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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1868

223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 12

East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1868 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on Monday evening There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, M'Longhlin, Dubber, Murpby, O'Meagher, and Cains. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 4

This Council held its usual weekly meeting yesterday evening. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Wade, Gorrick, Rourke, Creer, Eckford, Tuck, and Olliffe…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held yesterday evening. The members present were the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Rourke, Gorrick, Mullen, Mitchell, Creer,…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 6

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

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 2

This body held its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Meiklejohn, W. Keating, Wingrave, Dickson, Ling, J. Keating, Ingall, and Jones…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors Eckford, Bowden, M'Mahon, Noble, O'Brien, and W. Keating. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Original Correspondence. Our Municipal Council. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 2

SIR—I think it high time that some steps should be taken by the ratepayers of this Municipality to try and put an end to the disgraceful scenes so prevalent of late in our Council Chambers—bear gardens would be a better…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 2

This municipal body held is usual fortnightly meeting on Monday evening. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, M'Lougblin, O'Meagher, Dubber, Murphy, and Scholey. The minutes of the previous…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 2

A special meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening; the members present were the Mayor, Aldermen Tuck, Olliffe, Eckford, Creer, Smith, Mullen, and Rourke…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 4

A special meeting of this body was held at the Mechanics[?] Institute, on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Scholey, O'Meagher, Murphy, Chambers, and McLoughlin. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1868 · page 2

A special meeting of this Council was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, for the purpose of further considering the matter of the kerbing and guttering in Melbourne-street. The members present…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1868 · page 2

The ordinary weekly meeting of this body was held on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor[?] Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Rourke, Gorrick, Creer, Eckford, Olliffe, Mitchell, and Tuck.—The minutes…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 4

This body held its weekly meeting yesterday evening. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Gorrick, [?]kford, Oliffe, and Tuck. MINUTES.—The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 4

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

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1868 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Meiklejohn, Ling, W. Keating, Dickson, J. Keating, and…

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Election of an Alderman for the Borough of West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 4

Yesterday at noon a meeting was held of the ratepayers of the borough of West Maitland, for the purpose of receiving the nominations of candidates for the office of alderman, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 4

A meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers yesterday evening. P[?]asant. The Mayor, Aldermen, Smith, Mallen, Wolstenholme, Mitchell,, Eckford, Creer, and Olliffe. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1868 · page 3

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lesley, Moore, Kingston, Hewitt, Williams, and Jarman.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and, with a slight…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1868 · page 2

This body met, as usual, on Friday evening. There were present: Aldermen Wolstenholme (in the chair), Smith, Gorrick, Mullen, Greer, Mitchell, Tuck, and Olliffe. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1868 · page 2

The PRESIDENT (the Hon. T. A. Murray) took the chair at two minutes to twelve o'clock. The following members were present, viz, Messrs. Docker, Allen, Thomson, Byrnes, [?], B. Russell,…

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