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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1875

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1875 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber School of Arts, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jones, Sim, Nainby…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1875 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of East Maitland was held on Monday evening in the Council Chamber, Maitland Mechanics Institute. Present: Alderman Chambers (in the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1875 · page 2

A special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Devon shire-street, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Crennan, Arkins, Chapman,…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1875 · page 7

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present The Mayor, Aldermen Quinn, Robinson, Munro, Gates, and Adams. 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 · Saturday 16 January 1875 · page 2

A special meeting of the Borough Council of East Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday exening. Present The Mayor, Aldermen Cullum, McLoughlin, Bourke,…

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Municipality of Singleton

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1875 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Council was held at their Chambers. Hunter-street, on Wednesday at eight o'clock. There were present. His Worship the Mayor, who presided, and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1875 · page 3

This Council held a special meeting, last evening, at their Chambers, East Maitland, for the purpose of electing one of their number as Mayor, for the remainder of the municipal year. There were present…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1875 · page 4

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

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Major; aldermen Sims, Jones, Haydon, and Nainby. The…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 4

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

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 7

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

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The Municipal Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1875 · page 2

The following candidates have been nominated for the annual elections, to take place next Tuesday:— WEST MAITLAND. As Aldermen: Messrs. Keyran Crennan, Carl…

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Opening of Parliament. (From the Herald of Thursday.) Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 5

The Legislative Council assembled for the opening of the eighth Parliament of New South Wales, at the Council Chambers, yesterday morning, and the President took the chair…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1875 · page 2

The Borough Council of West Maitland met at the Chambers, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Arkins, Chapman, Solling, Riley, Griffiths, and Crennan…

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Friday, January 29, 1875. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1875 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at noon, and the Council proceeded to Government House, there to present their address in reply to his Excellency's speech on opening Parliament…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, January 28, 1875. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1875 · page 4

At noon the Parliament was opened with the usual constitutional and ceremonial forms. The PRESIDENT under a Commission from his Excellency, administered the oath of allegiance to the…

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Election of Aldermen

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1875 · page 2

Yestehday at noon, a meeting for the election of three aldermen to verve in the place of Messrs. ..Bobinson. Wilson-' and IM'Guire, who retire according to Act, but am eligible…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1875 · page 4

The nomination for aldermen, to serve in the Borouph of Morpeth took place in the Council Chambers, Morpeth School of Arts, at noon on Tuesday. Very little interest was taken in the…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1875 · page 2

The East Maitland Borough Council met at their Chambers, East Maitland, on Monday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. Cunningham), Aldermen Chambers, M'Loughlin, Cullum, Bourke,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald) Tuesday, February 2, 1875. Legislating Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1875 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-three minutes past four o'clock. MEMBERS SWORN. Sir William Manning and Mr. William Grahame…

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