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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Sunday-school Teacher in Trouble. Embezzled Labor Council's Funds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 8

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Thursday, before Judge Scholes, Kenneth Smorti, 18 years of age, pleaded guilty to embezzling £100, the…

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Mayor[?] Knitting Class

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Mayoress Knitting Class was held in the council chambers on Wednesday afternoon, Present: Mayoress (Mrs. C. J. Ma[?]all), Mesdames…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 7

The council of the above shire [?] at Singleton on Friday, when there were present: Councillors F. J. R. Dight, (president), W. Bailey, W. Hayes, P. Bower and…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 3

The Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains met at Singleton on Friday, when there were present Councillors F. J. R. Dight (President), W. Bailey, W. Hayes,…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday. Present: Councillors E. Bowman (president), J Daniel, Jas. Lonergan, J. C. White, T…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

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

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

The fortnightly, meeting of the Council of the Maitland was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Aid. Porter), Aldermen Foster,…

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Farmers and Settlers. Legislative Council Reform

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 3

There a long debate at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney yesterday regarding the Legislative Council. One of the blanks of the old platform was…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Monday, July 10th, 1916, when there were present: Crs Dun (President)…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held on Friday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President),. E. E. Campbell, K. Kennedy, A. S…

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Bolwarra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held on Friday evening last. The president (Councillor Mc Gregor) presided, and there were also in…

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Domain Disturbance. Labour Council's Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

The delegates from the Labour Council to the Anti-conscription League reported to last night's meeting of the council regarding the disturbance in the Domain…

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Farmers and Settlers. Legislative Council Reform

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 5

There a long debate at the Farmers and Settlors' Conference in Sydney on Wednesday regarding the Legislative Council. One of the planks of the old platform was…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4

Engineer's report for month ending 10th July. 1916. There are now fourteen contracts in hand, more than there has been…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightitly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

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

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Shire's Questionable Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 4

It is questionable whether the decision of the Cessnock Shire Council in refusing to allow the sanitary inspector time off to attend the annual conference of health…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 10

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night, present were Ald. Wilkerson (Mayor), Duffy, Borthwick, Hancock. Stanton. Harman…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 2

The meeting of above convened for Wednesday evening lapsed for want of a quorum. Those present were the Mayor, and Aldermen Fleming,…

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Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The councilors of the Patrick Plains Shire, accompanied by the shire engineer and work, have been currying out a personal inspection of some of the principal…

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