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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1859

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, March 9, 1859. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1859 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. RESIGNATION OF MR. JUSTICE THERRY. The PRESIDENT informed the house that he had received a…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, March 8, 1859. Legislative Council. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 7th March, 1859

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1859 · page 6

His Excellency the Governor General directs it to be notified, that Roger Therry, Esq., has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, March 15, 1859. the Mayor of Melbourne and the British Government

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1859 · page 2

A VERY rich joke is reported in the telegraphic news from Melbourne. Mr. J. T. Smith, the Mayor of Melbourne, many times re-elected to that office, recently visited England. Before…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, March 10. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1859 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-eight minutes past four. MAITLAND GAS WORKS BILL. The report of Committee on the Maitland Gas Works Bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, March 17, 1859. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1859 · page 2

There was not a quorum in attendance, and the house was adjourned till Frida)…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, March 23, 1859. (From the Herald, March 22.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1859 · page 2

The PRESIDENT notified that the Hon. Mr Bligh had sent in his resignation of his seat, and that it had been accepted. The Bill passed by the Assembly for the repeal of the Treasury Bills Act, of 1857, was brought up and read a first time…

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Wednesday, March 30. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1859 · page 2

There was a much fuller attendance than usual in the Council, but no business was done. The ATTORNEY GENERAL announced that a telegram had been received, a few minutes before, by the honorable the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald) Tuesday, March 29, 1859. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1859 · page 2

The PRESIDENT intimated that the Governor General had granted twelve months' leave of absence to the Hon. A. Lang. MAITLAND GAS HILL…

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Friday, April 1. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1859 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past tour. CROWN SOLICITORS. On the motion of Mr. ISAACS, au address to procure copies…

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Wednesday, April 6. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1859 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes pa[?] four. PROGRESS OF BILLS. The Appropriation Bill and the Government Loans Bill were…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, April 6. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1859 · page 6

The President took the chair at half-past four; but a quorum not being present, the house was adjourned till Wednesday…

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Saturday, April 9. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1859 · page 2

The President took the chair. THE PARLIAMENT CHAMBERS. In answer to Dr. DOUGLASS, the ATTORNEY GENERAL said time had not permitted of a formal consultation as to the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, April 7. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1859 · page 2

The President took his seat shortly after four o'clock. SANITARY MEASURES. Dr. MACFARLANE moved a series of resolutions for the purpose of impressing upon the Government the necessity for…

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District News. Newcastle. Municipal Elections.—honey[?] Ward

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1859 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, a public meeting of the election of the above ward was held [?] Mr. Ros[?] Union Inn, Maitland Road Above 100 persons were present. Mr. J. Rogers having been moved to the chair he [?]ted th[?]…

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The District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1859 · page 2

WE do not know whether the inhabitants of the Maitland district have lost all interest in the proceedings of the District Council, since the passing of the Main Roads Bill took away the…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, May 3, 1859. Legislative Council. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 80th April, 1859

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1859 · page 6

His Excellency the Governor General directs it to be notified that Lyttelton Holyoake Bayley, Esq; has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales. His Excellency the Governor General, with the advice of the…

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The District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1859 · page 2

We have been favored with the following letter from Mr. Knox. Child:- Your short leader of yesterday on the above matter seems rather to blame some one for the "quiet apathy"…

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Municipalities and Their Endowments. (From the Melbourne Argus.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1859 · page 2

The municipal institutions of France are among the oldest in Europe, some of them deriving their origin from the Roman conquerors of Gaul, while others owed their foundation to a much earlier period, co-existing side by…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, JULY 5, 1859. MUNICIPALITIES

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1859 · page 2

AMONG the subjects dealt with by many candidates during the elections was that of establishing municipalities; and not a few of them took on themselves to lecture, the inhabitants of…

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Municipal Institution for West Maitland. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1859 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—I beg the favor of your inserting the following explanations and remarks, relative to the very large meeting held in the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, at which, as some people think, so little was said,…

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