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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

125 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 7

Charge of Embezzlement AGAINST J. M. Hill, Late Walcha Council Clerk. Alleged Heavy Deficiencies. Over £200 Involved—the Accused Refused Bail

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 3

Our readers will regret to learn that a serious charge has been made against Mr. John Maule Bill who nntil recently Occupied the position of…

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Council Clerk Arrested. The following was issued as a special telegram on Monday last: Defalcations Over £200. SYDNEY

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

John Maule Hill, formerly Council Clerk at Walcha, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £8 10s 6d, the property of the Walcha Municipal…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening, there being present the Mayor and Aldermen Moses, Whyte, Macdonald, Meurant, Healey and Priest…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3
Also in The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Watts) in the chair, Aid…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 2

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Council on Tuesday night there were present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen Moses, Meurant, Macdonald, Priest, Healey, Fitzhardinge, and Whyte…

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Borough Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 3

THE ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening last, the following being present:—Alds. Wilson (Mayor), Wigan, Cooper, Fitzgerald, Bliss,…

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Armidale Borough Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there were present:—Ald,…

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The Enfield Council. the Clerk Dismissed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

The Enfield Council has confirmed the dismissal of the late Council Clerk J. M. Hill, formerly Council Clerk at Walcha…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Watts) in the chair, Ald. Thompson,…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Council was held in the chambers on Tuesday evening. Present--The Mayor, and Aldermen Meurant, Macdonald, Vincent, Priest, and Healey…

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Borough Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 4

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening last, the following being present:—Aid. Wilson (Mayor), Wigan, Cooper, M'Rohan, Solomons,…

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Armidale Borough Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

Present: Alds. C. G. Wilson (Mayor), Wigan, Cooper, M'Rohan, Solomons, Bliss and Watson. Minutes of previous meetings were…

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Municipal Elections

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 3

The official nominations received from candidates for the position of Aldermen were announced by the Returning Officer, Mr. W. Bliss, at…

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Uralla & District. Municipal Election

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 4

PRECISELY at noon on Tuesday the Mayor read the advertisement convening the meeting of ratepayers to elect two aldermen and two auditors. He then read the…

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Municipal Nomination

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 2

THERE was but a very small attendance of ratepayers at the Town Hall on Tuesday at noon when the official nominations for the municipal elections were declared by the Mayor and Returning Officer…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 3

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Watts) in tin; chair, Aid. Thompson,…

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N.s.w. Cricket Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

The New South Wales Cricket Council last night decided to grant its patronage and support to a match between the team for England and the…

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Municipal Nominations

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

Bingara.—Messrs. Finkernagel and Wearne were the retiring aldermen. Messrs. E. Wearne, W. Finkenagel, A. Martin, J. Fay, and W. Wilkinson…

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The Municipal Election. Nomination Day

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2

On Tuesday last, at noon, nominations for two aldermen in place of Ald. J. Love and A. Thompson were made public in the School of Arts…

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