Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 48

Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

A MEETING of the abovenamed Council was held at the Masonic Hall, on Wednesday morning last, when there were present—Councillors E Bowman…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Cessnock Shire Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire chambers, Cessnock, on Wednesday, July 31. There were present:…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Shire Council Meetings. Wallarobba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

The meeting of the above Shire Council was held on Tuesday, 23rd, when all were present except Councillor Fulton, who was confined to his room with a bad cold. After the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Patrick Plains Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

The above Council met at the shire offices on Thursday, when there was a full attendance of members. Constable Williams, of Branxton, was…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 7

A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman. Bennett), Aldermen York, Everingham, M Fadden, Lloyd,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Wednesday evening last, when there were present—…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

An Alderman Resigns. Charged with Wounding His Wife

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 3

Alderman Schwartz applied for a month's leave of absence from the Tamworth Council on Tuesday night on rather interesting grounds. His…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Municipal Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

Municipally Maitland caras the anathemas of visitors, because of its backwardness, and surprise is expressed that such an old municipality, as age is reckoned in a new land like…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Great Municipal Robbery. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

The municipality of Chicago has been robbed of £3,400,000, owing to collusion between the municipal officers and a street car company…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above, held in the Chambers on Friday night last, was attended by Mayor McNamee, and Ald…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Municipal Matters. the Past, Present, and What Is Likely to Come to Pass in the Future. To the Editor of the Chronicle. the Past

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 2

Sir,—The Muswellbrook Municipal Council of the past—the least said of them the more consoling to the rate payers. The best way is to throw a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Municipal Muddlement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 2

Once more the City Council is making itself a spectacle of mismanagement. We have now worthy and respectable aldermen figuring in an entirely new…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Shire Council Valuations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 4

Mr. P. J. Martin, clerk to tho Tarro Shire Council, has received a communication in reply from Mr. W. J. Banna, UnderSecretary of Publics Works, inti-mating that councils could not amend any valuers…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Chambers on Wednesday last, there being present Crs. Q. S. Waller (President),…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Warrah Shire Council

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held at the chambers here on Wednesday morning last. Present: Councillors R. P. Abbott (President), C. Stairs, W. Greer.J…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local and General. Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 4

Tho following are the lowest tenders for contracts opened on Wednesday, August 7:—No. 27, Capper's to Deep Creek, John Cameron, [?] 10s ; No. 29, Allworth-st. Kurri Kurri, J. F. Deverer, [?] 6s…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Shire Council Meetings. Patrick's Plains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 3

The above Council met at the shire offices on Thursday, when there was a full attendance of members. Constable Williams of Branxton, was…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 8

With a view to making themselves personally acquainted with the condition of the roads within their jurisdiction, the Bolwarra Shire Councillors determined to inspect them all. Previously the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Shire Road Contracts

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 3

The following are the lowest tenders for Shire road contracts opened on the 7th inst.:—27, Capper’s to Deep Creek, John Cameron, £27 10s; 29, Allworth…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →