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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1854

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1854 · page 2

On Monday this body met at their rooms. Present—Messrs. Wilkinson, Doyle, Lang, and Evans. In the absence of the Warden (the morning being showery and threatening) Mr…

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Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, January 18, 1854. the Legislative Council—its Changes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1854 · page 2

WHATEVER progress the colony may have made during the last ten years, it cannot be said that there has been a corresponding improvement in the…

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Mai[?]land District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1854 · page 2

This body met on Monday, p[?]r[?]ant to adjourn[?]t. P[?]esent—the W[?]den, Me[?]r[?]. Kings[?]ll, Wil[?]on, Lang, Doyle, C[?]r[?]w, [?]nd E[?]an[?]. The W[?]rden [?]polo[?]sed for his absence…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1854 · page 2

This body met on Monday at their rooms, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Lang, Doyle, Cathrow, and Evans…

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Council Paper. Electoral Roll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1854 · page 4

Return of the number of electors on the Electoral Roll of each electoral district of New South Wales, under the Act of Council 14 Victoria, No. 48…

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Council Paper. Report From the Select Committee on Quarantine Laws. The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed 10th June, 1853, "to inquire into the Quarantine Laws of the colony, with a view to ascertain whether they can be modified or limited without danger to the public, and to report thereon," report as follows:—

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1854 · page 2

The labours of your committee have been directed principally to two objects; to ascertain, in the first place, if the present accommodation and the additional buildings in the course of…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1854 · page 2

The council met on Monday, pursuant to adjournment. There were present—the Warden, and Messrs. Cathrow, Doyle, Evans, Lang, and Wilkinson…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1854 · page 2

This body met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Lang, Doyle, Cathrow, and Evans. The minutes of the last meeting were read…

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Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1854 · page 4

This body met on Monday, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Lang, Cathrow, and Evans…

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Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1854 · page 4

This body met on Monday, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Lang, Doyle, Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, and Evans…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1854 · page 2

Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, this body met at their rooms, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, and Evans—the powers of the two…

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The District Council Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1854 · page 2

Yesterday the poll was taken for the election of two district councillors. The five candidates nominated on Tuesday last were Mr. Isaac Gorrick, Mr. Andrew Lang, Mr. Cyrus M. Doyle,…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, May 13, 1854. the Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1854 · page 2

THE Legislative Council met somewhat out of season on Tuesday last—not perhaps before they were required to meet, but before the Government were…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 9, 1854. (Abridged from the Herald.) Opening of the Session

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1854 · page 4

According to proclamation by his Excellency the Governor-General, in the Government Gazette of 2nd March last, further proroguing the Legislative Council of New South Wales to the…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1854 · page 2

This body met on Monday, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, Evans, Gorrick, and Borthwick…

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Legislative Council. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, May 16, 1854

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER, pursuant to adjournment, took the chair shortly after three o'clock. MESSAGE. The following message from his Excellency…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1854 · page 2

This body met at their rooms on Monday, pursuant to adjournment. Present—The Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, Evans, and Borthwick…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 7, 1854. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1854 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. COUNCIL PAPERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Empire and Herald.) Opening of the Session

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1854 · page 4

With the usual ceremony, his Excellency the Governor-General proceeded on Tuesday, the 6th June, to the Legislative Council Chamber, in Macquarie-street, to open the annual session…

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Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1854 · page 4

This body met on Monday at their rooms, pursu[?]nt to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, Evans, Gorrick, and Borthwick…

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