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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1869

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1869 · page 2

Last evening a meeting of this Council was held in the chamber, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen O'Meagher, Scholey, Murphy,…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1869 · page 4

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

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Wednesday, January 6, 1869. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1869 · page 4

In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, there was but a short sitting, there being no business on the paper. The assent to the Stamp Duties Act was…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1869 · page 4

This body held its usual weekly meeting yesterday evening. The members present were the Acting-Mayor (Alderman Mullen), Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Rourke,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1869 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of this municipal body was held last evening iu the chambers, Maitland Mechanics' Institute. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen O'Meagher, Cains, M'Longhlin,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1869 · page 4

This Council met in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jones, Ling, W. Keating, J. Keating, and Wingrave. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1869 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday evening. The members present were—Aldermen Chambers, M'Lougblin, Murphy,,0'Meagher, and Scholey…

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Wednesday, January 19, 1869. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1869 · page 4

Mr. OWEN, in reply to questions, stated that it was considered donbtful whether the Government had power to enforce penalties for the non performance of the Panama contract, but that no payments would be made…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1869 · page 1

The weekly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening in the Chambers, Devonshire-street. Present: The Acting-Mayor; Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Rourke, Creer,…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1869 · page 4

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Moore, Kingston, Williams, Cullen, Lesley, Jarman, Hewitt, and Bowman. The…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the [?] [?] Herald.) Thursday, Januaray 14, 1869. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1869 · page 4

Leave of absence for three weeks was given to Mr. Darley, on the motion of Mr. Moore. The House went to committee on the Cook's River Road Bill, called in the paper the…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1869 · page 4

This Council held a meeting in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Jones, Wingrave, W. Keating, J. N. Meiklejohn, and Ling…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1869 · page 2

The monthly meeting of this Council was held in the office, Hunter River Hotel, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors Bowden, O'Brien, Eckford, Keating, and Noble…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1869 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council, convened by circular, was held yesterday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Eckford, Gorrick, Wolstenholme, Wade, Smith, Creer,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1869 · page 4

This Council met on Friday evening, in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, when there were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Rourke, Eckford,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Thursday, January 21. Lecislative Council. United Insurance Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1869 · page 4

[?] Alexander Campbell obtained the suspension of the Standing Orders, and presented a petition for leave to bring in a bill to alter the itle of the United Fire and Life Insurance…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1869 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of this Council was held on Monday afternoon in the Council Chambers, Maitland Mechanies' Institute, East Maitland. Present: The Mayor, Alderman…

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The Municipal Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1869 · page 2

The following nominations have been duly lodged with the Returning Officers of the West Maitland and East Maitland Boroughs, to supply vacancies caused in the respective Councils by…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herold.) Wednesday, Jan. 27. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 2

A bill to extend the provisions of certain Acts to other towns was brongbt up from the Assembly, and read a first time. Mr. Campbell obtained leave to bring in his bill to…

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[?]Ew South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, January 28. Legislative Council. Adjournment.—appropriation Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 1

It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Owen, that the house at its rising should adjourn until four p.m. on Friday, and the same hon. gentleman gave notice of motion for the…

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