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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Cessnock Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the C[?]asnock Shire Council was held at the council chambers, Cassnock, yesterday, Present: Councilors Johns (President), Brown,…

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Municipal Council

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Labour Council Uproar. French Visitors' Views

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

REFERRING to the scene at the Sydney Labour Council, on the occasion of the reception to the French visitors, the president of that body (Mr…

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Municipal Workmen Put Off

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

At Thursday night's Municipal Council meeting Alderman M'Gowen asked if the shortage of funds meant the putting off of some of the men. The…

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Cessnock District News. Shire Estimates. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

The Cosenock shire clerk, Mr. A.L. Skelton, at Monday's meeting of the council, submitted estimates for the year ending December 31, 1919. The unimproved capital…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council of Patrick Plains Shire was held on Tuesday morning in the Council Chambers, Councillor A. Grainger (President)…

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Tarr[?] Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

An_ extraordinary vacancy having, occurred in the Tarro Shire Council, through the resignation of Councillor John Manning, the returning-officer (Mr. W. J. Grieve)…

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Aldermen Moved to Tears. Effect of Mr Webster's Ode

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 3

News from Zeehan (Tasmania) on Monday announced that aldermen of the Gormanton Municipal Council were moved to tears and laughter at the…

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Patrick Plains Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 7

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

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Cessnock Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

After the lapse of a month the council met on Monday. There were present: Crs. T. Johns (president), J. Brown, Geo. E…

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The Old Mail. Shire Council's Protest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

The decided inconvenience suffered by the people of Sawyer's Gully and Bishop's Bridge owing to the discontinuance from 1st…

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Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

At the meeting held on Monday night last there were present Ald Jones (Mayor), Alison, Burton, Lowrey, Wallis, Borthwick, and Duffy…

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Tarro Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office, Bast Maitland, on Monday. Present: Councillors Manning (President), M'Carthy, Jacobs, Hector, and Foster…

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Shire Salaries Increased

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

At the Shire Council on Monday applications for increases in salary toy Mr. A.L. Skelton (clerk) and Mr. A. G. Evans (assistant…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Municipal Council. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

At the first I meeting of the municipal council hold. this year, on Wednesday night last, there were present: Aldermen Tindale (Mayor) Fleming, Parkinson, Barrett,…

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One Big Union. Provisional, Council Appointed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The One Big Union Conference in Melbourne appointed the following provisional council:—Mr.T Wilson president: Mr. B. Mulvogue, secretary: Mr. C. Coupe,…

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Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

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

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The Mayor and Mr. Fitzhardinge. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Sir,—May I crave space to reply to Mr. Fitzhardingo effusion in your issue of 11th inst, in which he endeavors to boost himself…

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 6

The regular for[?]tly meeting of the Council of the Municipal of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber Town Hall last evening Present:—The…

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East Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

The East Maitland Municipal Council met at the Council Chambers last night, when there were present, the Mayor, (Ald. Jas. H. F. Waller), Aldermen W.M. Porter…

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