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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Upper Hunter Dry Road. Proposal Before Shire Council. Preliminary Work in Final Stage. Local Committee's Choice of Routes Unanimously Affirmed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 5

Yesterday's monthly sitting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council Councillors, when the deliberations…

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Supreme War Council. American Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 3

It is now possibly to define more clearly the attitude of President Wilson and the American people towards the Supremo War Council (writes the Washington…

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Supreme War Council. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 5

The Press Bureau states: Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Milner [?] returned from France, where they attended the meeting of the Fifth Session of the Supreme…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Monthly meeting of above held on Thursday last. Present: Councilors H. L. White (President), E. E. Campbell, A. S. Barwick, S…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the council chambers, Cessnock, yesterday, Present:—Councillors Johns (President), Brown,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Lord Mayor's Fund will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next at 7.30, when the matter of closing account and sending the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

A court for the hearing of appeals against the valuations of the municipality of East Maitland will be held in the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Friday, 17th inst.,…

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Stroud Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday last at the Council Chambers, there being present, President A. Grant, and Crs…

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Wallarobba Shire Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last, there being present Crs R. B. Boydell, president, R. W…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

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

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

The final meeting of the local committee which carried out the appeal in connection with the Lord Mayor's Fund was held in the Mayor's room, last evening, the Mayor (Aid…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 7

At the fortnightly meeting of the municipal council, it was agreed to make no charge to the Proprietary Race Club for the use of the recreation reserve course on the 1st June…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the above-named Council was held at the Shire Oilice, Masonic Hall, on Friday, 3rd May. There were present Councillors…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night last. There were present the Mayor, (Alderman Tiddale)…

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Wallarobba Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 9

The monthly meeting of tho Wallarobba Shire Council was held at Dungog on wednesday. Present: Councilors R. B. Boydell (President). S. J. Carlton, G. B. Walter,…

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Municipal Employees' Claims. Compulsory Conference Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 7

Application has been lodged in the Federal Arbitration Court by the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia for a compulsory…

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Singleton Letter. Municipal Council Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the council was held on Thursday night. President: The Mayor (Alderman McDougall), Alderman Sear, McFadden, Waterhouse, Glover, Bailey, and…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 3

The Council of the above Shire met at Singleton on Friday last the President (Councillor A. Grainger) presiding. The other councillors present…

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Tarro Shire. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 7

A meeting of the Tarre Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present: Councillors Manning (president), McCarthy, Hooter,…

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