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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Science and Industry. Federal Advisory Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 10

Senator Gardiner, Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council, presided at a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Sherwood), Aid. Brown,…

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Compulsory Service. Army Council Satisfied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 5

There is the best authority for believing the Government's proposals are based on the Army Council's final memorandum, which was prepared after exhaustive…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 3

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office. East Maitland, yesterday. Present— Councillor M'Carthy (president), Councillors Wilkinson, Jacobs, Clifton, Manning,…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Regular Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock shire council was held at the council chambers, Cessnock, on Monday. Present: Councillors Morgan (President), Snape,…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 2

For a long period the the Muswellbrook Municipal Council has held at high reputation for managing its affairs judiciously—wisely expending its revenue, whilst at the same time…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland council was held last evening when there were present the Mayor (Alderman W. M. Porter) Adermen Foster, Cotterill, Wilson,…

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West Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland municipal council which was to have been, held last evening lapsed, a quorum not being present. Those in attendance were Aldermen Waller,…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 7

The usual meeting of the Walla[?] Shire Council took place on Wednesday morning. Those present were Crs Boydell (President)…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the above was held in the shire office on Tuesday last, the President (Councilor Graham) presiding. Councillor…

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Municipal Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Wednesday night the Mayor (Alderman Hanlon) presiding. Aldermen T…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 4

A court for the hearing of hearing against. appeals by the Municipality of Kast Maitland was held at the .Court-house,' East Maitland, to-day, Mr. C. H…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening. present: The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall), and Aldermen Head, M'Gowen,…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 3

The Municipal Council met on Thursday night. present—The Mayor (Alderman McDougall). and Aldermen Burns, McGowen, Head, and McFadden…

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Queensland Premier. Privy Council Appeal, London, May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

Arguments was opened before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to-day in the matter of the Attorney-General of Queensland various the Attorney-General of the…

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Presentation to Lord Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 5

A presentation was made to the Lord Mayor on behalf of the Unimproved Land Values Rating League in appreciation of the adoption by Council of the system of rating…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at Singleton on Friday, last, when the following councillors were present, viz: Councillors F. J. R. Dight…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains was held on Friday last, when the following councillors were present:—Councillors…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held yesterday. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), K. Kennedy, B. E. Campbell, A. S. Barwick, and…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

The montly meeting of above Council was held on Friday. Present: Councillors E. Bowman (president) J. Lonergan, J. Daniel, T. Phillips, and…

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