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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 16 December 1865 · page 2

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

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 13, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 4

Petitions were presented from Shellharbour and from Albury in favour of an amended municipal law.—Mr. A. Campbell presented a petition against the Secret Bille of Sale Bill, signed by the representatives of 194 banks and…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1865 · page 3

A special meeting of this body was held on Friday evening lost. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wade, [?]iffe, Smith and Pender. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1865 · page 3

A meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Council room, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, yesterday morning. [?]resent: The Warden, and Councillors Scholey, Br[?]ker, Mitchell, and M'Loughlin. The…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 16, 1865. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1865 · page 2

GENERAL BUSINESS.—The Australian General Assurance Company's Bill was referred to a select committee. —The house went into committee on the Australian Agricultural Company's Bill. Clauses 1, 4, 5, and 6,…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

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

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Mitchell (in the chair), Lee, Pender, Ol[?]ffe, and Smith. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Some formal correspondence was…

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Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1865. Legislative Council. Report

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

Mr. ALLEN brought up a report from the Printing Committee which was adopted, and ordered to be printed. NOTICE OF MOTION. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice, for this day, of three…

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Friday, Dec. 22. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 December 1865 · page 2

The Legislative Council met precisely at four o'clook in order that the bills passed last night might be transmitted to the Assembly. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL save notice of his intention…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 21, 1865. Legislative Council. Returns

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 December 1865 · page 2

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid upon the table a return of bank liabilities and assets. STATE OF THE HARBOUR. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL brought up a message from…

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