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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Letter to the Editor. Finances and Trouble. Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

Sir,—As your paragraph in Tuesday's issue under the above heading does not make the position plain enough for many ratepayers interested fully to understand what the…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 6

The Council of Patrick Plains Shire Council met at the Shire offices on Thursday, at 10 a.m. Present. Councillor R. H. Dangar (President), J. C…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 7

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

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 2

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

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Muncipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the Council was hold on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Bonnett), Aldermen Scott, Gilson, Lloyd, M'Fadden, Gordon, York…

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Mayor and Clergyman. Threaten[?] Action for Slander

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 1

Speaking at a mass meeting of miners at Eaglehawk (Vie.), Mr John Praed. general sectary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, and Mayor of…

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Municipal Finances

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 4

At the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council on Thursday night satisfaction was expressed at the credit balance of the Council amounting to £103…

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The Municipal Campaign. (By Perey R. Meggy)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 6

The campaign that is now commencing in Now South Wales under the provisions of the Local Government Act, passed in December, 1906, is the most…

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Late News by the English Mail Lord Mayor's Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 6

Lord Mayor's Day, last Saturday, was favoured with glorious sunshine, and brought together a much larger crowd than has been seen for many years. The Lord…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Woolooma Shire Council was held at the office yesterday at 10 a.m., there being present: Cr. H. L. White (President), Crs. E. G. Eagar,…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night last, there being present—Ald McNamee…

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A Word to Municipal Candidates and Voters. To the Editor of the Tunes

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

Sir.—I trust that you will allow me to submit several points which I think well worth considering by the electors, especially those who are candidates for…

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The Municipal Campaign. (By Percy R. Meggy). II

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

In a previous article I traced the history of rating on unimproved land values for municipal purposes from its first introduction by Queensland 15…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 2

AT the last meeting of Merriwa Shire Council the President placed on the table the following minute:—"In order to gauge the amount available for…

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Lord Mayor Elect. Lord Chancellor Signifies King's Approval

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 8

In accordance with ancient custom the Lord Mayor Elect, Sir J. Bell, was received by the Lord Chancellor at the House of Lords on Saturday, 12th…

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A Word to Municipal Candidates and Voters. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 2

SIR,—I trust that you will allow me to submit several points which I think well worth considering by the electors, especially those who are candidates for municipal…

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The Dairy. Municipal Milk Depots

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 6

The following are the main provisions of the Bill introduced into the House of Commons by Mr John Burns, President of the Local Government Board,…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 7

At a special meeting of the Woolooma Shire Council there were present : Councillor H. L. White (president), Councillors E. G. Eagar, K. Kennedy, F. B. Osborne, W. E. Abbott,…

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Socialist Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

Owing to the Toulon municipality, the majority of whose councillors are socialists, refusing to pay the bill of the local electric light company, amounting to £163,800 for lighting the town, a…

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Late News by the Mail. Lord Mayor's Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 16

Lord Mayor's Day, last Saturday, was favoured with glorious sunshine, and brought together a much larger crowd than has been seen for many years. The Lord…

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