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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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A special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the present municipal year. All the old aldermen were in their places, and the retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year was held in the Council Chamber, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman Crothers)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last. There were present—Ald. Hooke, Bruyn, Walker Robson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the Morpeth Borough I Council was held at nine o'clock last evening in the Council Chambers, High-street, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AFTER the proceedings in the Council on Tuesday evening, at which Aldorman Miner was elected Mayor for the onsuing year, that gentleman invited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The liabilities of persons voting at municipal elections without having paid their rates prior to their exercising that power, seem not to be understood by many who have at an election of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A crumb of comfort to defeated candidates at elections for aldermen all over New South Wales is offered by a Mr M'Quirter, of Dungog. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIRTY-SIX Government days are available till the end of the current half-year for the transaction of the business of the country which [?]oght to be concluded by June 30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The House met at 4.30 but sat only for fifteen minutes, when it adjourned till March 6. Mr. Want, the Attorney-General, will then have returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Assembly met to-day after the Christmas recess. There were fully SO members in the Chamber when the Speaker took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the House met Sir George Dibbs moved,— " 1. That the administration of the affairs of the country by the present Government does not meet with the approval of this House. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday the Houses met again after the Christmas adjournment, an unusually prolonged one, owing to the desire of the Prime Minister to visit Hobart in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After tho discharge of some unimportant business, the House got into Committee on the Crown Landa bill, in which sections 5 and 6 were passed. During the discussion of section 7 progress was reported,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attorney-General moved a resolution expressing the regret of the House at the loss of Sir William Manning, for many years a member. Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Stephen, and Sir Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The House went into committee further to consider the Crown Lands bill. Section 9 was before the committee, and the question of improvements on selections and the payment for them was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Assembly to-day, Mr Crick introduced a bill to amend the Electoral Act, in order to provide for a money deposit by candidates and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The House went into Committee further to consider this measure in detail. On Section 9 An amendment was carried, conferring on local land boards the duty of appraising improvements, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In committee on this measure, the House passed section 18, which provides for the conversion of conditional purchases into homestead leases, and also phased the remaining sections of the bill. A new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the motion of Mr. Reid, seconded by Sir George Dibbs, the House passed an address of condolence to Lady Duff. The motion was passed in decorous silence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE funeral of the Into Sir Robert Duff took place on Sunday afternoon. The procession moved from Government House, Sydney, at 2 o'clock and…
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