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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
82 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
The Municipalities' Act of [?], being now in force, the ensuing annual elections will have to be conducted in strict accordance with its provisions. It may not be amiss, therefore, to draw especial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The nearness of the approaching municipal elections, appointed to take place on the 4th of next month, puts us in mind that we have not yet presented our renders with any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The mayor of a small borough in the south of England, on his re-election as mayor in November last, for the sixth time, delivered himself of some excellent remarks on the abovenamed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Docker moved that the House, at its rising, adjourn until four p.m. on the 25th February, and the motion was agreed to.—The Council then proceeded to Government House to present the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Revision Court, under the new Municipalities Act, met pursuant to adjournment yesterday morning at ten o'clock. There were present— Aldermen Rodgers, Winship, Christie, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday being the day of nomination for publicly declaring the names of candidates proposed to fill the vacancies occasioned by the retirement of three aldermen in the Newcastle Municipal Council, a public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Peter Fleming, one of the candidates for Honeysuckle Ward, addressed some thirty or forty of the ratepayers, at the Co-operative store, Blane-street, on Wednesday evening last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir—I was surprised that the candidates were not questioned on Tuesday last respecting the suspension of the Town Clerk, which matter must again come on [?] the Council meets. In my opinion no man ought to be elected who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The first election of aldermen for the borough of Newcastle, under the new Municipalities' Act, took place yesterday, and was attended with more excitement than any similar event for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The official declaration of the poll for the election of aldermen to serve in the Newcastle Borough Council for the year 1868, took place at noon, on Wednesday, in front of the Court-House…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council, under the new Act of 1867, took place on Monday evening at the court-house. The meeting was a special one, called by the Acting Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The contemplated visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Municipal elections, have lately divided the attention of the Newcastle public between them. Whether the latter topic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first meeting of the Borough Council for the transaction of general business, took place on Wednesday evening last. Present, the Mayor (J. Hannell, Esq.,) and Adleermen Bolton,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The above body met pursuant to adjournment, in the Town Clerk's office, on Monday afternoon last, at four o'clock.' Present—the Muyor in the chair, and Aldermen Winship, Sparke, Rodgers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, yesterday, the members present at half-past four o'clock were, [?] Docker, Allen, E. Deas Thomson, [?], [?], Weekes, Lord, and Gordon, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first monthly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council in terms of the new Act, was held in the Court-house on Monday afternoon last, at four o'clock. Present at the commencement—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday last was the day appointed for reading the nominations of candidates for the vacancy in Honeysuckle Ward, caused by the retirement from the Council of Alderman Brookes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Samuel Holt, one of the candidates for the [?] in the Honeysuckle Ward, addressed a [?] of the ratepayers on Wednesday evening [?] at the Carpenter's Arms Hotel, Blane-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Council met, pursuant to adjournment, at the Court-house, on Monday afternoon, at four o'clock. Present—Alderman Bolton, Christie, Winship, Rodgers, Chapman, Sparke, Stokes, and his Worship the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling for the election of an alderman for Honeysuckle Ward, in the room of Ald. Brookes resigned, took place on Saturday last and resulted in the return of E. Parnell, Esq., J.P. The…
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