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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1869

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1869 · page 2

This Council met, for the first time since the election on Friday evening last, at the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street. There was, within one, a full Council present, the…

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Municipal Affairs, Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 2

We yesterday received the Parliamentary returns lately asked for by our city member in reference to Municipal affairs in Newcastle during the years 1867 and 1868. The return,…

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Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1869 · page 4

The St. Andrew's Cathedral Close Bill was considered in committee and reported without amendment, and the third reading was fixed for the next sitting day…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1869 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon. Present-Aldermen Winship, Bolton, Shaw, Chapman, Parnell, Rodgers, Sparke, and the Mayor. The minutes of the…

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Municipal Affairs, Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1869 · page 3

We published on Saturday last, a synopsis of the Return, recently asked for by Mr. Hannell, in the Legislative Assembly. We now give the document in extence, witholding only…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 25 February 1869 · page 4

The above body met, pursuant to adjournment, on Monday evening last. There were present—(Aid. Smith in the chair), Aldermen Mitchell, Eckford, Gorrick, Rourke, Evans,…

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Legislative Council. Justices' Justice

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 4

On the motion for tho adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Holt moved the adjournment of the question for six months, objecting to the…

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District News. Morpeth Borough Council. Monday, Feb. 22

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 2

The first meeting since the election was held to-day. There were present— the Mayor, Alds. Sim, J. Keating, S. S. Dickson, W. Keating, J. Wingrave, and J. Jones. The minutes of the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 2 March 1869 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this body took place yesterday afternoon. There were present- Aldermen Sparke, Winship, Rodgers, Shaw, Chapman, Parnell, Bolton, and the…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 2 March 1869 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held, in the Council Chambers, on Friday evening last. Present- Aid. Smith (in the chair), Aldermen Mitchell, Olliffe, Wolstenholme, Wade, Gorrick, Rourke, and Evans…

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Legislative Council. Messages

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1869 · page 4

Messages were received from the Governor, conveying the Royal assent to the Cook's River Road Lighting Bill and to Clift's Coal Land Leasing Bill…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1869 · page 2

Ald. Bolton has given notice of the following motion for Monday week :- " With the view of carrying out the following recommendation of the committee of the whole, adopted…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1869 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the whole of the above Council was held, yesterday afternoon, at the Court-house. Present— the Mayor, Aldermen Parnell, Sparke, Winship,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 11 March 1869 · page 3

This body met on Friday night last, at the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street. Present— The Mayor, W. H. Mullen, Esq., in the chair; Aldermen Olliffe, Wolstenholme,…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 10. Unauthorised Expenditure

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

Mr. Docker gave notice of a series of motions condemnatory of the course pursued by the present Administration in the expenditure of public moneys without Parliamentary…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1869 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the City Borough Council was held in the Court-house, yesterday. There were present— Aldermen Bolton, Rodgers, Sparke, Shaw, Chapman, Parnell,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 11, 1869. Workhouse Bill

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1869 · page 4

The Workhouse Act of 1866 Repeal Bill was brought up and read a first time; as was also a bill to amend the Impounding Act of 1865…

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Mr. Alderman Parnell. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 18 March 1869 · page 3

SIR— Through you, I wash to draw the attention of the ratepayers of the outer wards to the speech of Mr. Parnell, at the last Council meeting, as reported in Tuesday's Chronicle. I maintain that Ald. Parnell had…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 16, 1869. Acts Assented To

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1869 · page 3

The Royal assent was brought down to the Temporary Appropriation Act, and to the Act for altering the Title of the United Fire and Life Insurance Company…

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Mr. Alderman Parnell and Bolton. Too Mr. Editor Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1869 · page 4

ZUR— Fair play be a juel as they used too zay in my part of country as I come from, and there be no mistake about the English o' that. Now I seed a good deal o' fibbing at that jolly good old zort as they calls Ald…

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