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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1884

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening last. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 4

A special meeting of the above Council was held in the Secretary's Office, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon. There were present—The Warden and Councillors Cunningham,…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) Thursday, July 10, 1884. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 4

Mr. Webb presented a petition from the Bishop of Sydney, as President of the Church of England Temperance Society, in favour of the Barmaids Employment Restriction Bill…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 9. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 16

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT announced the receipt of messages from his Excellency the Governor giving the Royal…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the Secretary's Office, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. There…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 2

On Tuesday evening this council met in the Council Chamber, Morpeth. There were present—the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Bowes), Aldermen John Keating, White, W. Keating,…

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Singleton Municipal Council. Wednesday, July 16

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 1

MEETING of the Municipal Council [?] at the Council Chambers, Odd[?] Hall on Wednesday evening. sent: The Mayor (Mr G. Loder),…

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Singleton. Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 15

A meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Campbell, Blackburn, Dixon, York, and Wilson. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 21

On Wednesday evening a meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber. There were present: Aldermen Stevens, Shay, Bourke, Wyllie,…

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Latest Parliamentary News. (By Electric Telegraph.) Thursday, July 17, 1884. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 4

Mr. Stewart moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to [?]a letter in that day's Herald, from the Bishop of Sydney, who he considered was sailing under false colors in as much as he professed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 16. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 7

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Sir ALFRED STEPHEN moved that Dillon's Estate Bill be referred to a select committee for…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening. There were present: the Mayor (Mr. R. Hyndes), Aldermen…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 14

The usual meeting of the above Council took place on Wednesday evening laBt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 2[?]. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT and [?] the receipt of messages from the Governor assenting to the Additional…

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Morpeth Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. J. W Bowes),…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 8

A special meeting of the Maitland District Council was held in the office, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. There were present—The Warden (Mr. J. Bowden) in the chair,…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 21

On Wednesday evening a meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber. There were present—the Mayor (Mr. A. F. Richardson), Aldermen Marr, Bailey, Bourke,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 30, 1884. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 11

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The President announced the receipt of a message from the Governor, assenting to the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chamber, on Friday evening. There were present— The Mayor (Mr. Robert Hyndes), Aldermen…

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Singleton Borough Council. Business Paper.—this Evening

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

Miscellaneous business. Alderman Manro to move that the fourth report of the Finance Committee be adopted ?…

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