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Council & local affairs, 1909

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Cessnock Shire Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council took place in the Shire Chambers on Wednesday. There were present: Crs. Geo. Brown…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the shire office on Wednesday morning, Councillor G. S. Waller (president) in the chair…

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Self-Appointed Mayor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

For several weeks the Deniliquin municipal council has bean divided into two parties, and the upshot of the bickerings has been the creation of a deadlock. The…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 6

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

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Smash at Shire Sale Yards

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 4

Mr S. F. North, District Agent for the A.M.P. Society, visited, the horse sale at the shire yards yesterday in a sulky drawn by a grey horse. Mr North,…

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Privy Council Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

Mr. Clark, K.C., speaking at the Empire Club, Toronto, protested against any proposal to limit appeals to the Privy Council, which, he claimed, had in many…

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Municipal Vacancy. Mr L. M'gowen Elected

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

The polling in connection with the extraordinary vacancy in Singleton Municipal Council caused by the retirement of Alderman H. B. Morris took place on…

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The Municipal Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 4

The complaint, made by the returning officer at the municipal election on Thursday as to the indifference exhibited by ratepayers in matters which…

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East Maitland Municipality. Result of Referendum

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 3

At a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland, held on February 2, the Finance Committee submitted an estimate (in compliance with…

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The Port Stephens Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

Sir,-Considerable prominence is being given to the doings of the above council in some very apparent "underground engineering" in connection with the recent…

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Letters to the Editor. Municipal Taxation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

Sir,-I have always, both in speaking and writing, endeavoured to avoid personalities, but in your report of the meeting at East Maitland re municipal taxation on Friday…

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Municipality of Morpeth. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the council [?] Municipality of Morpeth was held in the council chambers last evening. The Mayor (Alde[?] Brown) pr[?]rided, and there were also present:…

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Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held on Saturday last. The President (Councillor Garnham) presided, and there were also…

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Angry Aldermen. Disgraceful Scene at Waverley. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the Waverley Council last night was remarkable for a disgraceful scene. During a discussion upon some trivial matter, a large amount of…

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Free Church Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

The Free Church Council has resolved to favour the consideration of Welsh Disestablishment in the present session of Parliament. The council has affirmed the necessity for the Free…

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Sydney Labor Council. and Strikes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 1

On Thursday night the Sydney Labor Council took away, from itself the extreme power which, by one vote, it-gave itself some few weeks ago. Unions no…

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Bating- Church Properties. Bedfern Council Takes Action

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The question of rating Church properlies and lands occupied or used in connection therewith is causing no little uneasiness to some municipal…

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Municipal Rating

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

A demand for a poll has been made in connection with the special lighting* rate recently struck by the Singleton Council. A petition, signed by more than 50…

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A. Municipal Deadlock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

At a meeting of the Parkes Municipal Council on Monday night, the Mayor, who was recently appointed by the Governor-in-Council, declined to accept a…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the above was held at the Chambers, Scone, yesterday, when there were present: Councillors H. L. White…

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