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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 2

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Tho President read a message from the Governor, intimating that he had granted three months' leave of absence from the…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 2

Lord Summer, in delivering the judgment of the Privy Council, allowing, with costs the appeal in the case of Syme v. the Victorian Tax Commissioners, said that…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Flowers, the Vice-President of the Executive Council, moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to permit of the…

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Action Against Shire Councillors an Adjournment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 6

The State Full Court (Sir William Coll[?] Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice [?] had before it an appeal from the determination of John Laynton Shropshire, P.M., [?]…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, July 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 3

Lord Stunner, in delivering the Judgment of the Privy Council, allowing, with costs, the appeal in the case of Syme v. the Victorian Tax Commissioners, said that…

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Singleton Letter. Mayor's Congratulations to Dr. Meagher. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1914 · page 2

Replying to a toast at a social. gathering in St. Xavier's Catholic Schoolroom on Saturday evening, the Mayor of Singleton (Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse) prefaced his…

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Mission Study Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 4

Following upon the mission study circus conducted last week in East and west Maitland by Miss Fraser, a meeting was held on Saturday evening at the presbyterian School…

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State Parliament. Council Adjourns. Check for King and Empire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 2

Members of the Legislative Council were lit high ' tension when House met yesterday afternoon owing to receipt of news earlier in the day that Great Britain was at war…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

There was a full attendance of Councillors present at the usual fortnightly meeting of the above council held on Monday, Cr. T. Johns…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the above was held yesterday morning, when the President (Councillor H. L. White) presided over a full meeting…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

There was a full attendance of Councillors present at the usual fort-nightly meeting of the above council hold on Monday, Cr. T. Johns…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 9

[?] monthly meeting of the [?] was held in the Chambers [?] on Wednesday last, there [?] be present Crs Grant…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at the office on Tuesday, the President (Councillor Swan) occupying the chair. Other members…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 7
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Chambers on Tuesday last, present, being. Alds. Fitzgerald (mayor), Burrows…

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Morpeth Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 3

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last. There were present—Aldermen .J. A. Bourke. (Mayor), J. S. Nindin E.J stace W. Cantwell, and J…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Wednesday last, wheat there were present Councillors E. Bowman…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held nl Singleton mi Friday, when (hero were present Councillors I. W. Onslow Thompson (president), W. Bailey…

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Legislative, Council. House Adjourns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 5

In the Legislative Council, when it assembled on Wednesday, there was an unusually large attendance of members. The Vice-President of the Executive…

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