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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1855

146 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 8

Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1855 · page 2

The Maitland District Council met on Saturday, 30th December. Present—The Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Cathrow, Evans, and Gorrick…

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Public Meeting—dissolution of the Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald, Feb. 7.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1855 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon, pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Sydney was held in the Victoria Theatre, for the purpose of adopting an address to his Excellency, praying him to dissolve the…

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Sydney News. Proposed Dissolution of the Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Empire, Feb. 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1855 · page 3

Yesterday, according to appointment, the deputation from the public meeting of last Tuesday waited upon his Excellency the Governor General, with the address in favor…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1855 · page 2

The usual meeting of this body was held on Monday, 19th February, at the house of Mr. White, surveyor, East Maitland, the Court-house being occupied for the purposes of the…

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Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1855 · page 2

The Maitland District Council met on Monday, 5th March. Present— The Warden, Messrs. Borthwick, Evans, and Gorrick…

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Government Gazette. Friday, March 9, 1855. Writ of Election. Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 8th March, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1855 · page 2

Sir Charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 2

The Council met at eleven o'clock on Monday last, pursuant to adjournment. Present—The Warden, and Messrs. Gorrick, Evans, and Kingsmill…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1855 · page 2

The Maitland District Council met on Monday. Present—The Warden, Messrs[?] Gorrick, T. Evans, and J. Kingsmill. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1855 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Monday. Present, the Warden, and Messrs. Borthwick, Evans, and Gorrick. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…

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The District Council Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1855 · page 2

THE much greater interest that is now taken in the election of District Councillors in Maitland than was the case for many years, doubtless arises from…

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Local News. the Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1855 · page 1

The following letter has been written by the Warden of the Council to the Governor General, in pursuance of a resolution passed at the last meeting, and with the approval…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1855 · page 2

The usual meeting of this body was held yesterday, at East Maitland. Present—the Warden, and Messrs. Gorrick and Evans. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1855 · page 2

This body met on Monday. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Borthwick and Evans. The Warden introduced the new members—namely, Messrs. Walsh, Portus, and Kingsmill—who…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1855 · page 2

The Maitland District Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Monday. Present —the Warden, Messrs. Borthwick, Evans, Walsh, and Portus…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 1

The Legislative Council was on Tuesday opened, with the usual formalities, and the occasion excited a more than ordinary degree of public interest…

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Legislative Council. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 6, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes to three o'clock. THE ADDRESS AND REPLY. The attendance of members was rather…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, June 9, 1855. the Opening of the Legislative Council. the Governor-general's Speech

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 2

THE last session of the present Legislative Council was opened on Tuesday, and the speech of the new GovernorGeneral, Sir William Denison, proved…

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Local News. Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1855 · page 1

This body met on Monday, at eleven o'clock. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Evans, Borthwick, Walsh, Gorrick, and Portus…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, June 7, 1855. The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGES

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1855 · page 1

The following messages from his Excellency the Governor General were received and read, transmitting drafts of the following bills…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 13, 1856. (Abridged from the Herald.) The SPEAKER took the chair. Council Papers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1855 · page 2

The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the following papers:—(1.) The Return to the Address in reference to Sand Drifts, adopted, on motion of Mr. Parkes, on 3rd November, 1854…

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