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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1866

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 13 June 1866 · page 2

This body met in the Court-house, on Monday evening. Present-The Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Hannell, Holt, Chapman, Henderson, Christie, and Adam…

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City Municipal Council. Notices of Motion

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 16 June 1866 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council, held on Monday evening last, and reported in our issue of Wednesday, the following notices of motion were handed in. They will be…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 27 June 1866 · page 2

The Council met, purauant to adjournment, on Monday evening. Present-The Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Christie, Chapman, Holt, Henderson, Adam, and Sparke…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 25 July 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held on Monday evening, the 16th instant Present-the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Hannell, Holt, Adam, Christie, Chapman and Sparke…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 1 August 1866 · page 2

The Council met in the Court-house at the usual hour on Monday evening, pursuant to adjournment. Present-His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Adam, Christie, Christie, Chapman…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1866 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the Council from Monday evening, was held in the Court-house, on Wednesday evening. Present-the Mayor, and Aldermen Adam, Holt, Henderson…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday. August 1, 1866

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1866 · page 3

Mr. Docker laid on the table two documents, which were ordered to be printed. Additional regulations relating to scab in sheep, and a return of lands dedicated to…

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The Mayor and the Public Cemetery

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1866 · page 2

SIR-A short time ago a committee consi[?]ing of the Mayor and two aldermen [?] appointed as a committee to meet with the ministers of the various religious bodies in the…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 2

A meeting of this body, for the transaction of general business, was held in the Court-house on Wednesday evening last. Present-the Mayor and Aldermen Chapman, Adam…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1866 · page 4

The Council met, pursuant to adjournment, on Wednesday evening, in the Court-House. Present-the Mayor, and Aldermen Hannell, Christie, Holt, Adam, Chapman, and Sparke…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Thursday, August 16, 1866

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1866 · page 4

NEW MEMBER.-Mr. H Wallace took the oath and signed the roll, and took his Beat as a member of the Legislative Council. LANDS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.-Mr…

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Municipal

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1866 · page 3

The usual number of meetings of the City Municipal Council have been held during the past month, and the usual variety of subjects discussed, but not, we are happy to add, with…

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City Municipal Council. Notices of Motion

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 3

The following notices of motion come on for discussion at the next meeting of the Cauncil on Monday evening:- 1.-The Mayor to move-…

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The Mayor and the Cemetery Committee

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 2

SIR-I understand that, after some delay, the Mayor invited the clergy of Newcastle to meet the Cemetery Committee of the Council to confer together upon the steps necessary to be taken in…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 22

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

MINISTERIAL REPLIES.-In answer to Mr. Forster, it was stated by Mr. Parkes, that he was not in a position to state what are the intentions of the Government in regard to…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1866 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Council was held in the Court-house, on Monday. Present-the Mayor, and Aldermen Hannell, Holt, Adam, Sparke, Chapman, Christie, and…

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Legislative Council. Friday, August 24, 1866

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1866 · page 4

PRIVILEGE.-Mr. Johnson drew attention to a matter affecting the privileges of the House. The case was that the Customs Validation Bill had been assented to before…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 29

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 4

POST-OFFICE REPORT.-Mr. Docker laid on the table of the House the 11th annual post-office report. CATTLE DISEASE PREVENTION BILL.-On…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Thursday, August 30. Proposed New Bill

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 5 September 1866 · page 4

Mr. Johnson obtained leave to bring in a bill to make more effectual provision for obtaining evidence in arbitrations, the object being to give power to the Judge to order the…

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City Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council, was held in the Court-house, on Thursday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock. Present-the Mayor, and Aldermen, Christie, Way, Holt, Henderson…

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