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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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The Strike. Reply to Lord Mayor. Government Stands to Terms

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 7

In reply to the communication of 3rd instant, which the Lord Mayor addressed, to the Acting-Premier, and in which he submitted further…

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Defence Committee. Labour Council's Resolution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 6

The Defence Committee met last night. At the conclusion it was officially stated that two delegates from West Australia attended the meeting and reported on the position…

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Municipal Elections. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 5

Reuter's Petrograd correspondent reports that the Municipal Council elections resulted in the return of 73 revolutionary Socialists, 69 Maximalists, 44…

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Lord Mayor's Mediation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 1

On Saturday morning the Lord Mayor (Alderman Meagher) submited further proposals to the Cabinet for the settlement of the strike. The…

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Tarro Shire Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 4

Persons possessing the necessary qualifications and desirous of having their names placed on the list of electors for Tarro Shire or of having alterations of enrolment…

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Behaviour of Australians. Mayor of Durban's Appreciation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 10

The Mayor of Durban, South Africa, has written to Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, eulogising the behaviour of Australian soldiers who have landed at the Cape…

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Lord Mayor Intervenes. Interviews Members of Cabinet. Conditions of Resumption

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 10

With the cognisance of the Union Defence Committee, Alderman Meagher, Lord Mayor of Sydney, had a lengthy interview with the members of the Cabinet yesterday…

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Lord, Mayor's Mediation Not Empowered by Strike Committee. the Government's Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 6

The efforts of Alderman Meagher, Lord Mayor of Sydney, who acted entirely on his own initiative, to bring about a settlement of the strike have failed…

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Reply Considered by Committee. Lord Mayor Approached by Women Relatives of Strikers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 10

The Union Defence Committee held a lengthy meeting last night, during which the reply of the Cabinet to the Lord Mayor was considered. A number of delegates…

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Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 4

It is notified in this issue that applications for enrolment or alteration of enrolment in connection with the Cessnock Shire may be lodged with the shire clerk (Mr. A.L…

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Patrick's Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at Singleton on Friday, when the following councillors were present, viz.; Councillors W.G. Roberts…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 8

The engineer's report read at the meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council on Wednesday last, was as follows:—…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday last, there being present, President R. B. Boydell, Crs A. G. H. Lawrie, G. B. Waller, S. J…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 7

The Council held its regular meeting on 6th inst., when there were present: Councillors H. L. White (President), A. S. Barwick,…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

The local Municipal Council held its regular fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Ald. H. Rowland (deputy…

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Municipal Council.—the Proposed Weir

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 7

The Municipal Council having been informed by the Works Department that the tender of W. Barnfield and Sons (£866) was the lowest received for the construction of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The third reading or the Life, Fire, and Marine Insurances Amendment Bill was agreed to and passed…

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Bolwarra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 10

The usual monthly meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the shire office, Largs, on Friday last. The president, Councillor Ferry, presided, and there were…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Tha fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Tindale),…

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