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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1866

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1866 · page 3

A special meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Councillors Bru[?]ker, Scholey, O'Brien, and Mitchell. Councillor Mitchell was in the chair…

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Singleton. Municipal Assessment

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1866 · page 3

The adjourned Court of Petty Sessions to decide the appeals against the assessment of the Singleton Municipal Council took place on Tuesday. Messrs. W. C. Lesley, G. T. Loder, and J. Johnston were the sitting…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1866 · page 5

A special meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Olliffe, Wade, Wolstenholme, Lee, and Vindin. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1866 · page 2

Parliament was opened by his Excellency the Governor in person. The Council met shortly before twelve o'clock; and, after the delivery of the Vice-regal Speech, adjourned till four…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1866 · page 4

PRELIMINARY AND FOAMAL BUSINESS.—The house proceeded to Government House to take up the address in reply to his Excellency's Speech on opening Parliament on the previous day.—Having received his Excellency's…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1866 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held last evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Dubber, Scholey, Chambers, Cobcroft, and Cains. The minutes of the previous…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents] Singleton. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1866 · page 4

A meeting of this body took place on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Kingston, Moore, Williams, Christian, Cullen, Hewitt, and Newton…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

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

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present-Aldermen Dickson (in the chair), Portus, Jaques, Ling, Sim, Keating, and Meiklejohn. The…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon in the Council chambers. Present: Aldermen Lee (in the chair), Gorrick, Wade, Wolstonholme, off[?]ffe, Mitchell and Smith…

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Wednesday, August 1. Legislative Council

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

In the Legislative Council, the President took the chair at half-post four o'olook. St, John's PARSOSAGE BILL.—St. John's Par[?]onage Bill was read a third time and passed…

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Singleton. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1866 · page 4

A meeting of this body took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Moore, Kingston, Christian, and Cullen. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Drainage of West Maitland Municipality

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1866 · page 4

At the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council, on Friday evening, as reported in our last, a full report by the town surveyor was road, relative to the general drainage of the…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1866 · page 3

The weekly meeting of this body was held last evening. Present: Aldermen Ling (in the chair), Portus, Keating, Dickson, Meiklejohn, and Chambers. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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West Maitland Municipal Council. Proposed Embankment of the Horse-shoe Bend

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1866 · page 3

A special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon to take into consideration the proposed embankment of the Horse-shoe Bend. Present: Alderm[?]u Lee (in the chair),…

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Wednesday, August 8. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 4

The President took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. The Postmaster-General laid upon the table a copy of new regulations issued for the management of the gold fields, and the Blue Book for 1865…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 7Th August, 1866. (Before his Worship the Mayor, A. M'Dougall, and J. Johnston, [?].)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Cavanagh v. Brady, and Brady v. Cavanagh: These two cross cases of assault were postponed for one week, on account of the illness of one of the parties…

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Parliament of New South Wales (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, August 9. Legislative Council. Despatches

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1866 · page 3

The Postmaster General laid upon the table a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, covering a Treaty of Navigation between the Queen of England and the King of…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1866 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon at the Council chambers. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Gorri[?]k, Wolstenholme, Wade, Lee, and Mitchell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1866 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Alderman McLoughlin, Chambers, Scholey, Cains, and Paton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 14th AUGUST, 1866. (Before his Worship the Mayor, J. C. S. M'Douall, J. Larnach and J. Johnston, Esqs.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1866 · page 3

A SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Collins v. Miskill: In this case, where the defendant was charged with biting off a portion of complainant's nose, the case was withdrawn, at the request of complainant, upon payment of court costs…

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