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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1868

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Newcastle Borough Council]

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1868 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday afternoon last, in. the Courthouse. There were present, Aid. Bolton, Rodgers, Parnell, Chapman, Sparke, Winship,…

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West Maitland Borough Council. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1868 · page 3

Sir- I thank you for inserting my letter. I now sit down to continue my remarks on the Council, promising that my only object is to do good; I have no other object to serve. Some of the Aldermen act as if they thought…

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Municipal Boundaries. To tilt Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1868 · page 3

Sir- In reading your paper of the 28th ultimo, I saw an account of the boundary lines of the intended District Council of Waratab. Now Sir, I am Some what surprised that our Waratah friends, or rather the…

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The Council and the Rev. Mr. Morton. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1868 · page 3

Sir I beg leave to make a few remarks in reference to the proceedings of the Town Council, as reported in your issue of Thursday. My letter (which you in[?] copied) was not sent to the Council, but to the…

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The Gas Company and the Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1868 · page 2

In our leading article of tho 6th inst., we devoted our remarks to the various prominent arguments brought forward at the recent halfyearly meeting of the Gas Company…

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Borough Council, West Mait-land-

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 August 1868 · page 3

A special meeting o fthis council was held in the councial Chuber, on Monday evening. Present— the Mayor, in the chair, Aldermen Tnck, Wade, Smith, Creer, Ollitte, Rouke,…

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to the Mayor and Aldmes of the City Fo of the City of New

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 August 1868 · page 2

Gentelmen -For sheency sake, reuped those ahlermen who me hgot els of share in thelist Company, to abitain from voing or taking any part in the discursion about lighting this city , the [?]…

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Newcastle [?] Council the Proposal to Etablish a School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 15 August 1868 · page 4

The Committee recently appointed, on the motion of Aid. Rodgers, for the purpose of de­vising the best means of carrying out the establishment of a Free library and School of…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 18 August 1868 · page 3

The weekly meeting of this Council was held in the Chamber, Devonshire-street, on Friday evening. Present—The Mayor, in the chair, Aldermen Wade, Smith, Creer, Olliffe,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 20 August 1868 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in the Court-house, on Monday evening last. There were present— Aldermen Parnell, Chapman, Sparkes, Stokes, Rodgers,…

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Westmaitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1868 · page 4

A meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Friday evening, 21st August, Present: The Mayor in the chair), Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 1

A meeting of the above Council was held on . Friday evening, 28th August. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), Aid. Smith, Wolsenholme, Wade, Rourke, Wade, Mullen, Creer,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 September 1868 · page 2

This body met yesterday afternoon for the transaction of general business. There were present—Aldermen Winship, Bolton, Rodgers, Chapman, Parnell, Christie, and the…

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West Maittand Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 10 September 1868 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening, ,4th Sept Present : Tho Mayor (in the chuir), Aldermen Ollifte, Tuck, Eckford, Creer, Goirick.'ltourke, and Smith…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 September 1868 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening last. Present: The Mayor, J. Lee, Esq, in the chair; and Aldermen Smith, Wolstenholme, Wade, Rourke,…

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The West Maitland Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 2

This body is getting into almost as bad repute as our own Council was in last year, indeed, we are told that, were the proceedings of the Maitland Council reported fully, they would…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 4

LIGHTING OF THE STREETS WITH GAS.- The Gas Committee (a committee of the whole Council) held another and final meeeting on Thursday afternoon last There were present,…

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The Gas Company and the Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 2

We have to congratulate the citizens of Newcastle upon the settlement of the tedious dispute between the Newcastle Gas und Coke Company (limited) und the Newcastle Borough…

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Alderman Bolton and the Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 3

In our last impression we felt it necessary to comment rather strongly on certain statements alleged to have been made by Mr. Alderman Bolton, at the Gas Committee meeting…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon, in the Court-house. There were present—Alderman Bolton, Winship, Parnell, Christi[?], Rodgers, and the…

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