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Council & local affairs, 1911

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 3

A meeting of the Municipal Council held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), Aldermen McGowen. Jackson. Head, Searl, Saunders,…

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Health and Sanitation What the Council Is Doing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 3

Health and sanitary matters were under discussion at the meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday evening, consequent upon the reports of the…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 6

A poll of the ratepayer of the municipality of Morpoth was taken on Saturday to fill the vacancy in the municipal council caused by the death of the late Alderman, J. C. Brown. There were two…

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Dear Food in Germany. Municipal Discussion. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

The municipalities of important provincial towns are debating relief measures to combat the difficulties of dear food. The Prussian Government is lowering freight…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last. Present Aldermen Bowker (mayor), Wilkerson, Fitzgerald, Burton…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman H R Flanders), Aldermen D Fleming, W…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening. In the absence of the Mayor Alderman Porter was…

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Mayor of 'Frisco. San Francisco, Sept. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. James Rolphs, jun. has been elected Mayor of San Francisco. He will have the handling of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition funds, which amount to £2,500,000…

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Wallarobba shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wallarobba Shire was held in the shire offices on Wednesday last Present. Crs. Waller (President), Alison,…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council. In the Council yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 6

Mr. Garland, on behalf or mr. J. Hugnes, moved for leave to bring in a bill to apply the provisions of part V. of the Companies Act, 1899, to the Australian Bank of…

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Lighting Municipalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 4

At the session of the Municipal Conference In Sydney on Thursday the Mayor of Waratah moved, "that, in the opinion of the conference, the Local Government Act…

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Municipal and Shire Rolls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

Ratepayers and others quallfied to have their names inserted on the voters' liste are reminded, that the supplementary, rolls will be made up in October, for both the…

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Local Government Conference. Motion from Singleton Council Defeated. Mayor Waterhouse's Slip

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 5

At the Local Government Conference in Sydney on Thursday, Singleton, Council submitted the following resolution:-"(a) That It is the interest of country mund…

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Shire Conference at Broke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 6

Yesterday, Shire Councillors W. Bailey (president), R. H. Dangar, J. C. Bowman, J. Onslow Thompson, and W. G. Roberts, accompanied by the shire engineer (Mr. G…

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Lord Mayor of London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 5

Sir Thomas Boor Crosby, M.D., has been elected Lord Mayor of London…

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Tarro Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present Councillors Jacobs (president),…

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The Shire Assessments

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

IN another part of this issue, Mr. Abbott deals with local shire assessments and some comments of ours thereon. We think Mr. Abbott is approximately…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the council of the municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman R. Partridge-Wall)…

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Correspondence Woolooma Shire Council Assessments. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate )

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

Sir, — During the long years that you have been crunning the Scone "Advocate," the people of this district have got to be rather proud of their W.E.A…

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Municipality of Morpeth. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Morpeth was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor (Alderman C.E. Edwards) presided, and there…

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