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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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The Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

To-day the Municipal Election of Aldermen for the triennial period ending January 31, 1917, will take place in the School of Arts, but as to…

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Shire Elections. the Voting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 5

The polling for the shire elections took place on Saturday. Considerable interest was manifested in the election, much more apparently than was the case with the…

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Letter to the Editor. the Municipal Franchise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 6

Sir,—It would probably be surprising to most people to know that out of a total of 1264 electors on the roll of the West Maitland Municipality, there are only 214…

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The Municipal Elections. Results of Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 5

Polling at the triennial elections in the various municipalities on Saturday resulted in a number of surprises. One surprise was the small number of votes recorded. The…

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Shire Elections. Woolooma Shire

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 3

The voting for the candidates to fill the vacancies in "B" and "C" Ridings of the local Shire, occasioned by the triennial retirements…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The Municipal Council met last Tuesday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. Stafford), Ald. A. E. Berman, W. Cooper, C. Dunbar,…

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Cessnock Shire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The contests in the three Ridings of Cessnock Shire were very keen, and resulted in the defeat of four of the old councillors, Messrs G. Brown, G. E…

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Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

The election for six councillors to the Shim of Patrick Plains took place on Saturday, and considerable interest was attached to the result throughout the shire…

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The Shire Election

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The Shire election was, of course, conducted by postal vote, and the results were naturally not available as soon as those of the Municipal Council…

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Municipal and Shire Elections Result of the Polling

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Saturday was polling day throughout the State for the election of Municipal and Shire Councils for the ensuing triennial period. Locally, it can scarcely be…

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Approaching Holiday of the Mayor. Proposed Send Off

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Is response to a circular, a number of residents assembled at the School of Arts on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of considering the matter of giving the…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

The triennial election of aldermen for Singleton Municipal Council took place on Saturday. There were two polling booths—one in the Council Chambers, Burdekin…

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Morpeth Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. D. McMahon, town clerk and returning officer, made a rough announcement of the results of the poling for the municipal election at Morpeth on Saturday night shortly before 7…

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Municipal Election. Some New Blood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

There was a good muster of ratepayers assembled opposite the School of Arts; Dungog, on Saturday evening when Mr. Skelton…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

The returning-officer, Mr. P. Crampton, declared the poll in connection with the Cessnock Shire election at noon to-day…

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Municipal Election. Result of the Polling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

The election of aldermen for the Municipality of Muswellbrook for the triennial period ending 31st January, 1917, was held on Saturday last at…

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The Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

Subsequent to the result of the polling in connection with the Municipal Election being declared on Saturday evening, Ald Campbell, Tindale, and Weidmann made…

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Municipal Elections. Further Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 6

The following additional returns on Saturday's municipal elections have been received:— MURRURUNDI.—George Boyle White,…

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Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

At a meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council, Councillor D. Ferry was elected president, of the council for the ensuing twelve months. Councillor Angus McGregor was…

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Local News. Shire and Council Meetings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly-elected Council for the Patrick Plains Shire will be held to-morrow, when a special meeting will also take (place at which the…

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