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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Council's Early Finances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 13

The early revenue of the council is, naturally, an interesting feature of the history of the municipality; therefore, a few of the more important facts are not out of place…

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Past Mayors and Council Clesks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 13

Owing to the early records of the council having been destroyed by the memorable flood of 1893, the list of past mayors and council clerks has for the most part been…

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The Shadow of Shame. a Powerful Romance. Chapter Iv. Knaves in Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 16

Well, and so the old gentleman did go off, after all. Rather curious coincidence, wasn't it, just as young Markham had pulled off that big case? By Gad, that fellow has some…

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Municipal Jubilee. East Maitland Celebration. the Town En Fete

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 13

The jubilee of the incorporation of the municipality of East Maitland was celebrated [?] Saturday last with great enthusiasm by a [?] concourse of townspeople and visitors…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

A brief sitting of the Municipal Appeal Court was held on Thursday, for the purpose of giving a decision in regard to the appeal of A. E. Ind against the…

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Capital Punishment. Labor Council Attitude

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 3

At the Sydney Labor Council meeting last week a great deal of the evening was occupied discussing a motion prompted by the announcement that…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Porter), Aldermen Partridge-Wall…

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A Progressive Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

Coonamble is a town on the Castlereagh River, 378 miles by rail from Sydney, and the terminus of a branch line from Dubbo, from which it is distant 95 miles, It is a…

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Tarro Shire Council Ordinary Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, on Tuesday. There were present, the president (Councillor Jacobs)…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Tuesday, 4th inst. Present—Crs. Daunt (President), Grant, Croll,…

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The Shire Chambers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wallarobba Shiro Council the matter of the proposed new chambers time up for consideration. The…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at the Council-chambers, Singleton, on Friday, when there was a full attendance of Councillors, viz…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 6

A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman H. Burns) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen…

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Our Singleton Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 7

The Municipal Council met on Thursday night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Burns), Aldermen Waterhouse, McGowen, Jackson, Head, lad, and McLachlan…

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Wages Board and Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

On Thursday evening the possibility of wages board award complications was brought before the Municipal Council incidental to the presentation of a…

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The Street Hawking Question Discussion in the Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 5

On Thursday evening the Council gave somec consideration to the question of street-hawking, in connection with the possibility of vendors of fruit and other…

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Shire Appeal Court. Thursday, June 6th. (Before Mr J. W. Fletcher, Acting P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 5

A Court for hearing appeals against assessments made by the valuator of the Patrick Plains Shire Council was held on the above date…

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Scene at a Council Meeting. The Police Requisitioned. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

An uproarious scene occurred in the Rockdale Council last night. Alder[?] Buhag, refusing to desist from speeking, was ordered to leave the Ch[?]…

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Proposed Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 6

Messrs. A. S. Wood, J. B. Ferguson, A. Biggers, and J. D. O'Sullivan, representing the Cessnock Progress Association, asked Mr. Flowers to support the movement for…

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Wallarobba Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Chambers, Dungog, on Tuesday. There were present—Councillors A. G. H. Lawrie, (president), G. S. Waller, S. J…

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