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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Municipal Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 4

Appeals against the municipal valuations for 1916 must be lodged on the prescribed form with the Town Clerk (Mr. W. J. Saunders) not later than four o'clock…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: Aldermen Barrett (Mayor), Campion,…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council wan held last evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Mall[?]all), Aldermen Cracknell,…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Foster), Aldermen Porter, Tewns…

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Labour Council's View. Deputation to Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3

At the Sydney Labour Council lust night. Mr. F. Owens (secretory to the Federated Liquor Trades' Union) brought forward a resolution from his organisation regarding…

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Expenses and Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

Councillor T. L. Johns, president of the Cessnock shire council, says that there is an Impression in many parts of the shire that the Government has advanced to the…

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Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

A general meeting of subscribers to the North Coasters' entertainment fund will be held in the Large School of Arts on Tuesday evening next, when a statement of…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office. East Maitland, yesterday. Councillors McCarthy (president). Manning, Wilkinson, Clifton, Markham, and…

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Municipal Jubilee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The golden jubilee of the municipality of Singleton will occur to-morrow (Wednesday). No public celebration will be held to commemorate the attainment of 50 years…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 3

In the Council yesterday. The Deputy-President reported the receipt of a communication from the Governor, intimating that six months leave of absence,…

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Alderman Ousted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 5

ThE Full Court to-day ousted Arthur Vernon, from the position of alderman in the City COuncil…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

In the council yesterday, The debate on the second reading of the Trade-union (Amendment) Bill was resumed…

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Meetings. Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Woolooma Shire Council was held yesterday. Present: Crs.H. L. White (President),…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

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

A special meeting of the above was held in the shire office on Friday last, for the purpose of making and levying a general rate for the current year. The…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 9
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser, The Scone Advocate

[?] fortnightly meeting of the [?] was held on Tuesday night last. Present—Aid Burrows (Mayor), Wilkerson, Lowrey, Fitzgerald…

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Election of a Mayor. Application to the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

In the Nowra Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. T. M. Clegg, P.M.Keiran Ryan, Solicitor, applied on behalf of David Hyam, an alderman of Nowra…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Leave was given to bring In a bill to amend the Trades Hall and Literary Institute Act of 1893. The bill was introduced,…

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