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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening last. Those present were: The Mayor (Alderman J.W.B. Waterhouse),…

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Morpeth Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above was head on [?] There were present Aldermen [?] (Mayor), J. S. [?] J. Syron. Apologies…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the abovenamed Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last there being present the Mayor (Alderman…

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The Irish Question. Ulster's Problems. Indignant Denial. Unionist Council's Statement. London, April 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

One thousand rifles and ample ammunition have reached the Ulster volunteers during the past few weeks. Colonel Seely, M.P. (late Secretary of…

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Council and Caucus. Further Reference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 7

Mr. Meagher made the following reference on Tuesday to the statements of Mr. Holman, the State Premier. "The Premier seems angry and resents…

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 6

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

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 6

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

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Mayor of Auburn. Offered a Wife

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 2

Alderman W. J. Johnson, Mayor of Auburn, ex-member for Robertson, and the selected Labor candidate for Calare, has secured two months leave of…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

Special mooting of the Council held on Wednesday evening lost. Present. The Mayor (Ald. Sherwood), and full Council…

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Council and Caucus. Mr. Meagher and the Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

Commotion among Labour members was evident yesterday as the result of the struggle proceeding between Mr. Holman and Mr. Meagher…

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Municipal Ownership

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

A citizen of Glasgow (says an exchange), may live in a municipal house. He may walk along in the municipal street, or ride on the municipal dust car collecting the…

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Council and Caucus. Internal Trouble of Government

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 5

The next Caucus of the State Parliamentary Labour party threatens to be a stormy one, judging by statements made on Monday on the part of the Premier (Mr. Holman…

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Council and Caucus. New Aspect of the Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

Political circles present the calm aspect which often presages a storm. But if a storm does takes place in the Labour Caucus on May 4, it is practically…

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Letter to the Editor Municipality of East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,-After carefully adjusting the salaries of their clerical staffs to their entin satisfaction, our worthy alderman have decided by resolutions to get their finance committee to "look into the day labour…

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Cessnock Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 4

Appeal Courts, will be held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Monday next; at Kurri Kurri, on Wednesday, May 20; and at Branxton. on Friday, May 29, for pur-…

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Cummins' Dam. Government Proposals. Shire Engineer's Criticisms. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 6

At the meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council, yesterday, the engineer reported that that the department had returned the plan of Cummins' Dam, from which it appeared…

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Council and Caucus. Holman-meagher Issue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Holman, had nothing further to say yesterday in regard to the trouble which has developed in the caucus He did, however, touch briefly upon the re-…

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An Irate Shire Coun-cillor. Tiff with President. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Cessnook Shire Council, something like a couple of hours elapsed before the ordinary business was reached, owing to discussion on what…

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Aldermen Ousted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 5

Justice Ferguson to-day made a rule ab-solute, ousting three members of the Ka-toomba Municipal Council on the ground that their places of abode were not…

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Smoking at Council Meetings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 1

Apropos of the many absurd conventionalities of modern life, and the certain cases in which etiquette is strictly adhered to, and in other directions…

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