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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Lord Mayor's Emoluments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 12

The salary of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, originally £3600, was reduced some months ago to £1600, on the ground of distress in the city. The week before last it was raised…

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Charges Against Shire Engineer. Asked to Resign

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 3

A sensation was caused at a meeting of the Tuon (Bathurat) Shire Council, when it was announced that the president (Councillor Sullivan.), had called…

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Port Stephens Shire. Two Councillors Ousted on Application. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 16

Dr. John Baldwin Meredith, of Raymond Terrace, applied to Justice Sly in Chambers to make absolute a rule nisi calling upon George Henry Popper, of Raymond Terrace, of…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 3

There was a full attendance of councilors at the regular monthly meeting of the cuoncil of the above Shire on friday viz: Councillors W. Bailey…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire was held at the Shire Chambers, Stroud, on Friday March 31st, 1911. Present:—Crs. A. Grant (in…

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Shire Machinery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

Councillor S. S. Kingston desires us to state that in moving in the Council far the inspection of machinery for road making be did not expect the…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

There was a full attendance of councillors at the regular monthly meeting of the council of the above shire on Friday, viz., Councillors W. Bailey (President), J. Hayes,…

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Bolwarra Shire Council, (From our Largs Correspondent)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above council was held at the shire Office, Largs, on Friday last. Councillor Bowden (president) presided, and there were also…

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East Maitland Municipality, Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 6

The forinightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening. There were present: Aldermen R. Partridge-Wall (Mayor)…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Workmen's Wages Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 5

A communication was before the last meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council intimating that the Railway Workers and General Labourers Association of New South Wales…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in chambers on Friday night last. Present. Ald. Fitzgerald (in the chair), Wilkerson,…

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Shire Machinery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Owing to a line being misplaced in the report of Councillor Laurie's remarks, which appeared in last Friday's issue, his meaning was…

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Shire Council Meetings. Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above council was held at the Shire Office, [?] on Friday last. Councillor Bowden (president) presided, and there were also…

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Patrick Plains Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 7

There was a full attendance of councilors at the regular monthly meeting of the council of the above shire on Friday, viz., Councillors W. Bailey (President), J. Hayes,…

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Council Meetings. The Conduct of Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

If municipal and shire councils arc to do the business for which they m et in a satisfactory manner, the members composing such councils must seek to rise…

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Lord Haldane a Member. London." April 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 3

Viscount. Haidane has been appointed a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Lord succeeding Lord James of Hereford, resigned. Lord Haldane is thus entited to…

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Municipality of Morpeth. Council, Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of Morpeth was held last evening. Present- The Mayor (Alder[?] Edwards), Aldermen Campbell, Bourke,…

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Topics of the Day. Proposed Imperial Council of State

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 7

The most important of the resolutions tabled by the Colonies for consideration by the Imperial Conference comes from New Zealand : "That the Empire has now…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Cessnock on Wednesday, Present: Councillors Morgan (in the chair) McNamarra,…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last, when there were present Ald. H R. Flanders (Mayor), Alex…

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