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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

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Municipality of Waratah

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 February 1871 · page 3

Proclamation by His Excellency the Right Honorable SOMERSET RICHARD, EARL OF BELMORE, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council in Ireland, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the…

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Municipality of Wickham

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 2 March 1871 · page 2

Proclamation by His Excellency the Right Honorable Somerset Richard, Earl of Belmore, it Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council in Ireland, Governor and Comnmader-in.Chief of the…

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Scene in a Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1871 · page 4

The Bathurst Municipal Council seems to Law have released itself from the fix in which the contentions of its aldermen had placed it On Monday, the, Corporation met to attempt, for…

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Meeting at Waratah. the Municipal Boundaries

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1871 · page 3

On Friday evening last a numerously attended meeting was held at Waratah, to take into consideration the boundaries of the new municipality, as proclaimed in the Government…

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City Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 9 March 1871 · page 4

The Council met at 4. p.m. on Monday. Presidnet.—The Mayor in the chair, Aldermen, Bowker, Chapman, Stokes, Brooks, Laing, Adam, and Hall…

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Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1871 · page 4

Mr. Deas Thompson entered into an explanation in reference to some remarks reported to have been made in the Assembly by Mr. Robertson on the 2nd instant, in reference to…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1871 · page 3

The Borough Council met yesterday at 4 p.m. Present: J. Hannell, Esq., Mayor (in the chair); aldermen Adam, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Hall, Laing, Stokes, and…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 15

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 4

Mr. Docker, referring to the announcement of the death of Sir William Denison, said it had been usual to adjourn on the death of any of the distinguished individuals who had…

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Borough Council. Monday, 20Th March, 1871. Committee of the Whole

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

Present: The Mayor; Aldermen Adam, Bowker, Chapman, Hall, Laing, and Tighe. CITY WARD. Moved by Alderman Chapman, and…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 3

The Borough Council met on Tuesday evening at twenty minutes past seven. Present: The Mayor; aldermen Adam, Bowker, Chapman, Stokes, Tighe, and Hall…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 23

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1871 · page 2

Mr. Deas Thomason moved,—"That there be laid upon the table of this House a return showing the number and description of ships and vessels wrecked, on the eastern coast of…

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Borough Council. Notices of Motion for Next Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 2

Alderman Chapman to move— That all the motions passed by this Council having reference to lighting the streets of the municipality with gas be rescinded…

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Borough Council. Monday, 3Rd April, 1871

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

The Council met at twenty-five minutes after seven o'clock. Present:—The Mayor Aldermen Adam, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Hall, Stokes,…

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Waratah Municipality. Nomination of Candidates

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 April 1871 · page 3

At noon yesterday, at the School of Arts Hanbury, Waratah, the nomination for aldermen and auditors for the muncipality was held. After certain preliminary remarks on…

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Wickham Municipality. Nomination Say

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 11 April 1871 · page 3

On Saturday last, at Mr. M'Phale's school, at noon, the Returning-officer, Mr. T. W. Knight, read from the supplement of the Government Gazette, of the 11th of March,…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 April 1871 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was held yesterday evening at seven o'clock. Present:— The Mayor, Alderman. Adam, Bowker, Chapman, Tighe, and Laing…

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Municipality of Waratah. Official Declaration of the Poll

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 April 1871 · page 2

On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, at the School of Arts, Hanbury, the Returning officer— C. B. Rancland, Esq.— made the official declaration of the poll for the election…

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Waratah Municipality. Election of Mayor

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 3

A meeting of the aldermen of the Waratah Municipal Council, for the purpose of electing their Mayor for the ensuing term of office, was held at 5 p.m. on Thursday last, in Mr. Stephens,…

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To the Successful Candidates, Waratah Municipality. East Maitland, 13th April, 1871

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 3

GENTLEMEN.—I beg to return thanks for your kind invite this evening, but shall not be able to attend. I am very much pleased to see such a good beginning, and a spirit of unity amongst you—strive hard to keep…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1871 · page 3

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE'S REPORTS. The following are the improvement committee's reports, received at the last meeting of the Borough Couucil:—…

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