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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Wednesday, March 8. Legislative Council. Position of the Colony

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 2

Mr. Deas Thomson entered into an explanation in reference to some remarks reported to have been made in the Assembly by Mr. Robertson on the 2nd instant, in reference to the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1871 · page 2

This Council met in the Chamber, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wilkinson, Mullen, Bussell, Bowden, Cracknell, Evans, and Rourke. The…

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(From the Herald.) Wednesday, March 15. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 2

Mr. Docker laid upon the table abstracts of Crown lands reserved as sites for towns and villages and for water supply; and a return of vessels employed in the intercolonial and foreign…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 4

This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting, on Friday night, in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lee, Cracknell, Evans, Bussell,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 4

This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, in the chamber, Morpeth School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Meiklejohn, W…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of this Council was held at the office, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Warden, Councillors Bowden, Crennan, and William Keating…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held in the Chamber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, M'Longblin, Cunningham,…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1871 · page 4

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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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 22. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1871 · page 2

The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency stating, in reply to an address from the Council on the lst instant, in reference to lighthouses, that the motion had…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, March 23. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1871 · page 2

The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency, notifying that assent had been given on behalf of her Majesty to the Ham Common Resumption and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1871 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chamber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen M'Langblin,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 29 Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 2

Messages were received from his Excellency notifying that assent had been given in the name of her Majesty to the Unclaimed Balances Appropriation Bill, the Stamp Duties Act…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cracknell, Wilkinson, Mullen, drennan,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1871 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Tulip, Dickson, Jones,…

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Wednesday, April 5. (From the S. M. Herald.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1871 · page 2

The President reported receipt of a message from his 'Excellency notifying that assent had been given in behalf of her Majesty to the bill just passed granting a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund…

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Maitland District Council. a Bill to Dissolve the Maitland District Council and to Repeal the Maitland Road Trusts Acts. [Mr. Eckford;—21 March, 1871.] Preamble

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1871 · page 2

Whereas by the Actof the ImperialParliament fifth and sixth Victoria chapter seventy-six the Governor of the Colony of New South Wales is empowered by letters patent under the Great…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 6. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1871 · page 4

The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. There being only nine members present, namely, Mr. Weekes, Mr. Russell, Mr. Moore,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Her[?].) Wednesday, April 12. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 2

The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency, notilying that assent in her Majesty's name had been given to the Government Savings Bank Bill…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1871 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present:—The Mayor, Alderman Crennan, Bowden, Wilkinson,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 13. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1871 · page 4

The house sat for only a few minutes. Mr. Docker laid on the table of the house some returns having reference to the port of Newcastle; and the Sydney Meat Preserving…

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