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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 2

The hearing of appeals against the municipal assessments was resumed, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, T.M. at the police court on Thursday, thirty cases were set…

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Municipal Appeal Court Thursday, March 22. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

The hearing of appeals against the Municipal assessments was resumed. Some 28 cases were set down for hearing. Mr. W. J. Cragg appeared for…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

Several appeals against the municipal valuations were dealt with at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday by Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M. Special interest…

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Shire Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 7

It is understood that over one hundred appeals are to be lodged against assessments of the Tarro State valuner at Pelaw-Main…

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Alleged Shire Neglect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 7

The lack of supervision over the sale of rabbits fish, etc., by hawkers within the Tarro Shire has been the subject of comment for some considerable time, particularly…

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Municipal Council. Clerk Leaving

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night last to receive the Clerk's resignation and arrange for the appointment of…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Amended Estimates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 11

The shire engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman has prepared amended estimates of expenditure on main and minor roads for the ensuing year, which have been adopted by the…

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Shire Valuations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 2

The Cessnock Shire valuer. Mr. G. F. Lindeman, during the week conferred with a number of ratepayers of C Riding who are aggrieved at the recent valuation of their…

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Primary Producers' Union First Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 4

The first district council meeting of the Hunter River Primary Producers Union was held in the Co-operative Butter Company's board room yesterday…

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The Latest. Confiscation of Large Estates. Demand of Soldiers and Workers' Council. Dissension Expected. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Copenhagen, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 3

The Council of Soldiers and Workmen at Petrograd demands the confiscation of all large estates, including those of the Czar and the Grand Dukes…

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The Merriwa Shire Council and the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 2

The committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association guaranteed the cost of running a special train from Merriwa on Thursday last, the second day of the show,…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 5

The monthly meeting of above took place on Saturday last, there being present Crs Boydell, President, [?] W. Alison, A. G. H. Lawrie, W. N…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Councillors M'Carthy (president), Ayerst, Manning, Markham,…

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Municipal Council. Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

Meeting of above held on Wednesday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Sherwood). Ald. Rowland, Brown, Baker, and Aisbett; Mr. Auditor E. C. Lukey's report of the Council's affairs for the year ended 31st December, 1916, and which was referred to at last…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present:—Aldermen M'Lauchlin (Mayor), Cracknell, Thompson,…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. W. Porter), Aldermen Foster,…

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Oakhampton. Visit by Shire Councillors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 7

President T. Johns and Councillors G.Edwards of the Cessnock shire Council Yes-terday paid a visit to the Oakhampton por-tion of the shire, and met a representative…

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East Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

Lists of electors of the East Maitland muni-cipality are now open for inspection at the Courthouse, East Maitland, and at the coun-cil Chambers. Any person whose name does…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above, was held in the shire office on Monday last, Councillor Graham presiding in the absence of the President…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the above look place on Tuesday last, there being present Ald. W. L. Wilkerson. Mayor, W. Hancock, A. S…

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