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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1867

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Singleton Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1867 · page 3

This Council met, pursuant to adjournment, at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, 17th instant. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Moore, Coughlan, Bowman, Cullen, Hewitt, and…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Municipal body was held yesterday afternoon, at the Mechanics' Institute; Present:—The Mayor, Alderman Chambers, M'Loughlin, M'Gregor, Dubber, Scholey…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, July 18, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1867 · page 2

THE MAIL STEAMERS.—Mr. Weekes gave notice of a motion for returns shewing the time occupied in the conveyance of mails by the various routes Suez, and Panama, to London…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1867 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council took place last Tuesday evening, at seven o'clock. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen J. Keating, Ling, Sim, Ingall, and W. Keating…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council took place yesterday at four o'clock p.m. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Gorrick, Olliffe, Creer, Wolstenholme, and Tuck…

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Wednesday, July 24. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 2

PETITIONS.—A petition from the Rev. Mr. M'Gibbon was presented by Mr. E. Deas Thomson, in favour of Mr. Gordon's proposed amendments in the Presbyterian College Bill.—Mr…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1867 · page 2

The following is the report of the Improvement Committee, presented at the meeting of the Council on Friday last, and of which a short abstract was published in our Saturday's issue:…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, July 25, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1867 · page 2

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BILL.—Mr. Gordon presented petitions from Maitland and Newcastle in favour of the Presbyterian College Bill, with the amendments proposed by him; and a third petition, on the other side, from…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 30Th July, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, W. C. Lesley, R. A. Rodd, and S. B. Dight, Esqs)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1867 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Henry Smith, Patrick M'Fadden, Samuel Burton, and Charles Diver were fined 5s. each for this offence, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Creer, Olliffe, Tuck, Mitchell, Wolstenholme Gornick, and Wade…

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Wednesday, July 31. Legislative Council

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

BORDER CUSTOMS.—A bill to ratify the Border Customs arrangement was brought up from the Assembly, and read a hist time KEROSENE OIL.—Mr. Docker, in reply to…

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Singleton Municipal Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1867 · page 2

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

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, August 1, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1867 · page 2

NOTICE OF QUESTION.—Dr. Macfarlane gave notice of a question as to the intentions of the Government with reference to the relief of the sufferers by the floods at Mudgee…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present The Mayor, Aldermen Meiklejohn, Ling, Sim, Jaques, and J. Keating. Minutes.—The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Police Court, Tuesday, 6Th August, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, J. Lethbridge, and A. M'Dougall, Esqs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1867 · page 4

SHEEP STEALING.-John Taylor and Charles Huggins stood charged with stealing three sheep, the property of Reginald Blaxland, of Fordwich. Mr. Waring appeared for the prisoners. Sub-inspector Thorpe, with the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Council Chambers Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Tuck, Wolstenholme, Mitchell, Wade, Gorrick, Olliffe, and Smith…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Counoil was held on Thursday afternoon Present The Mayor, Aldermen M'Loughlin, M'Gregor, Paton, Chambers, and Scholey. MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Wednesday, August 7. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

WIDOWS.—Mr. Docker stated that the question of affording relief to those persons who were made widows and orphans by the accident near the Heads on Monday, 29th July, was under the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, August 8. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1867 · page 2

NOTICES OF QUESTIONS.—Mr. Weekes gave notice of his intention to ask whether the Government proposed to carry out a recommendation made by a Select Committee in a former session, for a survey of the harbour of Port…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1867 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Robertson, J. Keating, Ling, Sim, Meiklejohn, Jaques, and W. Keating. MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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