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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1867

263 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 14

Singleton Municipal Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Coughlan, Bowman, Callen, Hewitt, and Moore. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Suggested Alterations in the New Municipalities Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 4

On Wednesday, Messrs. Lee, Dodds, and Burna, members of Parliament for West Maitland, East Maitland, and the Hunter, met, by invitation, the Major of West Maitland, and Alderman Gorrick and Wade, members of…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1867 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held last evening Present: Aldermen Cains, Scholey, M'Loughlin, M'Gregor, and Paton. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman Scholey occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Singleton Police Court.—tuesday, 4Th June, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, R. A. Rodd, J. Larnach, W. C. Lesley, and J. Johnston, Esq. s.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1867 · page 3

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Henry Mooreman pleaded guilty to this charge, and was admonished and discharged. DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Anne Gallagher was fined £l for this offence…

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West Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 4

The declaration of the poll for the election of two aldermen took place at noon, on Friday, in the hall of the School of Arts. The Mayor (Mr. John Lee) opened the proceedings by stating that after a careful…

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Port Macquarie. the Roads, and a Municipality. (From a correspondent of the Manning River News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 3

The great event of the day (Queen's Birthday) was a public meeting of the leading townsfolk, held in the Court-house, to take into consideration the state of the road from here to…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1867 · page 3

A meeting of this body took place in the Council Chambers, on Friday afternoon, June 7th, at four o'clock Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Creer, Ollifle, Wade, Gorrick, Wolstenholme, Tuck, and Mitchell…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council was held at the Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Ingall, Jeques, Keating, Ling, Meiklejohn, Robertson, and Sim. The minutes of the three…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1867 · page 2

A special meeting of this body was held at the Mechanics Institute on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, Cobcroft, M'Loughlin, and Scholey. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Police Court, Tuesday, Iitb June, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, J. Lethbridge, J. C. S. M'Douall, and S. B. Dight, Esqs.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1867 · page 4

DRURUNKENNESS.—Anne Breedon was lined 10s. for this offence. ASSAULT.—Alfred Woods was charged with assaulting Martin M'Crow. Mr. Girard appeared for the defendant…

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Morpeth Municipal Council. Election of Alderman

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 3

A meeting of the ratepayers of the municipality of Morpeth was held at the School of Arts on Thursday morning, for the purpose of electing an alderman, in the place of the late Mr. William…

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Singleton Municipal Council. (Brom our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Moore, Coughlan, Hewitt, Kingston, and Bowman. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Singleton Races. (From our Singleton Correspondent.) the Mayor's Cup Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 2

Owing to the apatby of the owners of race-horsesin this diatrict, who appear to lose sight of their own inttrests by not supporting a good annual race meeting in Singleton, the want of sufficient encouragement of sportsmen…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1867 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council of West Maitland was held at the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wade, Creer, Olliffe, Mitchell, Wolsteholme, Gorrick, and Tuck. The minutes…

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Quo Warranto.— Municipalities Act Op 1858.—Ex Parte O'dea. (From the S. M. Herald, June 15.) (Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1867 · page 3

This was an application by rule nisi, calling upon three gentlemen of West Maitland to show cause why an information should not be filed against them, in the nature of a writ of quo warranto, requiring them to prove by…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1867 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council of Morpeth was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jaques, J. Keating, W. Keating, Ling, Meiklejohn, and Sim…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1867 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Dubbar, Scboley, M'Loughlin, and M'Gregor. MINUTES.—After the minutes of the previous meeting…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors O'Brian, Bowden, M'Mabon, and Noble. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Morpeth was held in the School of Arts, at noon, on Thursday. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Ling, Sim Jaques, J. Keating, W. Keating, and Meiklejohn. The…

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Singleton Municipal Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 2

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

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