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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 2
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

Fortnightly meeting of above held on Wednesday last. Present : The Mayor (Ald. Stafford), Ald. Sherwood. Berman, Cooper, and O'Brlen ; also…

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Stroud Shire. Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 10

The following is the report of the Engineer, which was read at last meeting of Council, dated October 28th :—…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

In the council yesterday, The Crown Lands (Amending and Declaratory) Bill, the Teachers' College Bill, and the Teachers College Building Bill were read a…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night last. There were present:—…

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Lord Mayor's Show. Great Pageant. London, Nov. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 2

The Lord Mayor's procession took the form of a medieval and military pageant. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Alverstone, in welcoming the Lord Mayor at the Law…

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Parliament. Franchise Bill Rejected by Council. Ironworks Bill Carried in Assembly. Labor Opposition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 4

The Sydney Corporation Franchise Bill was rejected on its second reading in the Legislative Council on Thursday by 28 votes to 6…

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Extension of Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 6

A large area of the estate of the late Mr. Thomas Cook, which adjoins and extends along the boundary of the municipality—over a mile in length—hiterto used for…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 4

All extraordinary vacancy has occurred in the Tarro Shire Council through the death of the late Councillor Thos. Bennett. Nominations for the Vacancy must be handed to the…

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Tarro Shire, Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro [?] Council was held at the Shire Office, [?] Maitland, yesterday. There were presented Counc[?] Jacobs (president), [?]…

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Proposed Extension of the Municipal Area. Voting Papers Sent Out. Returnable Monday Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 2

The local Shire Council have, in accordance with previous arrangement, had voting papers sent to all ratepayers, asking them to say…

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East Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman W. M. Porter), Aldermen…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The City Tattersall's Club Bill was read a third time. The President read a message from…

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Free Municipal Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

In an article in "The Times" of November 9 the possibility of the Americans fulfilling their boats of making America "the greatest golfing country in the world" is…

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Local and General News. Municipal Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

A court for the revision of the supplementary lists of electors of the municipality of East Maitland will be held at the Court-house, East Maitland. on Friday, December…

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Privacy Council Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1912 · page 5

The Judical Committee of the Privy Council in the matter of Delohery v. Williams reserved judgement. Council for the respondents was not called upon to address the court…

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The State Parliament. lEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday. The Inscribed Stock (Issue and Renewals) Bill was read a third time and for-warded to the Assembly…

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Municipal Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1912 · page 2

A cyclist, was proceeded against for riding on the footway Sempill-street. As it, was not first offence of a similar kind, a fine of 20/, together with 4/ cost…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

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

In the Council yesterday. The message brought up by the commit-tee in connection with the Council's in-sistence on its amendments in the Gas Bill…

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Correspondence. Re Extension of Municipal Boundaries of Scone. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Permit me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to point out a few facts in connection with the proposed extension of the Municipality…

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