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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

821 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 42

Municipal Assessments

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 2

A conference of representatives of almost every municipality and shire in the Newcastle and Maitland districts was held at the Newcastle Council…

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Local Government Exhibition. Interesting Display of Shire and Mun­icipal Requisites

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

The spacious basement of the Sydney Town Hall was the scene, recently, of a Local Government Exhibition, wherein an extensive variety of…

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Tarro Shire Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 7

Sir,—Would you kindly allow me a small space in your paper to comment on the state of our roads as we find them to-day under the control of the Shire Council. The…

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Modern Municipalism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

"Sound municipal administration means better homes, healthier streets, butter conditions of life, more leisure, better clothes, better care of children, more happiness,…

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Boon to Municipalities

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

In the "Triumph" Patent Sanitary Pan, shown and explained to visitors with a frequency that attested the complete faith of the inventors in…

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Local Government Exhibition. Interesting Display of Shire and Municipal Requisites

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

The spacious basement of the Sydney Town Hall was the scene, recently, of a Local Government Exhibition, wherein an extensive variety of…

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Mucicipality of West Maitland. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

Who regular fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor…

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Municipal Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 2

The admirable leader on the above subject, which appeared in the "Mercury" of Friday last, has no doubt been widely road with considerable interest, as it accurately…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 6

At the customary meeting of members of the above body, held ill the offices, East Maitland, on Monday, there were present:—The President (Councillor Weakley), Councillors Hector, Ayerst,…

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Council of Empire. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The Under-Secretary for the Colonies predicts the establishment of a great Council of the Empire to discuss the question of Asiatic immigration…

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Local and General. Municipality of Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Morpeth, which was to have been held last evening, lapsed, a quorum not being present. The members who were…

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Municipality of East Maitland. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman J. H. F…

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Letter to the Editor. Stroud Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

Sir,—At the last meeting of the Stroud Shire Council a resolution was passed asking permission to borrow £500 to place the Bulladelah-Coolongo-look-road in repair. Now, the ratepayers of Stroud…

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Appointed to Legislative Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

At a meeting of the Executive Council ok Tuesday Sir Joseph Carratjers was appointed a member of the Legislative Council…

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Letter to the Editors. East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

Sir,—Begin an interested listener at the E.M. Council meeting on Tuesday night last It was much amused at some of the arguments used by the various aldermen in their…

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Wolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

MONTHLY meeting held at the office of the Shire, Scone, on Monday last. present: The President (Councillor H. L. White), Councillors W. E. Abbott, A. S. Barwick,…

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Muswellbrook. Municipal, Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Chambers, School of Arts, on Wednesday night. There were present: The Mayor ('Alderman Luscombe),…

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New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

In the Council, yesterday. The Scaffolding and Lifts Bill was taken through committee. Clause 2 was amended so as to exempt the owners and captains of…

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The Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

The monthly meeting: of the Patrick Plains Shire Council lapsed yesterday for want of a quorum, as there were only present Councillors W. Balley…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 October 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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