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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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The Moribund Council on the Eve of the Election. Reflections and Congratulations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

The Municipal Council held the last meeting of the first triennial period on Wednesday evening last, and had one not even been aware that a general…

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The Municipal Elections. Result of the Pulling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 4

The polling for aldermen in the various municipalities took place on Saturday. Considerable interest was manifested in the elections, and there are a number of changes…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Friday night last. Present: Ald. Bowker (Mayor), Wilkerson Burton, Wallis, Fitzgerald,…

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The Municipal Elections Quiet Interest. No Excitement. Three New Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

On Saturday the election for the second triennial period, since the coming into operation of the Local Government Act took place all over the State. In…

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Warrah Shire

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The election (by postal ballot) for Warrah (Murrurundi) shire, also took place on Saturday last. Shortly before 11 o'clock, the…

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Local [?] Shire Election [?]

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The following is the results the Stroud Shire Elections:—B Riding—Bowen 64, Daunt 59, Gorton 51, Dark 40; complete…

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Shire and Municipal Elections. Messrs. Eagar & Macdonald Returned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

THE voting (by postal ballot) for "B" Riding (the only one contested) was brought to a close at six o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Local News. Election of Mayor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

A meeting for the election of Mayor will be held at the Council Chambers on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. At the termination of the election, the Council will sit…

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Patrick Plains Shire Elections an Interesting Contest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The election of councillors for the second term, in connection with the Patrick Plains Shire Council, took place on Saturday. Owing to the voting being by post the…

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The Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

There has been some talk of a recount of votes in connection with the West Maitland Municipal election, in consequence of the number of votes for five of the candidates being so very close and…

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Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. P. Crampton, returning-officer for the Cessnock Shire elections officially declared the result of the poll at the sire office this morning The voting for the…

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East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 4

Speaking to one of the old members of the East Maitland Council to-day, a representative of this journal was informed that the election of Alderman…

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Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

The polling for aldermen in this municipality took place on Saturday. A fair amount of interest was manifested in the election, which was…

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Fine Municipal Point

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

A knotty point with which the committee of the Local. Government Association wrestled last night, was submitted by the June Council. In brief,…

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Labour's Wave Ebbing. Mr Wade on the Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 1

"The wave of Labor success reached its highest mark at the Federal elections, but since then has been steadily subsiding."…

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East Maitland Municipality Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the newly-elected Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor. The…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the new council was held last night, when the principal business was the election of Mayor. There was a full attendance of the aldermen, and several rate-…

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Now Shire President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-elected Bolwaria Shire Council was held at the shire [?]eo Largs to-day, when Councillor Elias Bowdon was unanimously elected to the position of president in…

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Municipal Council. Striking the Rate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

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

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Election of Mayor. Ald. Stafford Reelected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held at 10 a.m. yesterday, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for current year. There was a tall…

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