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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Regular meeting of the above held on Wednesday evening past Present: The Mayor (Aid. Sherwood) and full Council…

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Mannall), Alderman Cracknell,…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 7

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, It was resolved to refer the St. Patrick's College (Manly) Bill to a select committee for report…

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Army Council Quorum

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The news paper are commenting on what is called the bad rule that makes three members of the Army Council a [?], enabling the Minister for War to secure the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

In the Council, yesterday, It was decided that, unless otherwise ordered, the House should sit on Tuesday and Friday in each week for the reminder of the…

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Minister Rebuked. Angry Debate in Labour Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

The report of the deputation to the Minister of Education, who refused to increase teachers' salaries from £110 to £126 a year, was made the occasion for some sharp…

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Municipal Libraries and Fiction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Edward Gates, borough librarian Halifax (England, quotes one of the greatest authorities on library administration as responsible for the statement that the percentage of…

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Municipal Stores Burned. Delhi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The municipal grain godowns (stores) at Agra have been burned, and an enormous quantity of grain destroyed. The damage is estimated at four lakhs of rupees…

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Municipal Cases

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

H. G. Collison, Municipal Inspector of Nuisances, proceeded against E. F. Little. P. Tangney, and W. Livermore, for allowing stock to…

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A Shire Council in Deep Waters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

The Walgelt Shire Council, it is slated, have only about £100 left to m[?]el the liabilties of the present month. All the casual hands have…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 7

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the council chambers Cessnock, yesterday. Present-Councillors Johns, president,…

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Municipal Valuations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

In the course of the hearing of the municipal appeal cases yesterday, Mr. A. Price, one of the valuers, considered the increased valuations were justified by the…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 3

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Robson moved that there be laid upon the table of the House a return showing for each year from its inception the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 10

At the usual monthly meeting of the above body, held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last, there were present—Crs. R. W. Alison…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday morning present Crs. T. Johns president), J. M. Baddeley,…

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Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Wednesday night last. The Mayor (Aldermen J. M. Feeney) presided, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The Daceyville Extension Bill and the State Debt and Sinking Fund (Amendment)Bill were read a third time…

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