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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1870

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Wednesday, March 2, 1870. (From the S.M. Herald.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1870 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-eight minute past four o'clock. Mr. OWE[?], who represents the Government, was absent from indisposition…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 2

This Council met on Friday evening, in the Chambers, Devonshire-street. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Bowden, Evans, Lee, and Mullen. The minutes of the last meeting…

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Wednesday, March 9, 1870. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 2

There were only eight members present, viz., Mr Allon, Mr. Smart, Mr Towns, Mr Blaxland, Sir W. Manning. Mr. H. Moore, Mr Docker, and Mr. Gordon, and there being consequently no quorum, the President…

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Thursday, March 10th, 1870. (From our Special Correspondent.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 2

C[?]ERTIES BILL.—After some preliminary business of a formal nature, a message was reported trom the Legislative Assembly, with the Cemeteries Bill, for the concurrence of the Council. The bill was read a first…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 4

This Council held its usual fortnightly meet ing at the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening Pretent—the Mayor, Aldermen Dickson, Sim, Jones, Wingrave, W. Keating, J…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 4

The monthly meeting of this Council was held in the office, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors W. Keating, J. Keating, Eckford, Bowden, Noble, and…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 4

We resume our report of the proceedings of this Council, at their adjourned meeting on Monday evening, from the point where we were compelled to close in order to go to press:—…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Ewing, Murphy, M'Longhlin,…

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Borough Council Chambers, Weat Maitland, 14th, March, 1870. To the Editor of the " Maitland Marcury "

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 1

SIR—In accordince with a resolution affirmed by the Council of this Borough, at a meeting held on the evening of the 14th instant, I hare the honor to request that you will be pleased to have published in your next…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 4

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

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 1[?], 1810. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 2

Mr. GORDON presented a petition from bankers, merchants, and others, praying for some legislation to regulate sentences for criminal offences, in new of recent alleged lenient and [?] terms of punishment…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1870 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Friday evening. Owing to the fact of the water having flooded Devonshire-street, and being already a considerable depth in the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1870 · page 3

A meeting of this Council was held at the residence of Alderman Mullen, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Evans, Bowden, Lee, Mullen, Wolstenholme,…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Kingston, Lesley, Jarman, Glenni[?], and Munro. The minutes of the previous…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

The weekly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Devonshire-street, West Maitland, last evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Eckford, Evans, Lee, W[?]e,…

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Wednesday, March [?]. Legislative Council

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

The Private Secretary brought down the Governor's assent to the Temporary Appropriation Act for March Expenditure. Mr Holt presented a petition from the Roman…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, March 31. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 4

Mr. Weekes presented a petition against the Cemeteries Bill. Mr. Owen gave notice of motion for leave to bring in a Census Bill…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 2

The usual meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, yesterday evening Present: The Mayor, Alderman Evans, Wade, Bowden, Mullen, Lee,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, April [?]. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 2

Mr. Owen gave notice of motion for restoring to the paper the Cemeteries Regulation Bill, which lapsed on a previous evening for want of a quorum…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1870 · page 3

This Council met last evening, in the chamber, Maitland Mechanice' Institute. Present— Aldermen Cullum, Atkinson, O'Meagher, Ewing, M'Loughlin, and Murphy. Alderman…

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