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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1877

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Singleton Borough Council

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

THE Borough Council met at the Municipal Chambers, Hunter-street, on Wednesday. evening inst, having and journed its sitting for a fortsight owing…

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Burning of the Belfast Shire-Hall. (Argus, June ll.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 4

Diamond John Howes, late secretary to the Shire of Belfast, Victoria, was brought up on warrant at the police court on June 11, before Mr. H. B. Lane, P.M., charged with maliciously setting fire to the…

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(From the Evening News.) Thursday, Juen 14, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 3

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, On the motion of Sir George INNES, Throsby's Leasing Act Amendment Bill was read a third time, passed, and was transmitted to the Assembly…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 13, 1977. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 3

The Criminal Law Amendment Bill passed its final stages, and was transmitted for the concurrence of the Assembly. Mr. SAMUEL laid on the table abstracts of Crown…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 7

T[?] regular monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Council's [?] East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. T[?] were present: The Warden, and…

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East Maitland, Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, East Maitland, on Monday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr…

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Muswellbrook. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday, 13th June. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Bussell, Bowes, Davison, and Clendining. The minutes of the…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 4

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Jarman, Adams, Campbell, John Wilson, Maguire, Gates, and Munro. The minutes of the previous…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 20, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 10

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes past four o'clock. The PRESIDENT announced the decease of a member, the Hon. John Fairfa[?], which had taken place…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) [From the A. A. PRESS.] Thursday, June 21, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 9

The Customs Regulation Bill was read a second time…

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West Maitland Borongh Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 6

The customary meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, on Friday evening. On the motion of Alderman Wilkinson, seconded…

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The Report of the Council of Education

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 6

On Wednesday evening, the Premier laid the report of the Council of Education, for the year ending Desember 31,1816, upon the table of the Assembly. The following is an abstract of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, June 21, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 3

The President took the chair at twentyeight minutes past four o'olock. The House resumed the debata on Mr. Docker's motion that the Customs' Regulation…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 4

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening. The chair was occupied by the Mayor (Mr. D. Sim)…

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Thursday, June 29, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 3

The President entered the Chamber at half-past 4 o'clock. The adjourned debate of the question on motion of Sir ALFRED STEPHEN that the Common…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 27, 1877. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock, A message was received from the Assembly stating that they had agreed with the amendments made by…

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Muswellbrook. Musclebrook Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday, 27th June. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Clendining, Dowell, Bowes, Davison, and…

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East Maitland Borough, Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1877 · page 2

A special meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Monday evening, for the purpose of considering and defining the boundary whers the inspector…

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