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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
107 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 6
On the meeting of the Legislative Council, leave of absence for the remainder of the session was granted to the Chairman of Committees, Mr. Allen, and at a later hour the Hon. G. K. Holden was appointed to take his place.—The report of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is an alphabetical list of the memoers of the late Legislative Council, numbering sixty in all:- The Honorable John Alexander, George Allan, George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The foundation stone of the Waverley Municipal Chamber was laid on Tuesday, by Mr. Cowper. It was the first building erected specially for municipal purposes in the colony, and the occasion was celebrated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It was generally known yesterday that the appointments to the second Legislative Council had been finally settled at a meeting of the Executive Council. Twentyseven gentlemen are to be nominated; of these the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have now made known officially the names of the members of the new Legislative Council; or rather the names of the gentlemen who have been offered seats, and the majority of whom,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We, the members of the Municipal Council of Newcastle, desire most respectfully to approach your Excellency with the expression of our loyal and devoted attachment to the throne and person of her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following proclamation was published in a supplement to the Government Gazette, issued on Monday:- By his Excellency the Right Honorable Sir John Young, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following correspondence, published in Thursday's Herald, will give our readers a clearer conception of the relations in which the life members of the Legislative Council are now supposed to stand, to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We, the warden and members of the District Council of Maitland b[?] to approach your Excellency with assurances of our respect and esteem towards your Excellency, personally and officially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GENTLEMEN—As it run[?] in my head that there was some mention made, during the last Parliamentary [?]sions, of introducing amendments into the Municipalities Act of 1858, I [?]rave room in your paper to point out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parsuant to announcement, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Singleton and neighbourhood took place on Tuesday evening, the 20th inst., at the Court-house, Singleton, to take-into consideration the formation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The session of Parliament commenced at noon, Tuesday. In the Legislative Council, the PRESIDENT, having taken the chair, produced the Governor's commission…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Maitland Road Trust was held at the Court-house, on Friday, the 6th day of September instant. Present—Mr. John Callaghan in the chair, Messrs. Brunker, M'Laughlin, Biddulph, and Newman. The following letter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took his seat at a quarter-past four o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. Robertson laid upon the table of the house returns of births, deaths, and marriages, prepared by the Registrar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—I perceive a meeting is called for the purpose of discussing the propriety of establishing a municipality at West Maitland, such meeting having been fixed for the (Thursday) evening. I had the annoyance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Legislative Council met at twenty minutes past four o'clock. The Statistical Register for 1860 was laid upon the table.—In reference to a question of which Mr. Deas thomson proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of the inhabitants of Weat Maitland was held in the hall of the School of Arts on Friday evening, for the purpose of determining whether the town shall be incorporated under the Municipalities Act of 1867. The time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at twenty minutes past four o'clock Mr. MEREWETHER gave notice of a motion for an address for all letters of resignation of the President and members of the late Council and replies thereto, and all correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at twenty minutes past four o'clock. Mr. MERRW[?]THER'S motion for on address for correspondence respecting the resignation of the President and certain members of the [?]nto Legislative Council, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday the Legislative Council met at the usual time. The Crown Lands Occupation Bill stood first on the paper. Mr. ROBERTSON moved the second reading—Sir W. M. MANNING and Mr. DEAS THOMSON both spoke against the bill,…
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