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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1861

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Parliamentary' Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 21

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 3

The Council met yesterday, pursuant to ad adjournment. The House went into committee for the further consideration of tho Crown Lands…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 May 1861 · page 2

On Monday evening the council met pursuant to adjour[?]men. Present—his warship the mayor aldermen Buxton, Kemp, Fleming Bolton, Brown Pratten, and Ross…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday, April 20

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 May 1861 · page 3

The Council met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, at half-past four. Messages were received from tho Assembly, concurring with the Act for the continuance of…

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Parliamentary Intelligd[?] Legis' Ative Council [?] Wednesday May 1

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 May 1861 · page 2

The Council met yesterday [?] journment. On the motion of Mr. Hargrwe, the [?] veney Commissioners Bill was read [?]…

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Municipal Affairs

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 May 1861 · page 2

As the government of a city is somewhat analogous to the government of a State—on a smaller scale—and since we are endowed with the privilege of a local parliament, it…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday, May 3

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 8 May 1861 · page 3

The Legislative Council met yesterday, at twenty-three minutes past four o'clock. Mr. Robertson laid on the table some papers, which were ordered to be printed…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 May 1861 · page 3

Monday evening the council met, pursuant to [?] Present—Aldermen Corlette, Buxton, [?] Fleming, Ross, and Pratten. The TOWN CLERK stated fOr the information of the…

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Legislative Council. Monday. May 6

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 May 1861 · page 4

In the Legislative Council yesterday, the Pre-sident took the chair at 25 minutes past 4 o'clock. On the motion of Mr. Robertson, the Crown Lands Alienation Bill was read a third time…

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Municipal Rates Enforcement Bill

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 May 1861 · page 2

The fate of this measure has been decided by the Upper House, in a manner discreditable to its pretensions find that exalted deliberative character, it is the interest of such…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 9

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 15 May 1861 · page 4

The council met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Robertson laid on the table, returns under the 103rd clause of the Districts Courts Act…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 May 1861 · page 2

ON Monday evening, the council met, pursuant to adjourn, mem. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Bolton, Corlette, Fleming, Kemp, Pratten, and Ross. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read…

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Municipal By-laws and Corporate Encroachments

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 May 1861 · page 2

IT is a matter of singular interest to watch how sometimes the natural order of things become reversed, and how the very means commonly employed by us for our protection, are…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 29 May 1861 · page 2

THE council met on Monday evening, 27th instant. Present: His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Bolton, Brown, Carlette, Fleming, Kemp, and Pratten—the City Surveyor officiating as clerk…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday, May 25. (Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and his Worship the Mayor.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 29 May 1861 · page 3

James Smithers, publican, Maitland Hotel, Watt-street, was charged—first, with supplying liquors to be drunk on the premises after the regular hours, on the 18th and 19th instants—that is, between 10 at night and 4 in the morning…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 12 June 1861 · page 2

THE Council met as usual on Monday evening. Present—His worship the Mayor, aldermen Corlette, Fleming, Pratten, Bolton, Brown, and Ross. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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The New Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 3

BELOW will be found a list of the twenty-even gentlemen whom it has been decided to summon to the second Legislative Council of New South Wales. A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been…

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Police Wednesday. (Before H. Scott, Esq, P.M., and his Worship the Mayor)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 2

Henry Brown, seaman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, on the 11th instant, in Bolton-street. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s., or 48 hours in the lockup. David Murray, seaman, who was charged with being…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 19 June 1861 · page 3

The Council met on Monday evening last, at the usual hour. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Pratten, Corlette, Fleming, Kemp, Tighe, Bolton, and Ross. Mr. M'Kay…

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The Municipal Council. Monday, June 23

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Kemp, Tighe, Brown, Corlette, Fleming, Pratten; Mr. M'Kay officiating as clerk. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…

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The Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 2

This body met as usual, on Monday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Corlette, Kemp, Fleming, Brown, Tighe, Ross, and Pratten. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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