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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the council of the above shire was held at Singleton on Tuesday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, the president (Cr. A. Grainger)…

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Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 1

Meeting of above held on Wednesday, November 6. Present: The Mayor (AId. Sherwood), AId Ebsworth, Dodd, Davidson, Hard castle,…

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Shire Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above body was held in the Shire Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Those present were: Councillors A. Grainger…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the P.P.U. District Council was held at the Central Co-operative Butter Company's offices on Tuesday afternoon. In the…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the council chamber, Cessnock, yesterday. Present: Councillors Johns (president), Brown,…

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Lord Mayor's Gratitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Joynton Smith, chairman of the Central War Loan Committee, has written to Mr. E. H. Fountain, secretary of the local…

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Visit of the Lord Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 4

Recently it was proposed that the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Aid. Joynton Smith, should visit Maitland and hand over the honour llag won by the municipality in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 2

In the Council yesterday. The Crown Lands Leases Withdrawal Bill was read a third time and passed. A petition from a number of settlers and…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Monday. There were present: Crs. T. Johns (president), J. Brown, G…

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Wallarobba Shire DEPUTATION

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

A deputation comprising Councillors R. B. Boydell (President), R. W. Alison, G. B. Waller, and S. N. Dark (Clerk), was introduced to Hon…

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Wallarobba Shire. a Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 4

A deputation, comprising Councillors R. B. Boydell (president), R. W. Alison, G. B. Waller, and S. N. Dark (clerk), was introduced to Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald in Sydney on…

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Shire Employees Desire Increase

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 3

In connection with the application of the shire employees for an increase of one shilling a day, Messrs Jarvis (secretary of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The second reading of the Sydney Corporation (Rolls Declaratory) Bill was defeated by a large majority…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 November 1918 · page 2

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

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Manly Aldermen's Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 5

The seven aldermen of the Manly Municipal Council concerned in the recent Police Court case regarding the holding of season tickets, issued gratis to them by the…

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Meeting of Municipal Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 6

A meeting of representatives of the municipalities presided over by the Minister for Health (Mr. Fitzgerald) was held in Sydney this morning. The attendance was…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present Aldermen Thompson (Mayor), Cracknell, Barden,…

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The Sanitary Site. an Alderman's Statements. Inquiry to Be Asked For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 4

The acquisition by the West Maitland Municipal Council of land at Denton Park for a sanitary site has been responsible for several heated discussions in the council…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 3

East Maitland Municipal Council met at the Council Chambers last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman Jas. H. F. Waller), Alderman Foster,…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney. Obtains Order for Disclosure of a Writer's Name. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 5

In Chambers to-day, before Mr. Justice Sly, an application was made on behalf of John Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney, for an order for the disclosure of the name…

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