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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Turkey's Position. Divided Council. Paris, May 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

The Dedeagatch correspondent of the "Temps" says that after Italy's declaration of war the Young Turks held a council. Enver Pasha's attitude was severely…

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Proposed Cessnock Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 4

The Cessnock District Chamber of Commerce has decided to renew the claims of the district for a municipality, and a letter is to be addressed to the Minister for…

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Intenrment of Enemy Aliens. Shire Council Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 3

At the last meeting in Singleton of the Patrick Plains Shin; Council a Council a circular letter was read from the Manly Municipal Council embodying a copy of a resolution…

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held at Dungog on Thursday, Councillors Alison (president), Boydell, Carlton, Hutchinson Lawrie, and Vogele being present…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire of Patrick Plains Council was hold at the Council Chambers, on Friday last, when there were present:…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

Regular monthly meeting held on Thursday last, when the President (Cr. H L White) presided over a full Council…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at the Council Chambers, Singleton, on Friday last, when there were present:—Councillors W. G. Roberts…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

The above Council met on Wednesday last. Present: Councillors E. Bowman (president) T. R. Phillips, J. Lonergan, J. Daniel, J. C. White,…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 7

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the council chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present:—Councillors Joints (president), Snape,…

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Bolwarra Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Bowarra Shire Council was held on Friday last. In the absence of the president. Councillor Garnham, for whom an apology was…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday. There were present Crs. T. Johns, S. W. Snape, J. Y…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Additional Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

Steam Motor Waggon.—At Wednesday's meeting of the Cessncok Shire Council the engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman, reported that a five days' trial of the steam motor waggon…

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The Press and the Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

At the meeting of the shire council, on Wednesday, the president referred to the article which appeared in the "Eagle" of the issue of May…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held on Wednesday. 2nd inst., to consider the Finance Committee's report re land resumptions for the…

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Accident on Main Street Bridge. Shire Lobby Goes Through the Decking

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

An accident occurred to the shire council's steam Foden lorry on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that the lorry was proceeding over the bridge…

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Municipality Movement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

A movement is on foot in Hornsby to have the town excised from the Shire of Waitara, and constituted a municipality. Opinion is much…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

The abovenamed Council met on Wednesday night, there being present The Mayor (Alderman Barrett), Aldermen Weidmann, Campion, May,…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Council mis held on Thursday evening. Present: —The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), and Aldermen Head, M.'Dougall, Bailey,…

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A German Alderman. Asked to Resign

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Tamworth Municipal Council, a letter was received from Aid. W. Schwartz, who was absent from the meeting, to the effect…

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Singleton Letter. Singleton, Saturday. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the municipal council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), Aldermen Searl, McFadden, Bailey, McGowen, Head,…

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