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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Maitland Municipality. Mayor's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 6

The Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman C. J. Mannall) has signalised the termination of his first your of office by the issue of a handsomely-printed and…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 6

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

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, the Mayor (Ald Sherwood) presiding over a full attendance…

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Road Metal for Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

Councillors of the Cessnock Shire yesterday examined samples of stone known as diorite, which was obtained from Mount View. The engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, In the matter of the Yorkshire insurance Company versus Campbell, has granted special leave to appeal from the…

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Sydney Rating Scheme. Unimproved Values. Recommended to the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 6

At yesterday's meeting of the finance committee of the Sydney City Council a letter, in continuation of a previous one addressed to an individual alderman, was…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above was held on Monday. Present: Crs. Johns (president), Snape, Tulloch, Morgan, Bercini and Russell…

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Illness of Alderman MoLauchlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The numerous friends of Alderman Wm. McLauchlin will regret to learn that he has been confined to his room during the past three or four days suffering from a painful…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 10

A meeting was held on Tuesday night. There were present—Als Burrows. (Mayor), Hancock, Stanten, Duffy Lowrey, Harman…

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Shire Government Unpopular

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The question as to whether an urban area would not be preferable to a municipality for Cessnock, in view of the difference in…

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Distribution of Food. Municipal Markets. Mr. Carmichael's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

When Mr. Carmichael, late Minister of Public Instruction, made his trip to Europe last last year, he was commissioned by the Government to make inquiries into a…

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Maitland Municipality. Mayor's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 6

The Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman C. J. Mannall) has signalised the termination of his first year of office by the issue of a handsomely-printed and…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The Council met as usual on Wednesday night. Present The Mayor (Ald. Barrett), and Aldermen Campion, Fleming, Weidmann Thompson, Tindale, Sparkes, and the Town…

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Municipal Rate for 1915

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 3

The municipal council has decided to levy a rate for the curent year of 5d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land in its control…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 6

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

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 6

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

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Municipal Water Brigade. River Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 5

One of the principal local attractions years ago used to be the annual aquatic sports of the West Maitland Water Brigade, but they were allowed to die out and…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 4

The town clerk of West Maitland (Mr. W. J. Saunders) notifies by advertisement in this issue that appeals against the municipal valuations for 1915 will be heard at…

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Distribution of Food. Municipal Markets. Mr. Carmichael's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 11

When Mr. Carmichael, late Minister of Public Instruction, made his trip to Europe last last year, he was commissioned by the Government to make inquiries into a…

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Municipal Offices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 4

It is not[?]ed by advertisement in this issue that the offices of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday…

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