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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Extension of Municipal Boundary

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Will you be good enough to allow me the use of your columns to urge all electors of the Shire and Municipality to vote "Yes" at the ballot on…

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Tarro Shire Council

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

Nominations for the extraordinary vacancy in the Tarro Shire Council, caused through the death of the late Councillor Bennett, close with the shire council clerk and…

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The Shire Poll

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

The Shire poll was conducted, as customarily, by "postal ballot," ballot papers being posted a week or so before-hand to each Shire…

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Proposed Extension of Municipal Area. Result of Polls. Proposal Approved by Large Majorities

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

Although the poll of the ratepayers taken in Scone yesterday on the question of extending the Municipal area, was, perhaps, the most…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council. In the Council yesterday

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

The Miners Accident Relief (Amendment) Bill was further considered in, committee. Postponed clause 9 was amended to provide that the manager of each mine should…

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Shires and Municipal Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Shires and Municipal Employees Union will be held at Mr. R. Hills' on Saturday night next, at 8 o'clock…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

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

The adjourned fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present—Councillors McNamara (president), Brown,…

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Stroud Shire Sensations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 4

We are credibly informed (says the "Dungog Chronicle") that Mr. J. F. Daunt, president of the Stroud Shire, has laid information against several of his…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

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

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Flowers, the Vice-president of the Executive Council, moved the suspension of so much of the Standing Orders as…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 4

At the West Maitland Courthouse, this afternoon, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided over a court for the revision of the municipal supplementary list. The town clerk (Mr. W. J…

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Tarro Shire Council

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

The polling for the extraordinary vacancy that has occurred in the Tarro Shire Council by the death of the late councillor Bennett will take place on Wednesday next…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Chambers on Tuesday night last, present being Aldermen Fitzgerald (mayor),…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Flowers, Vice-president of the Executive Council, made an announcement with regard to the business to be done before the…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office East Maitland, yesterday. There were present.— Counc[?]rs Jacobs (president), Rickey,…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council. In the Council yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 6

A message was received from the legislative Assembly, intimating that it insisted upon its disagreement with the Council's amendments in the Gas Bill, and asking…

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Speaker on the Council. Sign of Decadence

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 1

The Speaker (Mr Henry Willis) issued the following memorandum on Friday in regard to Thursday night's debate in the Legislative Council:—…

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The Singleton Argus. Tuesday, December 3rd. an Aspect of the City Council Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 2

Yesterday was polling day for the City Council elections, but the poll had not closed at the time we went to press. It is only very recently that any…

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Telegraphic News. City Municipal Elections Liberals Triumph. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 2

THE state of the parties in the City Municipal elections, which took place yesterday, is:—Liberals, 21 ; Labor, 5. Sir Allan Tavler (Liberal and ex-Lord…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 2

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

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