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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

The customary meeting of the municipal council was held on Wednesday night. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Flanders), Aldermen Barrett, Campion, Sparkes,…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday. The Legislative Assembly's message in reference to the Council's amendments in the Industrial Arbitration Hill was considered…

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Municipal Appeals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The acting clerk to the Municipality of Dungog has received over 70 appeals from some twenty ratepayers. Most of these aggrieved…

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Sanitary Inspector—Inspection of Municipality

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Jas. Young), as directed, reported having made an inspection of the whole of the premises situated within…

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The Wickham-Hexham Road. Tarro Shire Council Blamed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 14

A deputation, headed by Mr. Estell, M.L.A., asked the Minister of Works recently to repair the road between Wickham and Hexham, It was stated that the road was in the Tarro…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Flanders),…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The debate on the second rending of the Savings Bank Amalgamation Bill was resumed…

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Municipal Rates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

The rate notices for the current year have been delivered, and we are requested to remind ratepayers that same must be paid within 30 days…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

A court for the hearing of municipal appals was held at the courthouse, West Maitland, this morning. Mr. T.C.K. Mckell, P.M., presiding. Although 35…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Flowers, Vice-president of the Executive Council, intimated that Mr. John Hughes was unable to act as one of the…

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The Arbitration Bill. Deadlock with the Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

The disagreement that has arisen is tween the two branches of the Legis[?] ture in regard to vital principles of the Industrial Arbitration Bi? came…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present—The mayor (Aderman Porter), Aldermen Foster,…

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London Alderman's Troubles. Alleged Conspiracy. London, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 5

Sir T. H. Brooke-Hitching, whom the Court of Aldermen declared unfit to be an alderman because of alleged questionable dealing in shares, has withdrawn his…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, On the motion to forward a message to the Legislative Assembly, containing the announcement that the report of the…

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A City Riot. Mayor v. Editor. Rock Island

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

Bullets were fired through the windows of the city hall in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Mayor Sehreever. A squabble arose recently between the Mayor and the…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The Government Railways (Duplication Board) Bill and the Loan Bill were received from the Assembly, and read a first time…

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Preference to Unionists. The Council Gives Way

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 1

The outstanding result of the conference which took place between the Legislative Assembly and the Council on Monday night its tire recognition of the…

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Shire Council's Perilous Permits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

Some shire councils have issued licenses , permitting cattle to story on public roads. Cattle on roads at night have often caused serious accidents, and such un accident…

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Lord Mayor's Salary. Lively Scenes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

The question or the salary of the Lord Mayor or Dublin was again under discussion at a meeting of the Dublin Corporation yesterday (said the "Daily…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

We understand that Mr Walterus Brown, P.M. has definitely fixed the date of the Municipal Appeal Court for Friday, April 12th…

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