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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1865

168 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 9

West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1865 · page 2

The first meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council for the current municipal year was held at the School of Arts on tuesday afternoon. Present Alderman Mitchell, Gorrick, Pender, Wolstenholme, Lee, Wade, and…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1865 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers, Mechanic's Institute, East Maitland, on Monday afternoon. Present: the Warden, Messrs. Whitehead and M'Longhlin. The minutes of…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1865 · page 3

The adjourned first meeting of the Council for the current municipal year was held in the School of Arts, on Thursday ofternoon. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Mitchell, Gorrick, Lee, Pender, Wolstenholme, Wade,…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1865 · page 3

The first meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council for the current year was held at the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: Aldermen A. Dodds, J. Dodds, Chambers,…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1865 · page 5

On Wednesday evening a meeting of this body was held in the hall of the School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, aldermen Gorrick, Pender, Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Lee, and Mitchell…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1865 · page 2

On Friday evening an adjourned meeting of the West Maitland Council was held at the School of Arts, for the purpose of confirming the revision of assessment, and striking the rate of one shilling in the pound for the…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1865 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the Maitland Road Trust and Distriot Council was held, at East Maitland. Present: The Warden and Councillors Brunker and Whitehead. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, at the School of Arts. Present: Aldermen Lee (in the chair), Wolstenholme, Gorrick, Mitchell, Pender, Smith. The minutes of the previous…

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The Law of Municipal Elections. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1865 · page 2

In the Supreme Court, on Thursday, an application by rule insi was heard, on the part of Mr F. W. Hollnd, an elector, and a candidate for the office of councillor at the late annual election for Enmore Ward, in the…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1865 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Mechanies institute, on Monday evening. Present —The Mayor. Aldermen Wright, Scholey, Dodds, M'Laugblin, and Caine. The minutes of the previous…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1865 · page 3

On Wednesday evening a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Pender, Smith, Wolstenholme, Gorrick, Mitchell, Wade, and Lee.—The minutes…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1865 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held at the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. Present: The Warden and Councillors Mitchell, Brunker, and M'Laughlin. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1865 · page 3

A meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present The Mayor, and Aldermen M'Loughin, Scholey, Dodds, Lee, and Wright. The minutes of the previous mteting…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, in the hall of the School of Arts. Present: Aldermen Lee (in the chair), Mitchell, Pender, Gorrick, Smith, and Wad[?]. The minutes of the previous…

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Wednesday, March 22. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1865 · page 2

The President took his seat yesterday, at half-past four o'clock, at wlnuh time there was not a quorum present. Mr. Ogilvie took the usual oaths and his seat, and a quorum was formed…

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Friday, March 24. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

FELONS APPREHENSION BILL—The only business was as to the Felons Apprehension Bill. A message was brought up from the Assembly, inviting the concurrence of the Council in the bill. The bill was read a first…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY.—The standing orders were suspended, on the motion of Mr. Mitchell, for the presentation of a petition for leave to introduce a bill to enable the Australian Agricultural Company to…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 3

On Wednesday evening the usual weekly meeting of the Council was held in the School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Mitchell, Ponder, Leo, Wolstonholme, Gourick, and Wade. The minutes of the…

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WEDNESDAY, 29th MARCH, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 2

CRIMINAL LAW.—The Solicitor-General moved for, and obtained leave to introduce a bill to consolidate and amend the criminal law, explaining that this was these same bill which had been under the consideration of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From, the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, March 28, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 2

FELONS' APPREHENSION BILL.—The Solicitor-General moved the second reading of the Felons' Apprehension Bill, entering into a detail of the crimes committed by the four bushrangers now at large, Hall, Gilbert, Dunn,…

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