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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1866

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on the 22nd December. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Cains, Chambers, M'Longhlio, S[?]holey, and Wright. The minutes of the previous meeting were read end confirmed…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1866 · page 2

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

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1866 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of this body was held at the Council chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wright, M'Loughlin, Dodds, and Scholey. The minutes of the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The full Council. APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER.—…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, January 10. Legislative Council. Messages

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 4

The Governor sent down his assent to the Temporary Supply Bill, and to the Scab in Sheep Continuation Bill. The Assembly sent up messages with the ad valorem…

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Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1866 · page 2

A special meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon, at East Maitland. Present: The Warden, and Commissioners Scholey, M'Laughlin, Whitehead, and Brunker. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, January 11, 1866. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1866 · page 2

DISTRICT COURTS.—The Attorney-General brought up the bill which he had obtained leave to introduce, to consolidate and amend the District Courts Act—and the bill was read a first time, and the seoond reading made an…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held, at the Council Chamber, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, Dodds, Soholey, Wright, and M'Laughlin[?] The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald) Tuesday, January 16, 1866. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1866 · page 3

The business in the Council was, with the exception of the Ministerial explanation, of minor importance…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held at the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening. Present— Aldermen Olliffe, Gorrick, Wolstenholme, Smith, Wade, and Lee. In the absence of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, January 16, 1866. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1866 · page 3

The Legislative Council met at three o'clock, chiefly for the purpose of sending up to the Assembly the Additional Customs Duties Bill, and the Colonial Spirits Duties Bill, passed at…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, January 23, 1866. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1866 · page 2

ASSENT TO BILLS.—The President reported that the Governor had given his assent to the Additional Customs Duties Bill and to the Increased Duties on Spirits Bill. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1866 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Mitchell, Lee, Wade, Pender, Wolstenholme,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1866 · page 6

A special meeting of this body was held at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Present: The Warden, and the following Councillors: Messrs. M'Loughlin,…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor' Aldermen Chambers, M'Loughlin, Wright, Dodds, Cains, and Cobcroft. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1866 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Olliffe, Gorrick, Wolstenholme, Smith, Lec. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Municipality of Singleton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1866 · page 4

A supplement to the Government Gazette, published on the 30th January, contains a proclamation declaring that the town of Singleton should be a municipality under the Municipalities Act of 1858, and that the…

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Morpeth Municipality—the Nomination

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1866 · page 4

Thursday last was the day appointed for the nomination of candidites for seats in the Council of the newly incorporated town of Morpeth, and at the advertised hour (twelve o'clock) the only persons present were the…

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Municipality of East Maitland. Nomination of Aldermen

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1866 · page 2

On Tuesday last a meeting of ratepayers of East Maitland was held in the Mechanics' Institute, for the purpose of nominating and electing three aldermen in the room of Messrs. Chambers, Dodds, and Scholey, who retired by…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1866 · page 2

The first meeting of the fourth Council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Aldermen Lee, Wade, Wolstenholme, Mitchell, Smith, and Olliffe. The Town Clerk occupied the chair…

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