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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1874

203 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 11

Suspension of school [?]. Decision or the Council of Education

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 2

ThOUGH not yet officially known, it is currently reported that the following is the decision of the Council of Education in reference to the charge against the committee of…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, August 8, 1874. the Council of Education and the Suspended Teachers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 2

DURING the last two or three weeks, as will be remembered the Council of Education suspended the teachers in its service who had been acting as conductors of the Journal of Primary…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 4

A special meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bussell, Chapman, Crennan, Griffiths, Riley, Wilkinson, and…

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[?] of School Teachers. Decision of the Council of Education

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1874 · page 4

THOUGH not yet officially known, it is currently reported that the following is the decision of the Council of Education in reference to the charge against the committee of…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1874 · page 2

A special meeting of the Maitland District Council, to consider the best action to take in the matter of raising the Hinton punt, was held at the Council's office, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon…

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The Public School Teachers and the Council of Education. (From the Herald of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 2

We understand that the following memorial, signed by F. Bridges, A. Adams, and W. Matthews, waa sent to the Council of Education on Saturday:— The memorial of the undersigned humbly sheweth.—…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1874 · page 4

The usual fornightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, West Maitland, on Friday evening last. Present; The Mayor, Aldermen Falkiner, Wolstenholme, Riley,…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1874 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held in their chamber, School of Arts, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Keating, Nainby, Sim, Meiklejohn, Jones, and…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1874 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held at their office, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. Present—The Warden, Councillors Keating, Dawson, Cracknell, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1874 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, East Maitland Mechnnics' Institute, on Monday evening Present: The Mayor, Aldermen…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly 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 Bussell, Badgery,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Monday evening last, at the Council Chambers, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. Present: —The Mayor, Aldermen Bailey, Chambers, Cullum,…

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Privy Council. (From the S. M. Herald) DIBBS V. the Colonial Sugar Refining Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 4

Judgment of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of Dibbs v. the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, from the Supreme Court of New South Wales; delivered…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 3

A meeting of this council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor: aldermen Quinn, Maguire, Wilson, Burnett, Adams. Munro, Gates, and Robinson. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, the…

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Municipality of Singleton

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 3

THE Municipal Council of Singleton met on Wednesday evening lost, at the usual time and place. There Were present:-The Mayor Akleamer [?] Magure Wilson…

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Borough of West Maitland. Election of an Alderman

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1874 · page 2

On Thursday, at noon, the nomination of a candidate for the extraordinary vacancy in the Borough Council of West Maitland, caused by the decease of Alderman Shepherd, took place in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street. There was…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Badgery, Riley,…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 2

A special meeting of this Council was held in their office, East Maitland, on Friday last. Present: The Warden, Councillors Keating and Dawson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Keating, Jaques, Nainby, Jones, Sim,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was hold in the Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen McLoughlin, Cunningham, Ewing, Bailey,…

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