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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 9

West Maitland Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1883 · page 6

On Tuesday evening a special meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street. Present: The Mayor (Mr. James Pritchard), Aldermen…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1883 · page 5

A meeting of this Council was held in the [?]ouncil (Chamber, Morpeth, on Tuesday [?]ening. There were present:—The Mayor Mr. P. K. Haydon), Aldermen Tulip,…

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East Maitland Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 3

A special meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, on Wednesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. Geo. Barrow), Aldermen Richardson, Noad,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, February 14. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 6

The President took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. Mr. Docker brought up a report of the Printing Committee…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Thursday, February 15, 1888. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 4

Mr. Piddington moved an amandment in the Inscribed Stock Bill, against the conversion of outstanding [?]ive per cents. to four per cents, unless the proposal be laid on the table of both Houses for thirty days, and agreed to. The amendment was…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present—The…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 6

The first ordinary meeting of the above Council since the annual election was held in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, Banks-street, East Maitland, on Friday…

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(From S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, February 21. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 6

The sitting was almost entirely devoted to the consideration in committee of the Inscribed Stock Bill. The debate was confined to the 5th clause, though in the discussion…

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(By Electric Telegraph.) [From Greville's Telegram Company[?]] Thursday, February 22, 1883. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 4

The Inscribed Stock Bill was recommitted. Mr Dalley explained the alterations made, and, after the amendments were debated at length, they were all agreed to and the bill reported with amendments…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. G…

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(From S. M. Herald) Wednesday, February 28. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Mr John RICHARDSON, a new member, was sworn in…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1883 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present—The…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1883 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, on Tuesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor, (Mr. P…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 1

The regular fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Geo…

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(From S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 14, 1883. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 2

The sitting was a short one, but several bills were received from the Assembly, and passed through the usual preliminary stages. It was announced that the assent of the Governor…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Thursdays March 15, 1883. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 4

Mr. Dalley moved that In addition to the present days of sitting, this House will, during the remainder of the session, meet for the despatch of business on Tuesday in each week, and that Government business shall have precedence of general…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1883 · page 6

The customary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Friday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. Alexander…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1883 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the above Council was bold in the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday evening. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Lobsey, Bourke,…

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(By Electric Telegraph.) [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Tuesday, March 20, 1883. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1883 · page 5

Mr. Dalley said, in reply to Sir Alfred Stephen, that the petition recently presented to the Governor for the release of Henry Louis Bertrand from the residue of his commuted sentence for murder was…

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