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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1870

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1870 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, at the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Dickson, Wingrave,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 2

The polling for two aldermen to fill the vacancies in the Borough Council of East Maitland, caused by the retiremont of Messrs. O'Meagber and Murphy, took place yesterday…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor and all the Aldermen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1870 · page 2

A special meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, yesterday, afternoon. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Wolstenholme, Briggs, Lee, and O[?]iffe. The minutes…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1870 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jones, Sim, Wingrove,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1870 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Monday evening, in the chambers, Maitland Mechanics' Institute. Present— Aldermen M'Longhlin, Cullum, Sparke,…

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Musclebrook. Nomination of Aldermen for the Municipal Borough of Muscle Brook

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 3

The first nomination conncoted with our recently proclaimed municipality took place this day, at noon, in the court-house. The Returning Officer (Charles Johnstone Cullen, Esq.)…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 2

A meeting of this Council toole place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and all the Aldermen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, June 28, 1870. Municipal Borrowings and Obligations

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 2

THE old and vexed question whether the City Corporation of Sydney is or is not liable for the City Corporation debt has turned up again. At a meeting of the City Council on the 20th…

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West Maitland Borough Council

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

This Council held its meeting on Friday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Wolstenholme, Bowden, Evans, Lee, Briggs, Olliffe, and Creer. The minutes of the previous…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1870 · page 1

This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Alderman Dickson, W. Keating, Wingrave, and Meiklejohn…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1870 · page 2

This Council held ils usual fortnightly meeting on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen M'Loughlin, Cunningham, Ewing, Cains, Atkinson, Cullum, Sparke, and Chambers…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

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

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

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Municipal Assessment Appeals

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

Yesterday morning being the day fixed for hearing the appeals against the assessments of the Boroughs of East and West Maitland, there was a large attendants of appellants at the East…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1870 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held at the Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Lee, Creer, Bowden, Briggs, and Evans.—The…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1870 · page 4

A meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Wolstenholme, Bowden, Evans, Briggs,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1870 · page 4

This Council held its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, at the Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Meiklejohn, Dickson, Moffitt, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1870 · page 4

This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting at the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: Aldermen Ewing, M'Loughlin, Atkinson, Cunningham,…

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District News. Singleton. (From our own correspondent.) Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1870 · page 4

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

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1870 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held at the Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present — Aldermen M'Loughlio, Atkinson, Cunningham, Sparke, Chambers,…

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