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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 4

The extraordinary election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the council of the Municipality of West Maitland caused through the retirement of Alderman…

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The Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 4

Several persons, some of them ratepayers, were disappointed yesterday at being unable to vote in consequence of their names not being on the municipal roll. The Town Clerk…

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Municipal Election. Mr. C. H. Barden Returned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 6

The extraordinary election held yesterday for the return of na alderman to the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement,…

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Municipal Council. Clerkship Unfilled

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 7

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night to consider the applications for the clerkship, which has been rendered vacant…

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Municipal Election. Mr. C. H. Barden Returned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

The extraordinary election hold Wednesday for the return of an alderman to the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement,…

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State War Council. Australian Soldiers' Rkpatriation Fund. Repatriation Day Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 7

It has been decided to postpone the celebration of Repatriation Day from the 15th of December next to a date yet to be fixed. The management committee of the Central…

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Labour Defeated. South Australian Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 3

The annual municipal elections were held on Saturday throughout South Australia. More than unusual interest was evoked in the city, where party politics made themselves felt to…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present Councillors McCarthy (president), Ayerest, Manning, Markham,…

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British Cabinet. Reconstruction. Proposed War Council. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 5

The "Times" Parliamentary correspondent says Mr. Lloyd George wrote Mr. Asquith on Friday suggesting the formation of a War Council composed of Mr. Lloyd George,…

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State War Council. Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund. Repatriation Day Postponed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 4

It has been decided to postpone the celebration of Repatriation Day from the 15th of December next to a date yet to be fixed…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held ou Friday last, there being present Coun eillors E. Bowman (president), T. R…

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Smaller War Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 4

The Press Association states that Mr. Asquith will remain as Prime Minister. It is believed that he in consultation wire Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 4

A court for the-revision of the East Maitland municipal roll will be held at the Court House, East Maitland on Friday. 16th instant, at 10 o'clock…

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Collection of Lists of Electors—cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 6

Sir,—I have, been directed by the above council to contradict certain statements which recently appeared in the press to the effect that a number of names had been…

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Bonar Law Probable Premier. Freer Hand for Army and Navy. Three for War Council. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 3

It is untrue that Mr Lloyd George visited the King, The Court Circular says the King has accepted Air Asquith's, resignation…

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Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held on Monday last. There were present: Crs. Wm. Morgan (president), S. W. Snape, J…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

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

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser, The Scone Advocate

A full Council assembled on Tuesday night last, which is something unusual. There was only a small amount of…

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