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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1867

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of the Municipal Council of West Maitland was held yesterday afternoon, present—the Mayor, Aldermen Wolstenholme, Smith, Mitchell, Ollilfe, and Oreer…

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Singleton Municipal Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and all the aldermen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Wednesday, August 10. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

QUESTIONS ANSWERED.—Mr. Docker, in reply to a question put by Mr. Jennings, stated that the sum of £5000 for the construction of tanks and wells between Booligal and Menindie or Mount Murchison, will be…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 13Th August, 1867. (Befire his Worship the Mayor, J. C. S. M'Douall, and J. Browne, Esqs.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Patrick M'Closky pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 6s. ASSAULT.—Anthony Towers was charged with assaulting William Fitzgerald, at Soott's Flat, on the 6th inst…

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East Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1867 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place last evening. Present: Aldermen Chambers (in the chair), Dubbar, M'Laughlin, Paton, M'Gregor, and Coberoft. THE MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From Ote S. M. Herald.) Thursday, August 15, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1867 · page 2

PETITION.—Mr. A. Campbell presented another petition in referenoe to the name to be given to the new Presbyterian College—the petitioner, Mr. T. Buckland— objecting to the name "St. Andrews."—A Message was…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Ling, Sim, Jaques, Meiklejohn, and Keating. THE MINUTES—The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1867 · page 2

A meeting of the Maitland District Council and Road Trust was held at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors O'Brien, M'Mahon, Fokford, Noble, and Howden. The…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held yesterday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Tuck, Olliffe, Mitchell, Gorrick, and Wolstenholme.—The minutes having been passed, the copy of a letter to certain…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, August 21. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 4

QUESTIONS ANSWERED—Mr. Dooker, in reply to questions put by Mr. Jennings, stated that it was not tbe intention of the Government to continue the line of telegraph from Wentworth up the Darling to Bourke, and…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1867 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Meiklejohn, Ling, Sim, Ingall, and W. Keating. THE MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Council Chambers. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Olliffe, Creer, Gorrick, Mitchell, and Wade. The minutes of the previo[?] meeting were read…

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Singleton Municipal Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 3

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

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Wednesday, August 28,1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 2

The sitting days for next week were altered to Tuesday and Wednesday. INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS.—Mr. Docker gave notice of motion for leave to bring in a bill to…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 27Th August, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, W. C. Lesley, J. Johnston, and R.A.Rodd, Esqrs.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Lewis Blanchard and John M'Cully, for being drunk, were fined 5s. each; in default, twenty-four hours imprisonment. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Edwin Gould for making use of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, August 29, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1867 · page 2

The Legislative Council sat for only five minutes yesterday.—Mr. Docker brought, in a Bill to Facilitate Proceeding in Insolvency, which was read a first time.— A Bill to Regulate the Volunteer Force was brought up…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 4Th September, 1867. (Before his Worship the Mayor, G. P. Bowman, and A. M'Dougall, Esqs.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1867 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Morgan waa fined 5s. for this offence. VAGRANCY—Carolina Lincoln, an old offender, was brought up on this charge. Sub Inspector Thorpe stated…

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Wednesday, September 4. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 2

EDUCATION.—Mr. Docker laid upon the table a progress report from the Council of Education. PETITION.—Mr. A Campbell presented two petitions in favour of the Presbyterian College Bill, as…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1867. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 2

ASSENT TO ACTS—Messages were brought up by the Private Secretary, conveying the assent of his Excellency the Governor, on behalf of her Majesty, to the Border Customs Act, the…

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West Maitland Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1867 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Friday afternoon last. Present Aldermen Wolstenholme (in the chair), Creer, Smith Olliffe and Mitchell. MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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