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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Muswallbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. W. Barrett) and Aldermen…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. Alderman McLauchlin presided, and there were also presnt—Aldermen…

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The Tarro Shire. Mr. P. J. Martin Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 7

News of the resignation of Mr. P. J. Martin, the popular clerk of the Tarro Shire Council, will come with as great surprise to his many friends and the public as…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman A. S. Foster, Aldermen Porter,…

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Tarro Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 3

News of the resignation of Mr. P. J. Martin, the popular clerk of the Tarro Shire Council, will come with as great surprise to his many friends and the public as…

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Privy Council Appeals. London, Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 6

The Privy Council has dismissed the petition for special leave to appeal, made in the case of the Australian Steamship Company, Limited, versus Malcoim. The Common…

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Privy Council. Full Meeting Urged to Discuss the War. London, Oct. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

Lord Saint Davids raised the question in the House of Lords that a full meeting of the Privy Council be summoned to discuss the whole war situation…

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The Tarro Shire. Mr. P. J. Martin Resigns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1915 · page 7

News of the resignation of Mr. P. J. Martin, the popular clerk of the Tarro Shire Council, will come with as great surprise to his many friends and the public as…

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Tarro Shire Council. Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 6

A special meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, East Maitland, to-day to deal with the resignation of the clerk (Mr. P. J. Martin). There were…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. Present: Councillors Johns (president), Snape,…

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Council's Employee Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. Daniel Murphy, an employee of the West Maitland Municipal Council, had the rendons of this left arm severed yesterdau. While engaged crushing stones. The…

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West Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 4

The town clerk of West Maitland (Mr. W. J. Saunders) intimated by advertisement in this issue that at any time on or before November 17 any person whose name does not…

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Port Stephens Shire Council. the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. Tweedie) Resigns

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

After filling the position of clerk to the Port Stephens Shire Council for a period of two years and seven months. Mr. W. Tweedie has handed in his resignation to…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. The Mayor (Alderman J Lewis) presided; also present: Aldermen B…

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Morpeth Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last. There were present:—Aldermen J.S. Vindin (Mayor) J. Bourke, E. Stace, R…

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Council Clerk

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 9

Mr. Percy Crampton, the newly appointed clerk and overseer to the the Municipality of Dungog, took over his duties on Monday last. As…

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Council of Empire. London Newspaper's Suggestion. London, Oct. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

The "Standard" pays a tribute to Mr. Hughes (Commonwealth Prime Minister) for breaking the German control of the metal market. The journal suggests that…

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East Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 4

Claims for enrollment or alteration of enrollment on the supplementary list of electors for the municipality of East Maitland, may now be lodged with the Town Clerk (Mr. F…

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Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 6

Sir,—With your kind permission I would like to draw the attention of your numerous readers in the Kurri Kurri district to the extravagant waste of public money now…

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