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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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City Alderman Ousted. Two Court Applications

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 5

During the law vacation MY Justice Pring was applied to on behalf of the former Lord Mayor of Sydney, R. W. Richavds, for a writ to oust Arthur…

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Appreciation of Retiring Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Prior to Alderman W. Barrett vacating the Mayoral chair, the local Municipal Council placed on record in the minutes its appreciation of the able…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 9

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held on Wednesday night, when Alderman Tindale took his seat for the first time as Mayor for the current…

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A Novel Outing. the Mayor's Picnic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

Something rather novel in the way of a picnic look place on Wednesday, December 9, 1874, when the Mayor of Singleton (Mr Alexander Bowman) gave…

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The First Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Harking back to the year 1866, a proclamation was published in the Goverminent Gazettc on the thirteenth day of January. defining the boundarics of…

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The Late Mr Christian Poppenhagen, First Council Clerk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

The late Mr Christian Poppenhagen, who died at Paddington on August 17, 1914, was 8O years of age. He was a familiar figure in the life and history of…

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The Municipal Jubilee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

The attainment of Singleton's golden jubilee as a municipality which occurred on Wednesday of this week, affords some food for thought A Conspicuous feature of the jubilee…

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Albert John Dun President Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

The subject of this sketch was born in 1884 at "Yawke Corba," Bungwanl, and is the second son of the late Thomas Dun, who 25 years…

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Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

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

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellforook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday niglit. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Tindale, who took…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meetng

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 7

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 2

In the Council yesterday The Trades Hall and Literary Institute (Amendment) Bill was read a second time, and taken through committee…

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Lord Fisher Attends War Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

It is now announced that Lord Fisher, for the first time, will attend the War Council to-day. He was invited before Mr.Churchill's speech…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

A meeting was held on Monday last. Present Crs Dunn, President, Gorton, Abbott, Grant and Barry. Following business was dealt…

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Woolooma Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

Monthly meeting held on Thursday, 2nd inst. Present: Councillors H L. White (President), E. E. Campbell, A. S. Barwick,…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

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

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Walla[?]ba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 7

The monthly meeting of above was held in the Chambers on Wednesday last. Present:—Crs Boydell (President), Carlton, Vogele…

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Bolwarra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above council was held on Friday evening last The president, Councillor M'Gregor, presided, and there were also present: Councillors…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The Trades Hall and Literary Institute Amendment Bill and the Military and Naval Hospital Home Bill were read a third…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman McDougall), Aldermen Waterhouse, McFadden, McGowen, and Bailey.—Apologies were…

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