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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1865

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on "Wednesday afternoon. Present— Aldermen Mitchell, Wade, Lee, Wolstenholme, Pender, Smith, and Olliffe. In the absence of…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1865 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held at the Council Chamber, East Maitland, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermon Wright, M'Loughlin, Cains, Scholey, and Dodds. The minutes of the previous…

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Incorporation of Singleton. Petition Under the Municipalities Act. (From the Government Gazette, Sept. 23.) Colonial Secretary's Office. Sydney. 23rd September. 1865

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1865 · page 2

In pursuance of the Act of the Colonial Parliament, 22nd Victoria, No. 13, His Excellonoy the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has directed the publication of the substanoe of a Petition, addressed to His…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Mitchell, Wolstenholme, Lee, Smith, Pender, and Olliffe. The minutes…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening, in the hall of the School of Arts. Present: Aldermen Lee (in the chair), Smith, Wade, Wolstenholme, Pender, and Mitchell. The minutes of…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1865 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of this body was held at the Council chamber, yesterday, at noon. Present: The Major, Aldermen Wright, Scholey, Dodds, and M'Loughlin. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1865 · page 3

On Monday evening, a meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers. Presante: The Major, Aldermen Wright, Echoley, Dodds, M'Loughlin, and Cains. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on "Wednesday, at five o'clock. Present: Aldermen Lee, Wade, Wolstenholnie, Pender, Mitchell, Smith. In the absence of the Mayor…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1865 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held at the East Maitland Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday afternoon. Owing to an inquest being held on the body of the late Mr. G. F. Davidson, at two o'olock, the hour for which the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the above body was held on Thursday, at noon, in the School of Arts. The full Council were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and Alderman Gorrick made some…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening, the 26th current. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Dodds, M'Longhlin, Soholey, and Wright. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening, in the School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Olliffe, Gorriok, and Mitchell. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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BY-LAWS to further amend the Standing Orders of the Municipal Council of West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 3

1. The order of the day shall include all business of which due notice has been given and all matters arising out of former meetings of the Council…

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West Maitland Municipality By-laws. (From the Government Gazette, Oct. 19) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 18th October, 1865. Municipality of West Maitland. By-laws.—To regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council—for the regulation and licensing of Public Carriers, Carters, and Public Vehicles—for Regulating the Killing of Cattle and the Establishment of Slaughter-houses—and for determining the validity of Disputed Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 3

Whereas by the Municipalities Act of 1858, section 72, it is amongst other things enacted, that the Council of any Municipality may make By-laws for the regulation of their own…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, October 25, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 4

The Council met at four o'clock, and the President, accompanied by the officers and members, proceeded to Government House and presented the Address. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the several sessional…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, October 24, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 2

The second session of the fifth Parliament of New South Wales was opened on Tuesday by his Excellency Sir John Young. The President took his seat in the…

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BY-LAWS for regulating and licensing public carriers plying for hire within the Municipality of West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 3

1. The word "vehicle" in these by-laws shall include every carriage omnibus wain wagon cart or dray plying for hire drawn by one or more horses or other animals…

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BY-LAWS to further amend the By-laws of the Municipality in order to make provision for determining the validity of disputed elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 3

1. In every case where a dispute shall arise as to an election the question or questions at issue in such dispute shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties so disputing and shall…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

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

An adjourned meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: Aldermen Lee (in the chair), Gorrick, Wade, Smith, Wolstenbolme, Pender, and Olliffe. The minutes of the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1865 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was hold on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Pender, Lee, Olliffe, Smith, and Wade…

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