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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1870

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held yesterday evening. Present—Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Evans, Mitchell, Creer, Gorrick, Rourke, Eokford, and Wade.—…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 5

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

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1870 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was Held'on Tuesday night, in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Sim; Dickson, Meiklejohn, J…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1870 · page 2

The weekly meeting of the Council was held in the chambers, Devo[?]ire-street, West Maitland, last evening[?] Present—Alderman Smith (in the chair) Aldermen Mithohell. Rourke, Wade, Gorrick, Evan[?], and [?]okford[?]…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1870 · page 4

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

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Original Correspondence. the Borough Council and Public Nuisanoes. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1870 · page 2

Sir-Your paragraph in to-day's Mercury, giving a dig to the Council for their negleot in suppressing the many nuisances that exist, has given satisfaction to many of your readers, and…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 2

This Council held its usual weekly meeting yesterday evening Present—The Mayor. Aldermen smith, Eckford, Wolstenholme, Greer, Gorrlck, Wade, Evans, and Boorke. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1870 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council took place last evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, M'Loughlin, Murphy, Ewing and M'Gregor. The minutes…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1870 · page 4

This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Dickson, Wingrave, Jones, W…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1870 · page 1

The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the offices, East Maitland. Present: The Warden, Councillors Bowden, Eckford, M'Mahon, John Keating,…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 4

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

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1870 · page 1

A meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Mitchell, Wolstenholme, Gorrick, Creer, Rourke, Eckford, and Evans. The minutes of…

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The Cecumenical Council. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) Rome, Advent Sunday, November 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1870 · page 4

I have just been four hours in St. Peter's, assisting at a great solemnity, one of 20,000 spectators, I should think. The High Mass on Advent Sunday has always been celebrated in…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1870 · page 1

A special meeting of this Council, convened by the Mayor, was held in the chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Saturday afternoon. There were present: The Mayor, Aldermen…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1870 · page 1

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Friday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Mitchell, Rourke, Gorrick, Eckford, Creer, Wade, and Wolsten[?]olme. The…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1870 · page 2

The Council met on Monday evening, in the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts. Present[?] The Mayor, Alderman J. Keating, Sim, Wingrave, Jones, W. Keating, and Dickson. The…

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Tuesday, Feb. 1. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1870 · page 2

The President took his seat at twenty minutes to twelve o'clock. The President informed the house that he had received a fresh commission, authorising…

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Singleton Municipal Election. the Nomination. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1870 · page 4

The nomination of candidates for the election of three aldermen in the room of Messrs. Jarman, Cullen, and Bowman, and of two auditors in the room of Messrs. Stacy and Waddy, took place…

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West Maitland Municipal Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1870 · page 4

On Tuesdya, at noon, a meeting of the ratepayers of West Maitland was held at the Council Chambers, for the purpose of hearing the nominations for the vacancies in the aldermanic…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, Feb.2. (From the S.M. Herald.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 4

After the return from Government House, to which the President and hon. members had proceeded to present "the Address," the ordinary sessional motions for appointment of Committees, &c., were passed, and the…

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