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Council & local affairs, 1908

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Local and General. West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

It has been decided to hold the [?] election in West Maitland on Wednesday, February 5, the necessary permission to change the date, from February 1 having been applied…

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Correspondence. Voting by Post at Shire Elections. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

SIR,—It is to be regretted that, before writing upon the above subject, Mr. J. A. Finch did not make himself acquainated with the Regulations and Ordinances issued…

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The Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

As will be noted by advertisement in our columns, an election for the return of nine aldermen, for the Municipality of Singleton, will be held on February…

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Tarro Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

The nomination of persons to serve as councillors of the Tarro Shire were, officially declared at the shire office, East Maitland, at noon to-day, by Major Charles E…

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Municipality of East Maitland. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics Institute, last evening. The…

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Local and General. Stroud Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

Nominations for the position of Councillors in the Stroud Shire Council, are announced to close with the Returning Officer (Mr. R D. McPherson.) on Tuesday, 21st instant, between the hours of 2 and 5…

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Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 3

The returning officer, Mr. H. York at noon to-day declared the following persons duly nominated as candidates for the office of Councilor in Patrick Plains Shire for the…

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Municipal and Shire Elections. Conduct of the Ballot

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

The residents of New South Wales outside the city of Sydney will on February 1 be called upon to select 2635 aldermen and shire councillors…

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The Shire Sale Yards. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 3

Sir,—With your kind permission I purpose utilising a small space in the columns of your valuable journal in order to draw the attention of the…

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Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

A notification by the Returning-officer for the Council of the East Maitland Municipality (Mr. P. Bowes), is published in this issue, intimating that nominations will be received on…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

INTENDING candidates and their supporters at the coming local municipal election are reminded that nominations must be in the hands of the Returning…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

REGULAR fortnightly meeting held, on Wednesday evening last. Present : Ald. Ferguson (in the chair), Ald. Asser and Solomons…

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Bolwarra Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

The nomination of persons to serve as councillors of the Bolwarra Shire was officially declared at noon to-day, by Mr. P. T. Hickey, Returning-officer at the shire office, in the…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

The customary meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. The Alderman present were : The Mayor (Alderman Luscome), Weldmann, Fleming, Clarke…

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The Municipal Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

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

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Municipal Accounts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

Recently the Local Government Office submitted to the municipal councils throughout the State the draft of the proposed new system of municipal account-keeping. A certain…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council of Patrick Plains Shire was held at the Shire offices on Thursday, when there were present: Conncillors…

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Our Singleton Letter. Patrick Plains Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday at the shire offices, Singleton, when there was a full attendance of councillors, the President (Councillor…

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Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

Councillors McGregor, Garnham, and Tucker will give an account of their stewardship in the Bolwarra Shire Council in the Largs School Of Arts on Thursday evening…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1908 · 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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