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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1870

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 3. Lighthouses

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 4

Mr. Town's question with respect to light-houses was postponed, at the request of Mr. Owen. REVIVAL OP FLOGGING…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 10 March 1870 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Bolton, Bowker, Living, Hannell, Hall, and Stokes…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 2

The above Council met yesterday afternoon. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Hannell, Bolton, Stokes, Chapman, Laing, Brooks, Hall, and Bowker…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 10, 1870. Standing Orders

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 4

[?] Mr. Allen, on behalf of Sir W. Manning, gave notice of motion for a reference to the Standing Orders Committee of the question…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 March 1870 · page 2

The above Council met in the Courthouse, on Tuesday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Hannell, Bolton, Chapman, Hall, Laing, Brooks, and Bowker…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 16, 1870. Petition From Bankers

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1870 · page 4

Mr. S. Gordon presented 11 petition from bunkers, merchants, and others, praying for some legislation to regulate sentences for criminal offences, in view of recent alleged…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 2

The above Council met yesterday afternoon, at the Court-house. Present— The Mayor, and Aldermen Bolton, Hall, Hannell, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Stokes and Laing…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 23

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 4

TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION BILL.—The Private Secretary brought down the Governor's assent to the Temporary Appropriation Bill, passed to meet payments on the 1st of…

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The General Council at Rome and Its Anti-reporters. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 3

SIR—In your "editorial remarks" upon the news by the last mail, relative to the [?]cumenical Council, now sitting at Rome, you partly endorsed, or rather concurred in the fallacious…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Stokes, Chapman, Hannell, Brooks, Bowker, and Hall…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 2

The above Council met yesterday afternoon at the Court-house. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Hannell, Hall, Brooks, Bolton, Chapman, and Bowker. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. COUUESPOKDENCE. The Town Clerk read the following corres-pondence :-…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 30

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 4

TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION ACT.—The Private Secretary brought down the Governor's assent to the Temporary Appropriation Act for the March expenditure…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 6

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 4

QUESTIONS.— Mr. Deas Thomson gave notice of his intention to ask, if tho Government was aware that considerable distress existed in considerable of the non-payment of pensions to…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 7

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1870 · page 4

QUESTION.—In reply to questions put by Mr. Deas Thomson, Mr. Owen stated that the Government was informed that inconvenience had been caused to retired officers by the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, APRIL 13

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 4

PUBILC-HOUSE.— Mr. Holt presented a petition from a conference of suburban municipalities for the better regulation of licensed public-houses…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 14

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 4

MATRIMONIAL BILL.-A petition was presented by Mr. Richardson, in favour of the Matrimonial Causes Bill, so that there was a provision to prevent subsequent marriage…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday. April 19

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 4

Question.— Mr. Docker gave notice of a question as to the intentions of the Government with respect to the Superannuation Bill. GOULBURN MEAT-PRESERVING COMPANY.—…

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Municipality for Wallsend

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 2

The Act under which our municipalities are established is, unquestionably, one of the most beneficial measures that has ever been passed in the colony; and although it may not be…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 2

This Council met as a Committee of the Whole, in the Town a Clerk's office, yesterday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Bolton, Hannell, Bowker, Hall, Brooks,…

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Legislative Council. Friday, April 22

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 4

QUEENSLAND DEBT.—Mr. C. Campbell gave notice of a motion for papers respecting the Queensland debt. SMALL DEBTS BILL.—The Small Debts…

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