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Council & local affairs, 1910

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Lake Macquarie Shire and Noxious Weeds

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 5

A Belmont correspondent states that at the last meeting of the Belmont Progress Committee a lively discussion ensued when the Lake…

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee I but with honest zeal To rouse the benchman of the public weal. Saturday, April 23, 1910. Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last, when there were pre sent the Mayor (Ald, Flanders), and…

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Tarro Shire Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 2

An Appeal Court for the purpose of hearing appeals against the Tarro Shire Council's assessment for the present year is to be held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Friday, May 6…

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Privy Council 'Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 3

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Western Australian easy of Molloy versus Liebe has reserved judgment…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Improving the Council Chambers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 4

Mr. H. R. Flanders, Muswellbrook's Mayor for the current year, has added to the conveniences and comfort of the Council Chambers by placing a clock therein, and…

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Shire Endowment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 8

The Cessnock Shire Council is in receipt of tho sum of £1551 15s 7d from the Government, being the first instalment (half) the endowment due on rates collected for…

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Shire Clerk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 8

Mr. J. H. Scott, formerly cleric to the Cessnock Shire Council, has returned to Cessnock after an absence of many months during which he was suffering severe…

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Tarro Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 4

A conference in connection with appeals against assessments within the Tarro Shire wag held at the shire office, yesterday. The Council who represented by the president (Councillor Kearney),…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The mayor (Alderman Waller)…

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Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council will be held this evening in the Council Chambers, at 7.30 o'clock. The agenda paper, in addition to routine business of…

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A Point in Municipal Law

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

If a man owns land and rents it to a religious body which uses it for religious purposes, can such land be said to be exclusively so used? The point was…

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Municipal Council. General Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 3

The Council met on Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock, in the Council Chambers. Present were: The Mayor (Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse), Aldermen Scott,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

A regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), Alderman McFadden, Scott Searl, Gordon, and Ford. An apology was…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held last evening. The Mayor (Major Crack-[?]) occupied the chair, and there were also…

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Death of a Famous Mayor. Vienna Populace Bereft of Its Idol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 16

Dr. Karl Lueger, the famous Mayor of Vienna and next to the Emperor the most popular man in all Austria, died last month He had been ill for many weeks, and in…

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Municipal Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 4

Ratepayers are receiving their municipal rate notices, and a good deal of grumbling is heard on all sides at the increased assessments made this year, presumably rendered necessary by the…

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A Municipal Muddle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 4

There appears likely to be considerable trouble over the matter of letting the Town Hall. It appears that the hall was first let early this month to the Hugh ward Company for…

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Tarro Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shiro Council was held in the Shire Office, East Maitland, yesterday. The President (Councillor Kearney) occupied, the chair, and there were also…

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West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—I notice iu your issue of Saturday that the council has decided to take a referendum re "Purchase of land in Church-street for a park." The allotment has, I…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 3

The ordinary meeting the Cessynock Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Cessnock, yesterday. Present—Councillors Brown (in the chair), Johns, Lonsdale,…

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