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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

Meeting of above held, on Wednesday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Sherwood), Ald. Baker, Brown, Rowland, and Dunbar; also…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at Singleton on Friday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, viz., Councillors F. J. R…

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Kitchener Fund. an Enlarged Council. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 13

Owing to the growth of the Kitchener Fund "and with a view to placing it upon a national basis, the Archbishops of Canterbury anil of York. Cardinal bourne. the…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains was held at Singleton on Friday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, viz.,…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held on Thursday last, when Councillor H. L. White (President) presided over a full meeting…

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Alderman Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

Judge Docker gave his reserved decision in an appeal by J. A. Puddicombe, at the Grafton Court. The appellant was fined £50 by the local bench for sitting as an…

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Alteration of Name of Shire "Upper Hunter" Favored

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

A motion on the business paper, standing in the name of the President, read:—"That the name of our Shire be altered from 'Woolooma'…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Conncil on Friday last, the following tenders ware accepted for the works nemed:—Contract 16/13—Great…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

Iu January next all the Aldermen and Sliire Councillors will go out of office and general plections will be held. There will be about 1900…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

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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Shibe Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last. Present: Councillors E. Bowman (president), J. Daniel, J…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present— The Mayor (Alderman W. M. Porter),…

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Alderman Fined. a Peculiar Position

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

Judge Docker, at Grafton, gave his reserved decision in an appeal by J. A. Puddicombe. The appellant was fined £50 for sitting in an alderman…

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Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, a contract for improving portion of the Great Northern Road was [?] to P. Tangle for £191, and tenders of C…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above [?] place at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last. Present:—Crs. Boydell (President), Lawrie, Alison, Hutchinson, and Carlton…

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Alderman Fined. a Peculiar Position

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 6

Judge Docker, at Grafton, gave his reserved decision in an appeal by J. A. Puddicombe. The appellant was fined £50 for sitting as an…

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Municipal Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

Ratepayers are notified by the town clerk by advertisement in this issue that proceedings are about to be taken for the recovery of municipal rates due and payable, also for the recovery of…

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Bolwarra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 9

The usual monthly meeting of the Bolwarra shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Large, on Friday afternoon last. The president (Councilor McGreger) presided, and…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall), and Aldermen…

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Wallarobba Shire Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. Raymond Halls, C.E., engineer to the Wallarobba, Shire Council, is a [?] water supply and municipal engineer of Victoria and municipal engineer of New…

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