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Council & local affairs, 1910

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Municipal Appeal Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., at the Court House on Thursday, the hearing of the case in which H. H. Capper, of Maitland, appealed against the municipal…

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Municipal Appeal Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the Courthouse, H. H. Capper, of Maitland, appealed against the municipal assessment of certain land in Gowrie-street. The…

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The Shire Council. (To the Editor.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

Sir,—"Save us from our friends" is a quotation the truth of which is generally conceded. "Save us from our Council" suggests itself as more…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

REGULAR meeting held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Stafford), Ald, Berman, Cooper, O'Brien, Sherwood: and the Clerk (Mr. Jas…

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Dungog Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above Council was held in Chambers on Friday night last. Present: Ald Bowker (Mayor), Aldermen…

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Public Meeting at Cessnock. Proposed Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

A forward movement was made on Saturday evening in connection with the proposed incorporation of Cessnock, when a public meeting of the residents was addressed from the balcony of…

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Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 3

A meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Largs, on Friday, The President (Councillor McGgegor) presided, and there were also…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council, which was to have been held last evening, lapsed, a quorum not being present. The only members in attendance were Alderman…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

In the Council yesterday, Mr. J. Hughes, the Vice-president of the Executive Council, moved the second reading of the Closer Settlement…

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Municipal Progress. (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Sir,—May I be permitted through the medium of your valued columns to express the pleasure I feel in finding that the ratepayers of Maitland are represented by a public official in the person…

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Farmers Complain. Taxation by Municipalities

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 4

A meeting of farmers and graziers of the Maitland district, whoso properties are included in municipal areas, hold a public meeting on Saturday, and strongly…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 8

In the Council yesterday, The Macken Estate Bill and the Diseased Animals and Meat (Amendment) BIll were read the third time…

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Letters to the Editor. Municipal Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

Sir,—I am thoroughly in sympathy with "Progressive" in commending our new Town Clerk for his municipal enterprise, and hope with "Progressive" that citizens will keep what…

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Presentation to the Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

At the conclusion of the West Maitland Municipal Council meeting last evening the aldermen adjourned to the Mayor's room, where the Mayor was presented with a beautiful oil-painting of…

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Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

[?]nightly meeting of the Council of the [?]ty of West Maitland was held last The Mayor (Major Cracknell) pre-[?] there were also present—Aldermen…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the council chambers last evening. The Mayor (Aldermen J. H. F. Waller) presided…

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In and Around Sydney. Food and Feeding in the City. the New Municipal Fish Markets. Sydney and Its Fish Supply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 8

Among the many things that Syd ney is blamed for in some quarters, and pitied for in others, is the undisputed fact that it does not take kindly…

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Farmers Complain. Taxation by Municipalities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 1

A meeting of farmers and graziers of the Maitland district, whose proper ties are included in municipal areas, held a public meeting on Saturday,…

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The Municipal Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

Those responsible for the recent public meeting to advocate a municipality for Cessnock have been adversely criticised for their action in calling the meeting. The criticism comes…

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Municipal Markets in Maitland. Town Clerk's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

The following report on the above subject, submitted at last night's meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland by the Town Clerk (Mr. W. J. Saunders), will be read…

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