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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman York), and Alderman M'Fadden, Scott, Gilson, Bonnet…

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Warrah Shire Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the Warrah Shire Council was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday, 3rd instant, when there were present Councillors…

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Wooluma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held at the Willow Tree Hotel yesterday, there being present: Councillors H. L. White (President), W. E…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

The President, Councillor G. S. Waller, occupied the chair at a meeting of the above held in the School of Arts on Wednesday morning last when Crs. Fulton, Boydell…

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Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

The Bolwarra Shire Council met at the council's office, Largs, on Wednesday afternoon. Present : Councillors McGregor (president), Garnham, Bowden, Norrie, Corner…

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Municipal Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 11 January 1907 · 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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Shire Information. Main Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 1

The following roads have been named as Main Roads by the Department of Works, and will still remain under the control of the Government:—…

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Maintenance Men and Shire Councils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly recently, the matter of the employment of maintenance men in relation to Shire Councils was introduced, and Mr. Briner, member for Raleigh, put the following questions to…

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London's Microbe Farm. New Development of Municipal Enterprise

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

The latest idea in municipal trading is in the direction of running a [?]farm and devoting the profits to the relief of rates. This…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The Council of Patrick Plains Shire mot at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday, when all Councillors were present, viz.: Councillors R. H…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Committee Meetings

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

There was a meeting of the Finance Committee and Works Committee of the Shire of Cessnock at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Cr. George Brown…

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Shire Appointments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

It will be perceived by our report of the last meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council that Mr J. M 'Lachlan, the Acting Clerk for the Council, has…

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Shire News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

LIVERPOOL Plains Shire Council resolved to join with Warrah and Tamarans Shires in the appointment of an engineer at £600 per annum; and…

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Shire Councils. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

A meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held on 3rd instant. There were present —Councillors Brown (president.), Morgan, M'Donald, Snape, Holmes, and Edwards,…

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Shire Councils. Stroud. Stroud

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held at the Court House, Stroud, on Saturday, the 5th. There were present: Councillors H.A. Merwether (president), F.M…

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Lord Mayor in Paris. the Third Visit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The third State visit of a Lord Mayor of London to Paris was very notable. It occurred in January, 1875, after an interval marked by…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. Alderman McLauchlin, in the absence of…

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Patrick's Plains Shire Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

The Patrick's Plains Shire Council met at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday, when all councillors were present, viz.: Councillors R. H. Dangar (president), W. Bailey,T…

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Municipal Socialism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 5

The inopportuneness and extent of the programme of the Independent Labour at the London County Council election in regard to municipal socialism annoys Mr.A…

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Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

The Shire Council has decided to give an allowance of £25 foe this year to its President, while the Councillors' allowance has been fixed at 6d per…

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