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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

749 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 38

Muswellbrook Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Ald. C. H. Tindale), Aldermen Campion, Jordan,…

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Council Contracts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 8

At the Grafton Police Court on Wednesday Herman Schaeffer was fined £50 and £3/13/- costs, for having, while holding the position of alderman of the…

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Municipal Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 4

At the examinations held in Newcastle on Wednesday last, by the Victoria College of music, London, Miss Muriel Simpson, of Singleton, pupil of Mr. Edwin…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 2

The municipal council has carried a resolution that all councils on the north and north-western lines be requested to join in protesting against the curtailment…

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Grafton Alderman Fined

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

At the Grafton police court last week Hermann Schaeffor was fined £50 and £3 13s costs for having while holding the position of an…

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Alderman Fined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

At the Grafton police court, Hermann Schaeffer was fined £50 and £3/13/ costs for having, while holding the position of an alderman of the…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening there were present the Mayor (Alderman Mannall), Adlermen Cracknell. Tegg Thompson,…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Porter), Aldermen…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Councillors M'Carthy (president) Manning wilkinson, Clifton and Jacobs were…

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Late Shire Engineer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 3

Mr Moutague Smith, at one time Shire engineer at Dungog, and later still at Wauchope, leaves" the latter place at the end of this month to…

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Returned Soldiers. Labour Council's Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 3

The question of the provision to be made for returned soldiers was brought the Labour Council in Sydney last night. Mr. W. Barr (Storemen) said that the…

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Shire President and M.l.a. Heated Argument

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council there was some decidedly heated argument between the president and Mr. Kearsley, M.L.A. Mr. Kearsley had…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 3

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

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 6
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser, The Scone Advocate

A meeting of above was held on Tuesday last. Present: Ald. Wilkerson (Mayor), Borthwlck, Fitzgerald, Harman, Hancock, Duffy and…

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Wallarobba Shire

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

A meeting of the above was held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last. Present: Crs Boydell [?]sident), Carlton, Hutchinson…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 7
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

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

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Returned Soldiers. Labour Council's Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 14

The question of the provision to be made for returned soldiers was brought before the Labour Council in Sydney last week. Mr. W. Barr (Storemen) said that the…

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