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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1863

71 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 4

Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

A special meeting of the council took place on Thursday evening. Present: The mayor, aldermen Kemp, Corlette, Fleming, Hannell, and Ross…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 27 May 1863 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the Municipal Council took place on Monday last. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Kemp, Corlette, Bolton, Fleming, and Piasten…

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Municipal Council. Monday, June 1

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 3 June 1863 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the council took place at half-past 7 o'clock. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Kemp, Boss, Corlette, Way, and Fleming…

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Municipal Council. Monday, June 8

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

THE Council met as usual, at 7 o'clock. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Kemp, Ross, Bolton, Way, and Pratton. MINUTES…

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City Ward. Election of Alderman Hannell

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 3

Wednesday being the day appointed for Selectors of the City ward to record their rules for an alderman to serve in the Municipal Council, a great deal of excitement…

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Election of Alderman for the City Ward

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 2

THE return of Mr. Hannell as Alderman for the City Ward was only a confirmation of our expectations. We consider that every one who is well acquainted with…

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Municipal Elections

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 17 June 1863 · page 3

Having been engaged as [?] in the [?] notice of the electors i feel it my [?] of Newcastle, the irregular manner in which it appears [?] elections under the Municipal Act have been…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 24 June 1863 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the Council took place on Monday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hannell, Corlette, Pratten, Kemp, Way, Bolton, and Ross…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 July 1863 · page 2

The Council met on Monday last. Present: The Mayor, aldermen Kemp, Hannel, Corlette, Fleming, Way, and Ross. MINUTES…

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Municipalities' Act Amendment Bill

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 July 1863 · page 2

THE Chief Secretary having obtained leave, on Thursday last submitted to the House of Assembly a Bill styled as above, which was, pro formd, read a first time, and the…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 July 1863 · page 2

A CORRECTION.—In our report of the matter [?] municipal council in our last issue, when [?] alderman Way's amendment (in reference to [?] money on the Hexham-road), we inadver[?]…

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Parliamentary News. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 2

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 July 1863 · page 4

The Council met yesterday at twenty-three minutes past four o'clock. Mr. Edward Lloyd was sworn a member and took his seat…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 8 July 1863 · page 2

THE usual quarterly meeting of the Council took place on Monday evening, when the whole of the accounts for the year were submitted Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Corlette…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, July 8

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 July 1863 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the Council took place on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bolton, Fleming, Kemp, and Way…

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Parliamentary News. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 9

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 July 1863 · page 4

The Council sat but a few minutes yesterday. The Attorney General, laid some papers on the table which were ordered to be…

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Parliamentary News. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 9

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 15 July 1863 · page 3

The Council sat abot five minutes. The Attorney-General laid upon the table the Blue Book for 1862. Mr. Deas Thomson gave notice of his…

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Thursday, July 16. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 July 1863 · page 4

In the Council Mr. E. Deas Thomson gave notice of a question as to the probable time of publication of the Index to the Statutes of New South Wales, and the…

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Our Municipal Accounts. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle )

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 July 1863 · page 3

Sir—Our municipal accounts, for the last half-year have been published in the two local papers, and as, I believe, I was the first person who noticed any error in them, I trust you will allow me a short space for a few…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 29 July 1863 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the members the Council took plaee on Mnday last Prensent—The Mayor, and Aldermen C[?]Kemp, Bolton Fleming Ross, and Way…

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Parliamentary News. Thursday, July 23. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 29 July 1863 · page 4

The Attorney-General laid upon tho table, reports from the Denominational mid the National School Boards. Leave of absence, for tho session, was…

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