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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

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West Maitland Borouga Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1878 · page 6

The first usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present:—The Mayor, Aldermen…

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Morpeth Borough, Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1878 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening. The Mayor (Mr. J.N. Meiklejohn) occupied the chair…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1878 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was hel[?] in the Council Chamber, Bank-street, on Monday evening The Mayor (Mr. G. T Chambers) presided…

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Muswellbrook. Musclebrook Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 3

At a meeting held at the Council Chambers on the 5th February, when the retired members were Messrs. E. Bowman and W. Clendining; their successors were Messrs. R. G. D. Fitzgerald and E…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, February 20, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 10

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. MARKS, laid on the table a report on water supply to Goulburn; report of the Police Department…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 2

A meeting of this Council took place on Thursday evening. Present: Alderman Munro (chair), Aldermen Jarman, Quinn, Adams, Gould, Maguire, Campbell, and Wilson…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Borough Council took place on Thursday evening. Present Alderman Munro(chair), Aldermen Jarman, Quinn, Adams, Gould, Campbell, Wilson, and…

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New Soute Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, February 27, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 10

The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. Mr. MARKS laid on the table papers relating to the San Francisco mail service, and to the payment…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Sydney. Reed. Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. a Missionary Party Besieged. Mr. McCORT and Native Women Murdered. Wholesale Cattle Poisoning. Sunday Liquor Traffic. Victorian Crisis Ended. the Council Gives Way and Berry Triumphs

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1878 · page 2

ADVICES from New Guinea state that a missionary party has been besieged by natives. Mr. McCort, partner of Captain…

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Morpeth Borough, Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1878 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening. The Mayor (Mr. J N. Meiklejohn) presided. There were…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1878 · page 6

The customary fortnighly meeting of this Council (postponed from Friday evening) was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Monday evening. The chair was occupied by…

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To the Council of Education. (Per favour of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1878 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—I desire to call your attention to the great necessity that exists for the appointment of some additional teaching power in our new Public Sohool at Merriwa, now about…

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Singleton Borough Council

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Singleton Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present : The Mayor, Aldermen Jarman, Maguire, Wilson, Could, Campbell, Munro and Quinn…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 6, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 12

The PRESIDENT took the chair at tw[?]nty-nine minutes past 4 p.m. Mr. MARKS, in reply to questions by Mr. Richardson, stated that the railwy from Qu[?]rindi to…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Si[?]gleton. Singleton Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1878 · page 6

A meeting of this Council tock place on Wednesday evening Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Jarman, Q[?]n, Maguire, Wilson, Gould, Campbell, and Mu[?]r The minutes…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Thursday, March 7, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1878 · page 3

The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes put 4pm. The House pro[?]eded to the resumption of the debate on the motion that the Game Pr[?]…

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East Maitland Borough, Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1878 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of East Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, Mechanies' Institute, East Maitland, on Monday evening—There were…

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Latest Parliamentary News. [From Reuter's Telegram Co.] Wednesday, March 13, 1878. Legislative Council. Received at 10.25 p m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1878 · page 5

In the Legislative Council to-day, the lion. John Campbell moved the adjournment of the House to refer to the late sectarian disturbances in Hyde Park He expressed the opi[?]ion that if the Government…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 13, 1878 Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 10

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message from the Governor, notifying that his Excellency had…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 6

The customary meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers; High-street, on Friday evening. The chair was occupied by the Mayor (Mr. John Lee). The following…

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