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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Shire Nominations. Contests in Each Riding

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 5

The nominations for the position of councillors for the various shires throughout the State closed yesterday. So far as the Shire of Patrick…

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Council of Labour Proposed Federal, Organisation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

With the official report of the processing of the interstate congress of Tra[?] and Labour Councils, held at Adelaide November, has been printed and circulated…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Next Year's Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, on Saturday, for the purpose of adopting valuations and estimates and…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 6

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present—Councillors Niland (president), Jacobs, Wilkinson, and…

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Shire Nominations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

Punctually at 12 o'clock noon, on Friday, the Returning Officer, Mr S. N. Dark, for the Wallarobba Shire, stepped on to the verandah at the…

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Tarro Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

Councillor B. T. Hector, who is socking re-election as a representative of C riding in the Tarro Shire Council, in addressing a well-attended meeting of electors of…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 7

The retiring councillors of the Muswellbrook Shire Council—Messrs. E. Bowman, J. C. White, J. Daniel, E. R. White, B. Cowan, and James Lonergan—were re-elected without…

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West Maitland Council. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 6

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

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East Maitland Council. Fornightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the East Maitland Municipality was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Porter), Aldermen…

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Leeds Municipal Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 5

The Leeds corporation has promised to reinstate its workers who struck and consider the claims for increased wages. The strikers have accepted the conditions…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present—Councillors Edwards, President,…

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The Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

Nominations of candidates for the Tarrob Shire Council must be in the hands of the returning-officer (Mr. P. J. Martion) by 5 o'clock this afternoon. The nominations will…

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Hacknev's New Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. George Winkley, J. P., of Forest Hill, Oakhampton, has received news of the elevation of his brother, Mr. Charles Winkley, to the office of Mayor of the ancient…

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Shire Nominations. Cessnock. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

Mr. P. Crampton, Cessnock Shire Clerk, at noon to-day announced the following nominations of candidates for the shire elections to be held on January 31:—…

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Matters Municipal. Development of the Commonwealth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

The approaching triennial municipal elections have so far aroused little interest locally. It is said that several of the retiring aldermen will not seek re-election, but new Public men of great observation and much experience like Sir George Reid and Sir William Lever have recently been offering suggestions for the improvement and…

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Municipal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

"The triennial election for nine aldermen for the Municipal Council of Dungog will take place this month. Nominations close on…

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A Mayor's Arrest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 5

The Mayor of Pictoria mentioned yesterday as having gone to the strike headquarters to discuss matters with a view to mediation, was while so engaged arrested. It…

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Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

Included in the nominations of candidates for A riding of the Cessnock shire in Andrew C. Forrester, factory proprietor, Branxton, Evidently owing to a mistake in the…

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Shire Elections Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 3

Councillor F. Jacobs, who is a candidate for re-election as a representative of C Riding of the Tarre Shire, addressed a meeting of the Hobburn ratepayers at Thomas…

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Local and General. Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Johns and Spinks, candidates for B riding in the Cessnook Shire, are announced to deliver addresses to the ratepayers of Telarah, Rutherford, Homeville, Campbell's…

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