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Council & local affairs, 1913

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A Shire's Predicament. Employees Give Notice

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 4

MR. Griffith's statement in the House last week to the effect that only one-half of the promised road vote of £200,000 can now be made…

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Main Roads Grant. Local Shire and Municipality Receive Grants. Upper Hunter Deviation Proposal. Mr. Price's Activity

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

The grants for main roads throughout the state were published in yesterday's city papers. From them we note the following grants:—…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 2

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

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A Municipal Rabbit Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 6

German agricultural papers report a unique enterprise which has been jointly undertaken by thirty rabbit-breeders representing various rabbit clubs in the municipality…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present—Councillors Niland (president)…

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Shire Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

Those persons who are entitled to have their names placed on the list of electors for the Shire of Patrick Plains, are reminded that the lists of…

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Aldermen Congratulated. Double Honours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 2

Some little time ago, Alderman J. H. F. Waller, of the West Maitland Municipal Council, was, it will be remembered, elected as Vice-president of the Local Government…

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East Maitland Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 6

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

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipal of West Maitland was held in the council chamber, Town Hall, last evening. There were present: The…

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Acting Shire Clerk Arrested. Several Charges of Stealing Money

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 4

Something approaching a sensation, was caused at Gilgandra on Tuesday morning when it became known that E. J. Colqnhoun, acting shire clerk and…

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Municipal Electors' List

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 2

The electors' lists of the Municipality of Singleton will be on view from November 1 to 17 at the Court House, Police Station, and Council Chambers…

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Municipal Council. Motion to Borrow Passed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last; the Mayor (Ald. Stafford), presiding over a full Council. Ald. Sherwood,…

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Charges of Corruption. Municipal Maladministrat[?] St. Louis. Oct

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

Twenty-eight officials and member[?] the City Council of East St. Louis [?] been indicted by the Grand jury which [?] been investigating charges of graf[?]…

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Pugnacious Aldermen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 5

At a meeting of the North Perth Council Councillor Beveridge informed Councillor Wilson that he was a political and every other kind of shifter. Councillor Wilson…

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Letter to the Editor. Main Roads in Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 6

Sir,—In your leader of l6th October, you remark that the publication of Main Roads Grunt allocation will lead to your having "what many of the shires think of…

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Reform Mayor's Death at Sea. Effect of Madman's Bullet. New York, Sept. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 12

New York was deeply grieved to-day by a wireless announcement of the sudden death in the White Star liner Baltic of Mr. William J. Gaynor, Mayor of New York, the…

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A Municipal Rabbit Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 12

German agricultural papers report a unique enterprise which has been jointly undertaken by thirty rabbit-breeders representing various rabbit, clubs in the municipality…

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Hastings Shire Council Chambers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 4

The new chambers recently erected at Wauchope for the Hastings Shire Council were opened on Wednesday last in the presence of a large and representative…

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Municipal Council. the Improvement Scheme. Motion to Borrow Passed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1913 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last. when Ald. Sherwood's motion, of which he had…

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The Wicked Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 1

It seems clear that Ministers, in their electoral campaign, intend to make a dead set against the Legislative Council. This, of course, is in…

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