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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Proposed Municipality. Meeting at Kurri Kurri Kurri Tuesday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

A public meeting of the residents of Kurri was held in Lewis' Hall last evening in furtherance of the scheme for the incorporation Of the town. Mr. P. ,T. Flannery presided,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 4

In the Council, yesterday, The second reading of the Improvement Leases Cancellation Declaratory Bill was agreed to by 22 votes to 7, and the bill was…

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Municipal Rating

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 2

A matter deserving of serious consideration by ratepayers is the new system of. municipal taxation. The Council of the Municipality of…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

REGULAR fortnightly meeting held on Wednesday evening last. Present: Aid. Court, Dodd, Ebsworth, Solomons, and Simpson. Aid. Solomons was voted to…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 6

In the Council, yesterday. The Improvement Leases Cancellation. Declaratory Hill was road a third time. The message to the Legislative Assembly…

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Canadian Immigration. ThE Illegal Order-in-council. Oversea Immigrants Decrease. London. March 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

Owing to the decision of Mr. Justice Clements, of British Columbia, to the effect that the order-in-council of January S, under which a number of Hindoos were…

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Municipal Music

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

The Sydney city fathers are evidently bent [?] educating the masses in our midst. The [?] suggestion is that our principal musical [?] should give a certain number of free…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of Muswellbrook Shire Council was held at the Shire office on Wednesday last, 25th instant. There were present: Clrs. Ed. Bowman (President), R…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting[?] of the [?]bovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, when there wore present—The Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Music

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

The Sydney city fathers are evidently bent upon educating the masses in our midst. The latest suggestion is that our principal musical societies should give n certain number of free…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 6

At the customary fortnightly meeting of the above body held in the office, East Maitland, on Monday, there were present:—The President (Councillor Weakley), Councillors Hector,…

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Illegal Borrowing. Liability of Aldermen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

A LARGE number of cases have como to the knowledge of tho Public Works Department in which councils and shires and municipalities have…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 4

The ordinary general meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held in the shire office, Cessnock, yesterday. The President (Councillor George Brown) presided, and the other members…

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Municipal cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

Two persons were fined at the police court this morning— one for allowing cattle to stray, and the other for riding as bicycle on the footpath. The bench — Messrs. Geo. Maher and T.J. Ribee, Js.P.—…

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Scone. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening last. present:—Alderman Court, Dodd, Ebsworth, Solomons, and Simpson. Alderman Solomons…

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Meeting of Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 3

A special meeting of the municipal council was hold held lost night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Luscombe), Alderman Weldmann, Barrett, Fleming, Lea, Campion…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 6

There was a full attendance of Councillors i at the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, hold at Singleton on Friday, and the transaction of the business occupied…

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Latest Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 7

[?] fortnightly meeting of the [?] the Municipality of West Maitland [?] in the Council Chamber, Town [?] evening. The Mayor (Major…

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Privy Council Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

[?] in the case of Macin[?] from the decision of the High Court his the Judicial Committee of the privy [?]…

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Special Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

A special mooting of the East Maitland Borough Council was hold at the Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of confirming the rate to be struck for the current year. The Mayor (Alderman…

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