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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

Regular monthly meeting held at the office of the Shire, scone, on Thursday, 6th Inst. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), F…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

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

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cess-nock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present—Councillors Johns (president), Baddeley, Morgan,…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Wait Crisis Resolutions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 6

At yesterday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council, the president, Councillor Johns, referred to the war, and suggested that the council take steps to urge upon the…

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Letter to the Editor. West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 6

Sir,-"Citizen" in his first letter charged myself and fellow-aldermen with voting for a report which I showed was non-existent Instead of acting the part of a true…

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Letter to the Editor. West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1914 · page 2

Sir,—Unfortunately for Alderman Enright. some of the statements in his letter of the 18th instant, do not agree with the account of the last council meeting, published in your issue of…

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State Parliament. Legislntive Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1914 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The National Relief Fund Bill was passed through all its .stages, and the House adjourned…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Monday. Present: Crs. T. Johns (president), J. M. Baddeley, S. W. Snape,…

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Shire Council Patriotic Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 3

At the Shire Council meeting on Monday it was decided to form a Patriotic Fund to be known as the Cessnock Shire Council Patriotic…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 3

A special meeting of the above Shire Council was held in the Shire Office on Tuesday, last. The president (Councillor Swan) presided, and…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting wan held in the Chambers on Tuesday night last, present being Ald. Fitzgerald (Mayor),…

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Morpeth Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 2

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

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. There were present Aldermen Fleming (Mayor) Bar[?]ett, Campbell,…

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German Brutality. Belgian Mayor's Report. Brussels, Aug. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 5

The Mayor of Linsmeau, near Tirlemont, officially reports that some German Hussars, whose officer had been shot by a Belgian patrol, accused civilians shooting…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1914 · page 2

At the fortnigntly meeting of the Municipal Council, held on Wednesday last the proceedings in addition to what was published on Saturday…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1914 · page 2

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

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1914 · page 2

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

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council v. Inspector-general of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

Some months ago, the local sanitary inspector having reported that the Muswellwellbrook lockup promises were in a bad condition, from a health point of view, and…

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F. & S. Association Durham District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 8

Mr. Hay spoke and was welcomed, and Mr Rothery, at our last! D. D. C. meeting at the Paterson on the 21st August…

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The Council and Electricity. To the Editor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

SIR,—Acting under the impression that the Shire Council intended to arrange for the installation of electricity throughout Cessnock, I had…

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