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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1856

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1856 · page 6

The Maitland District Council met on Monday. Present—The Warden, Messrs. Evans, Kingsmill, and Walsh. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Council Paper. New South Wales Volunteer Corps Act of 1854. Progress Report, from the Select Committee on the Volunteer Corps Act of 1854

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1856 · page 6

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 12th June last, "To inquire into, and report upon, the working of the Volunteer Corps Act of 1854,"…

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Council Paper. Report From the Select Committee on the Adulteration of Food

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1856 · page 6

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed on the 3rd July last, "to inquire into, and report upon, the adulteration of the common articles of…

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Maitland Distriot Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1856 · page 2

This body met on Monday, at the Court house, East Maitland. Present—The Warden, Messrs Kingsmill, Gorrick, and Portus. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Council Paper. the Governor General's Commission and Instructions Under the New Constitution. Sir Wm. Molesworth to Governor Sir W. Denison. No. 23. Downing-street, 8th September, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1856 · page 7

SIR—In accordance with the intention conveyed to you in my predecessor's despatch No. 51, of the 20th July, I have the honor to transmit to you herewith the…

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Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, January 30, 1856. Municipal Institutions for the Country

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1856 · page 2

FROM the anBwers given by different candidates at election meetings, and from other sources of information, we are led to believe that whether the new…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1856 · page 2

A meeting of this body wat held on Monday. Present—the Warden, Messrs, Gorrick, Walsh, and Kingsmill. The minutes of lost meeting were read and approved…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1856 · page 7

This body mel on Wednesday, at the Court-bouse, East Maitland. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Evans, Kingsmill, J. A. Portas, Walsh, and Gorrick…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 7

This body met on Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present —the Warden, Messrs. Evans, Garrick, Por[?]s, Kingsmill, and Walsh…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 5

On Monday the meeting of the District Council should have been held, but as there was no quorum it could not be held. The Councillors then resolved themselves into a…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 1

This body met yesterday, at the office of Mr. Chambers, the room in the Court-house being occupied for the Du[?] Election. Present the Warden, Messrs, Borthwick, Walsh, and Gorrick…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 1

A meeting of the members of the District Council was held yesterday, in the Court-house, East Maitland. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Borthwick, Kingsmill, and Walsh…

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Sydney News. the Legislative Council. (From the Empire, May 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1856 · page 4

We understand the seats in the Legislative Council, or Upper Chamber of the new Parliament, have been offered to the undermentioned gentlemen. It will be seen that the…

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Maitland District Council. Election of Members

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1856 · page 2

On Tuesday a public meeting was held at the Court house, East Maitland, pursuant to notice, for the purpose of electing two members for the District Council, in place of Messrs, Kingsmill and Evans, whose term of…

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The Legislative Council. (From the Empire, May 10.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1856 · page 2

Though the whole of the seats have not yet been filled, it is likely that the members of the Legislative Council will be Gazetted not later than Tuesday next. It is understood that the…

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Goernment Gazette. Tuesday, May 6, 1856. Executive Council. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 5th May, 1856

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1856 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor General directs it to be notified that the undermentioned gentlemen, who had been appointed to seats in the Executive Council, resigned the same on the dates set opposite their names,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1856 · page 2

A meeting of this body took place yesterday. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Gorrick, Portus, Walsh, Callaghan, and Dr. Brown. Mr. J. Callaghan and Dr. Brown were…

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Original Correspondence. the District Council V. LEVIEN. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1856 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—I perceive in your issue of the 17th current that you state counsel has been instructed to proceed against me criminally for an alleged libel. I heard privately such was…

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Tuesday, May 27Th. Executive Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1856 · page 4

His Excellency, the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the Honorable Stuart Alexander Donaldson, Esqnire, has been appointed Vice-President of the Executive…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abriged from the Herald and Empire.) Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 27, 1856

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1856 · page 4

The council having met at four, the President intimated that the Governor General had named one o'clock on Thursday as the hour when he would receive the address…

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