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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

The meeting of the above Council was held on Monday last Present; Crs Grant (President), Gorton, Dun, and Barry…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

Usual monthly meeting held on Thursday, 2nd inst. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), E. E. Campbell, W. Cameron, K…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Tuesday last, when there were present: Councillors Swan (President), Ralston…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Chambers on Tuesday night last Present Ald Burrows (in chair), Wilkerson,…

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Wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 9

The monthly meeting of above was held on Wednesday last. Present: Crs Alison (President), Carlton, Lawrie, Hutchinson, and…

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Shire Electoral List

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 7

A Revision Court was opened yesterday for dealing with the Patrick Plains Shire electoral list. The shire council clerk (Mr. J. Melachian) stated that there were no…

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War Council. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 5

Lord Kitchener and, Sir Edward Grey have arrived in Paris to confer with the French Government…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The Broken Hill Water Supply Administration Bill was read a third time. A message was received from the…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Chaimlbers on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), and Aldermen Bailey,…

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Lord Mayoral Election. Two Aldermen Tie

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 6

The Sydney City Council met on Thursday for the purpose of electing the Lord Mayor for the coming year. Alderman Richards, the Lord Mayor,…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 7

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

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A Council's Liability

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 3

The Coonamble Council recently seized and sold some land on which no rates had over been paid. The R.C. Church bought the property, but could…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, Due. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 3

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed the appeal, with costs, in the matter of the Bank of Australasia versus the Sydney Municipal Council…

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General War Council. First Meeting. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 2

The first meeting of the General War Council for the co-ordination of the military. operations of the Allies has been held. General Joffre presided…

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Shire Council Presidents' Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. Percy Crampton, late Cessnock Shire Clerk, has presented to the council a presidents' board, with the names of shire presidents since 1907 inscribed in gold…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Amended Estimates for 1916

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 2

The Cessnock Shire engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman, says he has found it necessary to reduce the 1916 estimates of roads and bridges expenditure considerably to at in with…

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 3

The December meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Dungog, on Wednesday, the president and Councillors Hutchinson, Vogele,…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Councillors McCarthy (president), Manning, Wilkinson, Markham, and Jacobs…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 2

Fortnightly meeting held on Wednesday last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Sherwood), Ald. Baker, Rowland, Brown and Dunbar; also the…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 7

The following contracts for road and other works have been accepted by the shire council:—Roxburgh road, W.A. Keys, [?] improvements Denman railway…

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