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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1864

167 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 9

Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1864 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held on Monday afternoon, in their room, at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland Present—The Warden, Messrs. M'Loughlin, Whitehead, Newman, and…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1864 · page 2

A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held at the School of Arts, on Thursday afternoon. Present—The Mayor, Alderman Wade, Lee, Liddell, Pender, Gorrick, and Smith. The minutes of the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1864 · page 2

A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday afternoon, at the School of Arts. Present: Aidermen Liddell, Mitchell, Pender, Wolstenholme, Gorrick, Smith and Wade. The minutes of the…

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District Council Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1864 · page 2

A public meeting of the electors of the police district of Maitland was held in the Court-house, East Maitland, on Tuesday, at noon, for the purpose of nominating two members to serve in the Maitland District Council and…

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Maitland Mercury. Thursday, May 5, 1864. Municipal Improvements

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1864 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING a few notices of appeal, a creditable promptitude has, we understand, been shown by a large number of the ratepayers of West Maitland in paying in their contributions…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1864 · page 2

On Wednesday evening the usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held, in the Council Chamber, East Maitland. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Chambers, Dodds, M'Loughlin, and Wright. The minutes of…

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Maitland District Council Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1864 · page 2

Yesterday was the day appointed for taking the poll for the election of two candidates to serve in the Maitland District Council and Road Trust. The votes were recorded at the Court-houses in…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1864 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening, in the hall of the School of Arts. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Mitchell, Wade, Gorrick, Liddell, Pender, Wolstenholme, Lee, and Smith. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1864 · page 2

On Thursday evening a special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held in the Coun[?]il Chamber. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Gain, Chambers, Coboroft, Dodds, and Wright. The minutes of the…

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Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1864 · page 3

A meeting of this Counoil was held yesterday, at East Maitland. Present: The Warden (Mr. J. B. R. Robertson), Councillors M'Laughlin, Mitchell, Burns, and Whitehead. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1864 · page 3

A meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening, in the hall of the School of Arts. Present—Alderman Liddell, in the chair; Alderman Mitchell, Gorrick, Wolstenholme, Lee, and Smith. The minutes of the previous…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1864 · page 5

A meeting of this body was held at the East Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Wright, Chambers, and M'Loughlin…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1864 · page 3

A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held at the School of Arts yesterday afternoon Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Pender, Lee, Liddell, Wolstenholme, Smith, and Mitchell. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Municipality. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mereury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1864 · page 3

SIR—You will oblige by allowing me through your columns to call attention to the great risk and inconvenience to which foot-passengers, and more especially women and children, are frequently liable from persons…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1864 · page 2

A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held at the School of Arts, on Tuesday etening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Pender, Gorrick, Liddell, Wade, Wolstenholme, Smith, Lee, and Mitchell. The…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1864 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Cobcroft, Dodds, Lee, M'Laughlin, and Wright.—The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1864 · page 2

A special meeting of the Maitland District Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. Present; the Warden, Messrs. Burns, M'Longblin, and Whitehead. The minutes of…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1864 · page 2

A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldormen Mitchell, Pender, Liddell, Gorrick, Smith, Wolsten[?]oime, Lee, and Wade…

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Singleton Municipality. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1864 · page 3

A public meeting was convened by John Browne, Esq., J.P., at the Caledonian Hotel, on Monday evening, 13th instant, to consider the measures necessary to induce the Government to alter the boundaries of the proposed…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1864 · page 2

On Monday evening, 13th inst., a special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held at their rooms, the Mechanics' institute, [?]ast Maitland. Present: Aldermen Chambers, Lee, M'Longhlin, Soholey, and…

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