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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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West Maitland Municipality

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

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor (Alderman F. W. Thursby) presided…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

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

The ordinary meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Shire office Cessnock, yesterday. Present: Councillors Morgan (president) Baillie M'Kenzie…

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Scene at a Council Meeting. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 2

A scene occurred at the Enfield Council meeting last night. Alderman Well used- some offensive and Insulting remarks to other aldermen, and on being…

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Municipal Cases

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

Traffic Inspector Hughes proceeded against a cyclist for riding upon the footpath in Sempill-street, and also for having some time Inter ridden his bicycle…

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Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the local Shire Council was held yesterday, Councillor H. L. White (President), E G. Eagar, K…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 7

A meeting of the above was held in the Shire Chambers, Stroud, on Tuesday last. Present Councillors Grant…

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Wallarobba shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Councillors of the above Shire was held on Wednesday last. Present Crs. Waller (president),…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 8
Also in The Scone Advocate

The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Ald Fitgerald (in the chair),…

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Gessnock Requirements. the Minister and Shire Council. Sydney. Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

The Minister of Works gave a rather unsympathetic reply to a deputation from Cessnock Shire, consisting of Mr. Kearsley, M.L.A., and Mr. W. Morgan (president of the Shire Council), asking…

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

SIR, — Reading your explanation in reply to my letter in your last issue, I must say that it does not seem to me satisfactory. If the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Wednesday last There were present Councillors E. Bowman (President) J.C. White, J…

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Our Muswllbrook Letter. Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council there were present—Councillors E. Bowman (president), J. C. White, B. Cowan, J. Dantel, and J. Lonergan. The…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

Alderman W. [?] Campbell has resigned his position as an alderman, an office, the duties of which he has ably discharged for some five years…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 8

The council of the above shire met at the Council Chambers, Singleton, on Friday at 10 a.m., when there were present Councillors W. Halley, 1. Onslow-Thompson, W…

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Lithgow Strike. Labour Council's Threat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 5

An open-air Labour demonstration was held in the main street Lithgow, on Saturday night. Mr. W. Delaney occupied the chair, and there was a largo attendance The…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The Council of Patrick Plains Shire met at the Council Chambers, Singleton, on Friday, at 10 a.m., when there were present: Councillors W. Bailey, I…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The following is the Engineer's report read at the Stroud Shire Council last week: Barry's road, Upper Myall…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

Regular monthly meeting of the above held at the office of the Shire, Scone, on Thursday last, the President (Councillor H. L. White)…

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Lithgow Strike. Labor Council's Threat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

An open-air Labor demonstration was held in the main street of Lithgow on Saturday night. The speak chiefly visitors who had come for the…

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