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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1866

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, November 29, 1866. the Municipalities Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1866 · page 2

ACCORDING to the Sydney correspondent of a country paper, Mr. Martin has announced the intention of the Government to carry the Municipalities Bill this session. The announcement…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, Nov. 28. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1866 · page 4

Several bills were brought up from the Legislative Assembly. SYDNEY MUNICIPAL BILL. A bill to extend the powers of the Municipal…

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Morpeth Municipal Council. (Abridged from the Leader.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1866 · page 2

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, Jaques, Ling, Keating, Meiklejohn, Sim, and Dickson…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, November 29, 1866. Legislative Council. Additional Sitting Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1866 · page 3

The House agreed to sit on Tuesday, as an additional day for Government business. WRECK OF THE CAWARRA. Mr. Docker laid upon the table the report for…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1866 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, M'Loughlin, Dubbar, M'Gregor, and Scholey. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Chambers (in the chair), Meiklejohn, Sim, Keating, and Ling. 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 8 December 1866 · page 5

The regalar meeting of this body was held last evening. After some formal business had been disposed of, a deputation, consisting of Messrs, Tucker, Clarke, and Sullivan, from the residents of the Horse-shoe Bend,…

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New South Wales Parliment. Wednesday, December 5. Legislative Council. Additional Sitting Days

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1866 · page 4

Mr. Docker gave notice of his intention to move that Tuesdays and Fridays be sitting days for the remainder of the session, Government business to take precedence. PETITION…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, December 4. Legislative Council. Public Institutions Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1866 · page 2

The Public Institutions' Inspection Bill was read a third time, and passed. EDUCATION BILL. The house went into committee on the Public…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Olliffe, Mitchell, Vindin, and Lee. The minutes of the…

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Friday, Dec. 7. Legislative Council. Explanation

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1866 · page 3

Mr. Allen, as chairman of the Denominational Schcol Board, stated that no letter had emanated from the Denominational School Board dismissing Mr. Rooney, the Roman Catholic…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, Dec. 6. Legislative Council. Governor's Assent to Bills

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1866 · page 3

The Governor's assent was received to the following bills:—Sale of Colonial Brandy Bill, Commercial Banking Company's Act Amendment Bill, Sheep Disease Prevention Bill,…

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District News. (From our own Correspondent.) Singleton. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 5

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present:The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Moore, Kingston, Hewitt, Newton, Brown, and Cullen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, December 11. Legislative Council. the Late Commissioner Grenfell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 2

Mr. Weekes gave notice of a question as to the intention of the Government with reference to making some provision for the widow and family of Mr. J. G. Grenfell, Commissioner of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 12. Legislative Council. the Late Mr. Grenfell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 4

Mr. Docker, in reply to Mr. Weekes, Btated that it was the intention of the Government to take into immediate consideration the question of making provision for the widow and family of the late Mr. Grenfell…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1866 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held last evening. Present Alderman Chambers (in the chair), M'Longhlin, M'Gregor, Cains and Coberoft The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 13, 1866. Legislative Council. Petition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1866 · page 4

Mr. Deas Thomson presented a petition from the Rev. John M'Gibbon against the Presbyterian College Bill at present before the house, which bill, the petition alleged, was not…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Friday, December 14, 1866. Legislative Council. Fresh Sitting Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1866 · page 2

Monday was ordered to be a sitting day, Government business to have precedence, and Mr. Docker will move the suspension of the standing orders, so as finally to dispose of the Appropriation and Loan Bills…

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Tuesday, December 18. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1866 · page 2

THE LATE MR. GRENFELL—Mr. Weekes gave notice of a question, as to whether the Government had as yet decided upon making some provision for the widow of the late Mr. Grenfell…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Monday, December 17. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1866 · page 2

MONEY BILLS.—The Appropriation Bill and the Public Works Loan Bill were taken through committee, and reported without amendments, and read a third time and passed. In the Loans Bill, Mr. A. Campbell…

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