District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Paterson. [?] District Council Election
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1870 · page 4
The nomination and election of two district councillors, in the room of Messrs. W. Corner and G. Cory who retire by rotation, took place at the court-house yesterday morning; not more…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 3
Yesterday the poll for the election of two members for the Maitland District Council was taken at East Maitland, West Maitland, and Morpeth. Unusual interest was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 2
The Public Roads Bill was discharged from the paper, on the motion of Mr. Owen. DEFICIENCY LOANS. Mr. Owen moved the second reading of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 2
DURING the last week of April, the Colonial Treasurer introduced in the Assembly a bill to enable the Government to raise aloan of £729,861 "for public works and other purposes." It was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 4
The order of the day for the consideration in committee of the Deficiency Loans Bill having been called, Mr. Docker moved an amendment, that the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 2
The formal prorogation of the Parliament of New South Wales took place on Saturday, with the ordinary ceremonies. The number of ladies and gentlemen who by their attendance usually…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 4
Mr. Darley opened the adjourned debate on the bill for funding the deficiency loans. He opposed the bill because sufficient information was not given as to the appropriation of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 4
A special Court of Petty Sessions was held at the Court-house, Singleton, on Friday, the 6th instant, for the purpose of hearing and determining appeals against the municipal assessment…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1870 · page 2
The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, in the Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen J. Keating, Dickson, Meiklejohn,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1870 · page 2
The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Clumber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen M'Lougblin, Cains, Atkinson,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 2
A meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening; there were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Wolstenholme, Evans, Bowden, Eckford, and Lee—The minutes of the previous…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1870 · page 2
A meeting of the ratepayers of the borough of West Maitland was held at the Council Chambers, at noon yesterday, for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill the vacancies in…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1870 · page 2
A special meeting of this Council was held at the offices, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen M'Loughlin, Ewing, Cains, Atkinson, and…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2
It is an old saying that misfortunes seldom come singly, and the present crisis in the history of the West Maitland Municipal Council may be taken as illustrating thE truth of it…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1870 · page 4
This Council met on Friday evening, in the Chambors, Devonshire street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Croer, Bowden, Wolstenholme, Briggs, and Eckford. The minutes of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1870 · page 3
This council met on Monday evening, at the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Sim, W. Keating, Jones, Wingrove, Dickson, and J. Keating. The…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1870 · page 2
This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Monday evening, at the Chambers, Maitland Mechanics'Institute. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, M'Loughlin, Atkinson,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1870 · page 3
Yesterday, at the Morpeth police court, Messrs. 0. E. Middleton and James Taylor sat as an appeal court, to consider appeals against the assessments in the borough. The following…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 3
A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Kingston, Christian, Lesley, Dalton, Hewitt, Munro, and Jarman. The minutes of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1870 · page 4
A special meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Wolstenholme, Bowden, Lee, Eckford, and Briggs. The minutes of the…
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