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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1887

282 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 15

Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 10

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lea, Davison, Laug, Winsor and Jeans. The minutes…

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Municipal Council of South Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council of South Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on the evening of 14th instant. Present: The Mayer and…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 12

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Conncil Chamber, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. The Mayor (Mr. G. T. Chambers)…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 2

There were assembled at the fortnightly meeting of this Council, held in the Council Chamber, on Friday evening: The Mayor (Dr. Pierce), Aldermen Crothers, Wilkinson, Gillies, Browne,…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

A MEETING of the Borough Councils of Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen…

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Latest Parliamentary. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Thursday, April 28, 1887. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 4

The House again sat nearly five hours on Thursday, and disposed of the whole business on the paper with the exception of a motion standing in the name of the Hon. A. Dodds, in reference to…

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Pure Water. the Right of a Company or Municipality to Take Pure Water for Human Use

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 17

Whether in this case, as in others, the "right" claimed in the United States is precisely the same as we in Australia may claim, we are not certain. By analogy the two countries in this and other…

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Maitland District Council. Election of Councillors

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 4

The annual election of two gentlemen to serve in the Maitland District Council for the ensuing three years took place in the Court House, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon. The Warden…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Paterson. District Council.—annual Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 8

A fe[?] electors assembled last Tuesday, 3rd inst., at the Paterson Courthouse, to participate in the annual nomination of two members of the Paterson District Council, in the room of Messrs. H. H…

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Municipal Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 11

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Davison, Lea, Lang, Lumley, Winsor, and Jeans. The…

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East Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, on Wednesday evening. The following members were present—The Mayor (Mr. G. T. Chambers), Aldormen…

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Latest Parliaments. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Thursday, May 5, 1887. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 4

The Bill for extension of the law relating to divorce passed through committee, the only important amendment made being that preventing any persons divorced under this enactment from…

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To the Mayor and Aldermen of West Maitland. (Per favour of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 5

I think that it is a great shame that you do not put a little blinding on the stones in High-street. The way it is at present is punishing the horses very severely and likewise doing yourselves no good,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Borough Council of West Maitland was held in the Council Chamber, High-street, on Fridiy evening. The Mayor (Dr. Pierce), and Aldamen Norrie, Young,…

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Generous Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the [?] Council, one of the aldermen prop[?] that each of the aldermen should g[?] hundred pounds out of his own po[?]…

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Singleton Borough Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 4

A MEETING of the Borough Council of Singleton was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening Inst. Present; The Mayor, and Aldermen Munro,…

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Original Correspondence. the Aldermen of East Maitland.—pitnacree Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

SIR,—I am sorry but I am compelled to bring this matter before the public again on account of the neglected and bad state of the above road. About two months ago the Government gave £50 to repair the road after the floods had been over…

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West Maitland Borough Council. the Water Supply Scheme

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 4

A special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber, Righ-street, on Thursday Afternoon, for the purpose of consulting with Mr. J. Barling, chief clerk and accountant in connexion with the Harbours…

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Latest Parliamentary. Thursday, May 12, 1887. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 5

Dr. Creed submitted a resolution providing for appointment of Imperial officers to report upon the condition of the defences. Mr. Salomons pointed out that all that was…

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