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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1863

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, in the Council Chamber, East Maitland. Present—the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Cains, Dodds,…

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Parliamentary Paper. Appeals to the Privy Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 3

A nominal return of the cases in which, during the last seven years, appeals have been allowed by the Supreme Court to the Privy Council, of the appeals prosecuted, and of the…

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Wednesday, November 25. Legislative Council. New Members

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 3

Mr. BLAXLAND, Mr. OGILVIE, and Mr. JOHNSON took the usual oaths and their seats as members of the Council. RESIGNATION…

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West Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1863 · page 3

A proliminary meeting of electors of West. Maitland was held on Tuesday evening, in Mr. Tuck's Commercial Hotel, to consider' who were fitted for nomination as aldermen of the West Maitland Municipal Council. There…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 2, 1863

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1863 · page 2

PAPERS.—Mr. Plunkett laid upon the table various papers, which were ordered to he printed. CARDIFF COAL COMPANY.—The Cardiff Coal Company's Incorporation Bill was brought up from the Assembly…

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East Maitland Municipality.— Election of an Alderman

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1863 · page 3

On Saturday last a public meeting of ratepayers of the Municipality of East Maitland, was held in the Mechanic Institute, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the seat in the East Maitland Municipal Council,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 3, 1863. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1863 · page 2

LIGHT-HOUSES.—Mr. Kemp moved the adoption of the report from the Select Committee on Light-houses, recommending the erection of three light-houses—one on the Seal Rock, another on South Solitary, and a third on…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, December 8,1863. Our First Municipal Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1863 · page 2

PRELIMINARY meetings when held in public are in some instances objectionable. Notwithstanding the stigma which has been attached to private proceedings of the kind by the invention…

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Municipality of West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1863 · page 2

On Saturday evening an adjourned general meeting of the electors of West Maitland was held at Mr. Tuck's, the Commercial Hotel, to receive the replies of those gentlemen who had been requested to allow themselves…

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Thursday, December 10, 1863. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1863 · page 5

DESTITUTE CHILDREN'S ASYLUM—Mr. Deas Thomson obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend an Act to incorporate and otherwise promote the objects of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children, the object of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 9, 1863. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1863 · page 5

NOTICES AND RETURNS.—Mr. Deas Thomson gave notice of motion for leave to bring in a bill relative to the Asylum for Destitute Orphans.—Mr. Plunkett laid upon the table papers relating to the Mint, and to Road…

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West Maitland Municipal Nomination

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1863 · page 3

The first meeting of electors in the Municipality of West Maitland for the purpose of nominating aldermen, took place yesterday, on a hustings adjoining the Court-house. There…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1863 · page 5

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening in the council chamber East Maitland. Present —His Worship the Major in the chair, Aldermen Cains, Coberoft, Dodds, B. Lee, M'Longhlin, and Nainby…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 16, 1863. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1863 · page 2

CITY BANK BILL.—Mr Plunkett brought in the City Bank Bill, which was read a first time, and referred to a select committee. COLONIAL SUGAR COMPANY'S BILL.—Mr. Johnson…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 17, 1863. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1863 · page 2

City Bank.—Mr. Plunkett moved that the City Banking Company's bill be referred to a seloot committee, which was agreed to. Seamen's Law Amendment Bill.—Mr. Johnson…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1863 · page 2

At the first meeting of this newly-formed body, held in the Court House, on Monday evening, there was a full attendance of aldermen, They, having made the usual declaration before the Returning Officer, that…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 23. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1863 · page 2

INSOLVENCY BILL.—The Presidentreported that the Govornor had assented, on behalf of her Majesty, to the Orders of Sequestration in Insolvency Bill, and drew the attention of the house to the manner in which the intimation had been made, namely…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1863 · page 2

The meeting of this body was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the Court-house, Sempill-street. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Lee, Liddell, Mitchell, Pender, Smith, Wade, and Wolstenholme…

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Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1863 · page 2

A meeting of the Maitland Road Trust was held on Tuesday morning, in the council room of the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. Present—Mr. J. B. R. Robertson (Warden), and Messrs. Brunker, M'Loughlin,…

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