time:Police Regulation (Superannuation) Bill, Parliamentary Elections Bill, Judges…

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