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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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Alderman Ind's Duties

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

Alderman Ind, who took his seat for the first time, was clected on the Finance, Health, and Lighting Committees in the room of ex-Alderman Evering…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Council Municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The (Mayor Crooknell) presided, and the…

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Municipal Council. the Water Reservoir Trouble. Estimates for the Coming Year. The Town Clerk's Salary. A Lively Discussion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

A meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman J. W. B…

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Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

At a meeting or the Tarro Shiro Council yesterday, the amount required for expenditure in the Shire during the coming your was estimated at £5067 The total unimproved capital value of land…

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Abstract of Sales by Auction. Wednesday, January 26. H. BAILEY, & SON.—At the shire y, Singleton, at 1.30, 250 bullocks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

Au extraordinary occurrence is reported from Myall Creek, Inverell. A live horse was found in the fork of a tree. the tree was cur down, and the horse walked away, apparently none worse for…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Cesssnock, yesterday. Present—Councillors G. Brown (in the chair), McNamara,…

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Municipal Finance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

The Town Clerk's report to the local council, shows that the total amount of rates levied last year was £518 12s and the amount…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

The various accounts of the local council are still well in credit, and the [?] agreed to levy a rate of 4½ in the [?] unimproved value of town land, to [?]…

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Election of Mayor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

According to the regulations under the Local Government Act, it will be necessary for the Town Clerk 6£ Singleton to call a special meeting of the Municipal…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

A special meeting of the above named Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, 27th inst., when there were…

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The Laborer. and His Beer. Alderman as Detective

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 1

It took Alderman, Ternes fully 20 minutes at the last meeting of the Vaucluse (Sydney) Municipal Council to give a detailed account of the wrongdoing…

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Finance Meeting of the Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Singleton Municipal Council, at which the Mayor (Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse) presided, was held at the…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

One of the objects of the meeting of the Tarro Shire Council to-day was to elect a president for the current year. The Act specifies that the president shall be elected on a date…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

On Thursday evening next the Municipal Council will deal with the following motions, of which notice has already been given:—Alderman Head to…

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Tarro Shire Taxation. Meeting at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 7

A very large and representative meeting of the ratepayers of Tarro Shire, which included representatives from Ash Island, Hexham and Raworthl was held in the…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held in the Chambers, East Maitland on Tuesday, when there were present:— Councillors Ayerst (president), Hector,…

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Raworth Road. [?] to the Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a deputation consisting of Messrs. L. and H. M'Fadyen, A Jory, and J. Epworth waited upon the Tarro Shire Council, with a view, as…

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Tarro Shire Taxation. Deputation to the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of Tarro Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. Norley, secretary of the Miller's Forest Progress Association, stating that a meeting has been…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 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) presided, and…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Clarence Town

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Wallarobba' Shire Council, Councillor G. S. Waller was unanimously re-elected president…

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