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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the shrie office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present—Councillors McCarthy, president, Ayerst, Markham, and…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts on Wednesday night last, when there were…

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West Maitland Muni-cipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the West Mart land municipal council was held last evening There were present the Mayor (Alder-man Wm. McLauchlin), Aldermen Cracknell,…

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East Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A similar circular was read at two meat-ing of the East Maitland Municipal [?] last evening. Alderman Partridge-Wall said timi if they…

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Letters to the Editor. Cessnock Shire Counch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

Sir,—The high-handed manner in which the Cessnock Shire Council, as at present constituted, treats people who have occasion to write to it calls for comment. Frequently…

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Letter To—the Editor. Tarro Shire Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

Sir,—J writhe with the object of explaining the statement made by Councillor Jacobs at Polaw-main recently regarding the agreement of service with the shire engineer and the…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly .Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the municipality of East Maitland was held last evening Present—The Mayor (Aid. W. M., Porter), Aldermen Foster, Towns,…

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Daylight Saving. West Maitland Council to Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

Considering that the [?] Saving Act is [?] against the best interests of residents and [?] to [?] council asked the…

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Municipal Counci. Special Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening to consider tenders for collecting and compiling the new electoral roll. The…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of above was held in Chambers on Tuesday evening last. Present: Aid Wilkerson (Mayor), Duffy, Borthwick…

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Tarro Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office on Monday. Present : Councillor M'Carthy (President), Councillors Markham, Ayerst, and Clifton…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

At a special meeting of the municipal coun-cil, there were present: The Mayor (Aider-man M'Dougall), Aldermen Waterhouse, Burns, M'Gowen and Head. Apologies were…

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Tarro Shire Mantenance Men

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. John Ferry, engineer for Tarro Shire, has submitted to his council a recovering suggestions for the better control of the maintenance men under the…

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Imperial War Council. Important Statement. by British Prime London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, in the course of an important interview on the subject of the forthcoming Imperial War Council with the London…

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Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

Polling for the triennial election of shire councillors took place to-day. In the Bolwarra Shire there is only a contest in B riding; in the Cessnock Shire in B and C…

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Shire of Patrick Plains a Review of Operations An Interesting Statement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

The present system of Local Government having now completed the first decade of Its existence, Mr J. M'Lachlan, clerk of Patrick Plains Shire…

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War and Empire. After the War. Lloyd George Interview Coming War Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

Continuing the interview as reported yesterday, Mr. Lloyd George, Prime Minister, said:—The war policy of Empire will be clearly defined, and of great importance is what…

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The Dust Nuisance. Statements by the Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

When replying to a vote of thanks at a farewell gathering on Saturday evening, the Mayor (Ald. Wm. M'La[?]) referred to the work of the council and said that at…

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Shire Council Election

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

At 9 o'clock on Saturday night, Mr J. M'Lachlan, returning officer for the Shire of Patrick Plains, officially announced the result of the voting…

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Singleton Letter. Shire Council Election. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

There was only a contest for B. Riding a Patrick Plains Shire in connection with the triennial election. Four candidates went [?] the poll, viz., Messrs., R.H. Dangar, [?]…

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