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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6
In the Legislative Council, on Thursday, in Answer to a question put by Mr. Deas Thomson as to what progress had been made in the erection of the electric telegraph between Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A public meeting was held in the Court House, Newcastle, on last Saturday evening, the object being to consider the various objectionable classes of the Municipal Bill now under the consideration of Parliament. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, yesterday in answer to a question put by Mr Dicker, the Solicior-General stated that it was not intention of the Government to make German Immigration the subject of specific legislation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tac District Council met yesterday at the Court House, Maitland. Present: The Warden Messrs. Eskford Close, and Walsh. The Warden apologised for having rated Mr Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Blake moved, in an amended form, the proposition of which he had given notice relative to the petition of John Downes Badham, praying for the removal of the Judges. The resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Public meeting was held yesterday at the Court House, Maitland, for the purpose of electing two members to serve in the District Council, in the place of Patrick Walsh, Esq., and J.A. Portus, Eq…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Registered Instruments' Preservation Bill Was gone through in committee. The House went into committee on the Main Roads Bill. That clause which goes to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alexander Park, Esq., made the usual declaration of allegiance as a new member, and took his seat. The Solicitor-General moved that the House adjourn till this day, as a mark of respect towards the memory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Deserted Wives and Children's Act Amendment Bill was read a third time, and passed. The adjourned debate on the motion of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Lang again presented the petition from J. D B dham, formerly under consideration, complaining of a decision of the Supreme Court, and praying that steps might be taken for the removal of the Judges, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An adjourned meeting of the Council took place on Monday, at the court House, Maitland. Present—the Marden: Messrs. Eckford, Walsh, and Wilkinson. The Warden notified to the Council the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The committal of the Proceedings in Equity Facilitation Bill was postponed for a fortnight, the amendment on the motion for going into committee having been carried by a majority of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Solicitor-General moved his proposition, asking for returns of the names of all persons who had resigned their seats in the Legislative Council, of all members who had been absent, without leave, more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"In reply to a question put by Mr. Pennington, as to whether it was intended dining the present session to introduce a measure to authorise the transfer to the Registrar-General of the Registers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After some formal business had been disposed of the following resolutions were carried on the motion of Mr. Prince, succeeded by Mr. Pennington, viz.:—"That the contract entered into by the Imperial Parliament, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the District Council was called for Monday, at 11 a.m. Messrs. Eckford and Walsh only attended promptly; forty minutes after, and when the reporters were about to leave, Mr. A. Wilkinson came in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Docker moved for the appointment of a select committee to prepare an address to the Queen, expressing the acknowledgments of the House for the honour which her Majesty had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hard Labour Bill read a second time. The Pilotage Rates Amendment Bill, and the Hamilton Settlement Bill, were gone through in committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An address to the Queen was adopted, on the motion of Mr. Docker, thanking her Majesty for the honour conferred on the colony, by placing the degrees of the University of Sydney on an equality with those of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Solicitor-General informed the House, in reply to Mr. Wise, that the Government had prepared a bill in reference to lodging-houses, which was only now postponed in consequence of further information being…
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