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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1874

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, on Monday evening Present: Aldermen Ewing (in the chair), Chambers, Cunningham,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, in the Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jaques, J. Keating, Wingrave, and Jones. The…

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Singleton Borough Council. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1874 · page 4

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Quinn, Maguire, Adams, Gates, Wilson, and Wright. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1874 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council of the Borough of East Maitland (adjourned from the 5th inst.) was held on Friday evening last Present—Aldermen Sparke (in the chair), Ewing, Cunningham, Bailey,…

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Muscle Brook. Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1874 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chamber, on Wednesday evening last, the 14th instant. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Treble, Holler, and Clendining. The…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening last in the chamber, Devonshire-street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Arkins, Bussell, Cracknell, Crennan, Falkiner, Lindsay,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1874 · page 2

The Council of the Borough of Morpeth held its usual fortnightly meeting in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen W. Keating, J…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1874 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of Commissioners of the Maitland District Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the Council Chambers, East Maitland. Present: The Warden (Mr. John Bowden), and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of East Maitland was held in the council chamber Banks-street, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Cunningham, Sparke, Bailey,…

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Wednesday, January 21, 1874. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1874 · page 5

The Legislative Council reassembled yesterday at twenty-eight minutes past four p.m. The PRESIDENT notified the Governor's assent to three bills—the Mutual Provident Society's Act…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, January 22, 1874. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1874 · page 2

Mr. INNES, in reply to question, said there would be no objection to lay on the table a copy of the Attorney-General's opinion given in January, 1869, on the subject of the respective relations of his…

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Nomination of Aldermen and Auditors

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 2

The following persons have been nominated for Aldermen and Auditors to fill the annual vacancies in the Borough Councils of East Maitland, West Maitland, and Morpeth, and the extraordinary' vacancy in the West Maitland Council, caused…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 2

A speclal meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held at Fullford's Hotel (the Council chamber in Devonshire-street being surrounded by water) on Thursday afternoon. There were present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Smith,…

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District News. Singleton. (From our Correspondent.) Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 4

A meeting of this Council took place on Thursday evening. Present: Alderman Quinn, (chair), Aldermen Maguire, Adams, Robinson, and Munro. The minutes of the previous…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, January 28, 1874. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 4

Mr. INNES laid upon the table by-laws of St. Paul's College, and certain road trust accounts. Ordered that the documents be printed. The Underwood's Estate Act Amendment Bill, on…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, January 29, 1874. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1874 · page 4

It was stated by the Attorney-General, in answer to a question, that the Government had decided to erect the Seal Rocks lighthouse on the mainland…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Monday evening at the Chambers, Maitland Mechanics' Institute. Present: Aldermen M'Longhlin, Chambers, Cunningham, Bailey, Cullum, and…

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The Annual Municipal Elections. Nomination at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1874 · page 4

On Tuesday, at noon, at the Council Chamber, Devonshire-street, West Maitland, a meeting of ratepayers was held to hear the nominations read for the vacancies in the Borough Council caused by the…

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Singleton Municipal Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1874 · page 3

The annual election of aldermen and auditors for the borough of Singleton took place on Tuesday at noon, at the Municipal Council Chambers. The retiring Aldermen were Messrs. Alexander Bowman,…

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Morpeth Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1874 · page 2

A special meeting of the Borough Council of Morpeth, called for the purpose of electing the Major for the ensuing year, was held in the Council chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Thursday…

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