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Council & local affairs, 1916

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Bolwarra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the above council was held on Friday evening last. The President, Councillor M'Gregor, presided, and there were also in attendance…

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Dungog, on Wednesday, 6th instant present:—President Boydell, Councillors…

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French War Council. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 6

A motion has been introduced into the Chamber of Deputies to restrict the Council Ministers to five, namely. Foreign, Finance, War. Marine, and Interior. Ministers…

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The War. Britain's War Council. Composition Discussed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 6

The "Times" Parliamentary correspondent says that Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Lord Curzon, and, as Lord Privy Seal Sir Edward…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Patrick Plains was held at Singleton on Friday, when there were present Councillors F. J. R. Dight…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

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

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Mayor of Athens. What a Countryman Says. Fremantle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

Referring to the brutal maltreatment of the Mayor of Athens, Mr. Benaki, by the mob, Mr. J. Moscas, a prominent Greek ex-member of the…

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The War Council. Ministry Well Received

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 3

The War Council is to consist of Messrs. Lloyd-George, Bonar Law, Arthur, Henderson (Labor), and Lords, Curzon, and Milner (Unionists)…

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Waverley Council Sensation. Prosecutions to Follow

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

Serious charges, implicating several aldermen of the Waverley Municipal Council, were made in a report read at a special meeting of the council held on…

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Letter to the Editor. Collection of Lists of Electors. Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 3

Sir,—My attention has been directed to a statement by President Morgan at the last Cessnock shire Council meeting with regard to the above. He stated that no…

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Municipal Elections. Local Government Bill

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

The Local Government Amending Bill, now before Parliament, has reached such a stage as renders it advisable for the Minister (Mr J. D…

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Old Hospital Wards. Discussed by Aldermen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 6

At the West Maitland Council meeting last evening, the following report was submitted by Health Inspector Reay, relative to an application by the hospital committee…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 2

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

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Aid…

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Yarrabong Bridge. Deputation to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 2

A deputation comprising Messrs. P. Smith, W. P. Walsh, and Fred Glover, representing the Louth Park and Dagworth Progress Association, waited on the West Maitland…

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Letter to the Editor. Municipal Rating at West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 3

Sir,—My attention has been drawn to the published estimates of the West Maitland Municipality in the "Mercury" of the 6th inst. The writer urges that something should be done to…

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Wallarobba Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 4

A general election of councillors for the Wallarobba Shire Council will be held on Saturday, January 27. Retiring members are eligible for re-election provided they have the…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting was held on Monday, 11th, the President, Cr Dun and Ireland being present. Barry and Ireland being present…

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Shire Council Embroglio

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 3

An attempt is being made in a certain quarter to bring about a departmental enquiry into recent transactions of the Cessnock Shire Council. The probability of…

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French War Council. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 14

A motion has been introduced into the Chamber of Deputies to restrict the Council Ministers to five, namely, Foreign, Finance, War, Marine, and Interior. Ministers…

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