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Council & local affairs, 1909

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Letter to the Editor. Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

Sir.—In your issue of yesterday you give a report of the Lorn progress Association's meeting, in which councillor Bowden says they must have a larger general tax, when…

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Letter to the Editor. Shire Economy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 8

Sir,—In your Tuesday evening's issue there appears a report of a meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council. Amongst the lusiness considered was a proposal from…

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German Municipalism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 3

The Dreadnought agitation has not tended to idealise our relations with Germany Nevertheless, in municipal matters the wind of progress blows from Prussia Every…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

REGULAR monthly meeting held at the new offices of the Shire, Hill-street, Scone, on Thursday last, a full Council, together with the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 3

A full attendance of councillors at the usual monthly meeting. Mr. Thomas Carlton, drew attention to the state of the Thalaba-Black Camp Road…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of that Stroud Shire Council was held in the Shire chambers on Wednesday last Present: Crs. Croll…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains was held at the shire offices on Friday, when there were present: Councillors W…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Friday night last. Present—Aldermen McNamee (Mayor), Barton, Fitzgerald, Hooke,…

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Letter to the Editor. Shire Economy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 8

Sir,—In reading Mr. Graham's letter on this subject, it has seemed to me that the experienced of the Woolooma and Muswellbrook Shires may be of use of Port Stephen's and Bolwarra. We have tried…

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Butter Factory Waste. a Puzzling Water Pipe. Discussion in Singleton Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 4

In the Singleton Municipal Council, last Thursday night, the question of pipes from the Singleton Farming and Dairying Co.'s, Ltd., butter factory…

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Municipal Nominations. a Peculiar Informality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 8

The official nomination of candidates to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused in the council of the municipality of West Maitland, caused through the death of…

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Newcastle's Municipal Jubilee. Robbery Effected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

[?]bration by the people of Newcastle yesterday of the city's municipal jubilee was marked [?] perpetration of an act of vandalism, which [?] by criminal intent…

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Letter to the Editor. Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

Sir,—[?] your two correspondents who took it upon themselves to criticise the Bolwarra Shire Council in Saturday night's issue confined themselves to facts, I should…

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East Maitland Municipality, Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the council chamber, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman J. H. F. Waller) presided, and the…

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[?]olwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 2

Mr. C. R. Gar[?]ham, President of the Bolwarra Shire Council, writes to the effect that he made two incorrect statements in his letter published in last evening's issue. "Salaries, councillors' and auditors'…

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Shire Engineers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

It is apparent that the question of altering the status of local government engineers is likely to be keenly contested ("says the Shire and Municipal Record.") The…

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Midnight Dramas Divorced Husband Hal[?] New Year Pa[?] Mayor's Mad Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

Hardly had the joy bells ceased [?] welcoming peals to the New Year w[?] terrible tragedy was enacted at the [?] little village of Church Crookham, [?]…

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Letter to the Editor. Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

Sir,—I would not have troubled you for space to reply to correspondents re the above, after President Garmham's able reply only for some mis-statements that he did…

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Recent Municipal Election. the Mayor Heckled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland, the circumstances connected with the nominations in connection with the extraordinary…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

The regular meeting of the council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Major Cracknell)…

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