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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1879

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Municipal Council was held on the 26th. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Dowell, Davison, and Percy. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence was read…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 3, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 15

The President took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock p.m. The PRESIDENT read meesages from the Governor, notifying his assent to the Sydney Corporation Act…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1879 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Jas. Fullford,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1879 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, on Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering Messrs. Orr and Barnby's…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) Thursday, December 11, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1879 · page 4

The Council went into committee to further consider the Equity Bill. On the motion of Mr. Norton, an amendment was carried in clause 18, giving solicitors as well as counsel a right to appear before…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 10, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1879 · page 11

Petitions from Roman Catholics against the Public Instruction Bill were presented, and the Standard Weight of Grain Bill and the St. Leonards Land Sale Bill were received from the Assembly…

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Council of Education Office. Sydney, 5th December, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1879 · page 2

SIR,—I am directed by the Council of Education to [?]knowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 24th ultimo, forwarding an application, signed by certain…

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East maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1879 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Bourke-street, East Maitland, on Monday evening. There were present: The Mayor,…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Wednesday, December 17, 1879. Received 11 p.m. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1879 · page 5

The second reading of the Land Bill was passed without division…

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