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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Deputation to the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

Lieutenant-Colonel Markwell, chairman of the public meeting held in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, to protest against the rejection of a returned soldier who had…

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Cessnock Shire Council Ordinary Meeting. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council (the first for five weeks, owing to influenza restrictions) was held on Monday, present: Councillors Russell (president), Brown, Scott…

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West Maitland Municipality. Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Major Cracknell), Alderman Thompson, Tegg…

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Return of a Municipal Council Officer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 6

Sanitary-inspector Thomas, who went to the front over two years ago from here 88 member of a medical corps, is expected to return next month…

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Employment of Returned Soldier. How Did the Aldermen Vote ? Serious Accusations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 4

When the West Maitland Municipal Council a fortnight ago passed over a local returned soldier who had applied for the advertised position of handy man there was…

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Alleged Fraudulent Conversion. Ex-mayor and Magistrate Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 5

Following on the failure of the firm of Brokenshire and Colfman, auctioneers, commission agents, and financiers, of Ballarat, the Crown undertook an investigation of the…

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East Maitland Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

On account of the small attendance, due no doubt to the rain, the usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council, which was to have been held last…

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Letter to the Editor. West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 7

Sir.—In the matter of the appointment on handy man by West Maitland Council, no doubt you paper will contain a full report this evening relative to the proceedings of…

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Shire Council Meeting. Cessinock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

The lifting of the isolation restrictions was further considered at a meeting of the Shire Council last night, when it was deeded to send an urgent telegram to the Minister for…

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Letter to the Editor. West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 4

Sir,—I am reluctantly compelled to day Alderman Anderson is mistaken. I did not ask Alderman Enright how he voted on the the above as he doubtless would have…

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Nations in Council. Human Nature at Would Conferences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 3

When we think of the great conference of nations we remember them principally by what they achieved or failed to achieve; but now that the nations are meeting in council…

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The Latest. Religious Recrimination. Council of Four's Safeguards. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington. Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

It is understood that safeguards against religious discrimination in the new States in Europe has been agreed to by the Council of Four…

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 4

The last two meetings of the Cessnock Shire Council having lapsed for want of a quorum, a special meeting was called for…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night last, there being present Ald J. A. Jones (in chair), W. Harman, A. S…

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The Council's Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the Shire Council for the purpose of reviewing the report of the council's conference with the…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Council in Accord

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

On Tuesday night last after the Council meeting had concluded, a deputation, consisting of Rev. R. W. Dobbinson and Messrs C. T. Abbott…

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Letter to the Editor. West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I was rather surprised to read the Mayor's letter in your issue of last evening, and wish here to state that I wrote, asking a question of Alderman Enright, and not of…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Adjourned Meeting. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 6

At the adjourned meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council on Wednesday evening a letter was received from the L.G. Department, regarding the proposed…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

Under the present Act every alderman and shire councillor should go out of office at the end of January, 1920 and the elections would be held…

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