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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Morpeth Municipality. Mayoral Dinner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

The Mayor of Morpeth (Alderman J. Hogon) entertained the members of the council and a number of friends at dinner at his residence, "Kia-ora," on Saturday…

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Gloucester Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Council of the above was held on Thursday, 28th ultimo, there being present Crs. Carter (President), Higgins, J. E. and W. N. Laurie, Bell, and…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

The Council met at the Chambers on Friday night last, Mayor McNamee presiding and Alds McLaughlin, Hooke, Webber and Barton attending…

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Murrurundi. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, 1st February. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman W.N. Franser) in the chair, Aldermen white…

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Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held at the Court House, Stroud. Present—Councillor Merewether (President), in the chair,…

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The Mayor of Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

The Mayor of Morpeth (Alderman Hogan) wishes it to be understood that he made it very plain at the dinner he Rave on Saturday night that as far as he was personally concerned be had not the slightest…

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County Council Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

The Unionist press attributes the defeat of the Progressives to the fear of socialist tendencies in modern legislation, while Radical newspapers declare that the Country…

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County Council Election [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

At the london County Council election, 509,091 votes were recorded for moderate, candidates, 360,301 for Progressive candidates. Twenty-one…

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Proposed Allowance to the Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

In accordance with his notice of motion, Alderman Weidmann moved, at last meeting of the Municipal Council, "That the Mayor be granted…

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The Suggested Telephone Exchange. Discussion in the Council. Not a Municipal Matter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 1

At the last meeting of the local Municipal Council the Mayor(Alderman Luscombo) said he had been asked to bring before the Council the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

All the Councillors attended the usual meeting held in the Chambers on Wednesday last, President Waller occupying the chair…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

THE above named Council met yesterday, at the office, Scone, at 11.30, and with the exception of an hour after lunch, to enable some of the…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

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

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Shire Councils' Accounts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. P. J. Martin, Tarro Shire Cleric, has received n communication from the Public Works Department, in reply to council's letter asking for information regarding the…

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The Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 6

Sir,—Our municipal body have now before them motion tabled by Alderman Enright, reading "That in the interests of the people of the Maitland district and of the State…

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London County Council. Victory for Reform. London, March 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 2

The elections for the London County Council took place yesterday. The poll was heavy, and the Municipal Reformers obtained a decisive victory, returning 80 members…

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West Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Major Cracknell)…

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London County Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 3

[?] dection of chairman of the London [?] Council took place yesterday. Lord [?] and Lord Cawdor, municipal, reformers. [?] the office. Mr. Percy, Harris, chief…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

THE above-named Council met at the office: Scone, on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (president), W. E. Abbott, E. E…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Lands Office, East Haitians, yesterday afternoon. The President (Councillor…

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