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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1874

203 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 11

West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 4

A special meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, Alderman Wolstenholme, Falkiner, Griffiths,…

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Minute of the Executive Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 4

(Minute, 74-30.) At Government House, Sydney, 24th June, 1874. Present—His Excellency the Governor, the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, the Honornble the…

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This Legislative Council. the Views of Earl Grey on the Question of an Upper Chamber. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 2

The following correspondence between Lord Grey and Mr. Parkes, on the subject of an Upper House of Parliament has been handed to us for publication, in consequence of the wish expressed by Lord Grey that…

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Release of the Prisoner Gardiner. Minute of His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, and Proceedings of the Executive Council, with Respect to the Release of the Prisoner Gardiner

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 4

I have to lay before the Executive Council six petitions and memorials which have been addressed to me with regard to the proposed mitigation of Gardiner's sentence. These representations, viewed in…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1874 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of this council was held in the council chamber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bourke, M'Loughlin, Bailey, Cunningham, and…

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West Maitland Borough Council the Floodgates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1874 · page 3

An adjourned meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held yesterday afternoon, in the Chamber, Devonshire-street, to consider the subject of the floodgates, and to confer on the matter with…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

The Usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chamber, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Badgery, Arkins, Crennan, Griffiths, Bussell, Shepherd, Riley,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, July 7, 1874. the Council and the Floodgates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 2

MORE than three years have passed since we invited the attention of the ratepayers to a resolution passed by the Municipal Council of West Maitland, to the effect that steps should…

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Peth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 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 last[?] Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Jaques, Sim,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. Present—Aldermen Chambers, Sparke,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1874 · page 5

A special meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening, at the Chamber, Devonshire-street Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Bussell, Arkins, Crennan, Badgery, Wolstenholme, Riley,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 4

A special meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Badgery, Chapman, Griffiths,…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 3

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday avening. Present: Alderman Quinn, (chair); Alderman Wilson, Maguire, Munro, and Adams. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Crennan, Bussell, Griffiths, Shepherd, Riley,…

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Municipality of Singleton

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 2

THE Municipal Council of Singleton held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening last in the Council Chamber, [?] of the Mechanics Institute build…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 4

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

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the office, East Maitland. Present: The Warden, Councillors Blissett, and Cracknell. The minutes of the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 4

The usual fortninghty meeting of the Borough Council of East Maitland was held on Monday evening last in the Council Chamber, Maitland Mechanics Institute. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 2

A special meeting of the Borough Council, convened by the Mayor on requisition of two of the aldermen under somewhat exceptional circumstances, was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 5

A special meeting of the Punt Committee of this Council was held at the residence of Councillor Cracknell, Victoria-street, West Maitland, on Thursday morning. There were present: The Warden,…

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