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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11

Waratah Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

The Waratah Municipal Council hold their first meeting in Mr. Dawson's Assembly Rooms, on Friday night last. The whole of the aldermen were present, his Worship the Mayor…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

The Borough Council met yesterday evening. Present: The Mayor; aldermen Brooks, Chapman, Bowker, Hall, Laing, Tighe, and Stokes…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Thursday April 20

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 4

Petitions from merchants and Custom house agents were presented by Mr. J. Campbell against the Customs Duties Bill. The House proceeded to the order of the…

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Municipality of Wickham

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

A meeting of the members of this Council was held on Monday evening, 17th instant. Present:— The Mayor (James Hannell, Esq., J.P.), Aldermen Thomas, Fleming, Upfold,…

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Municipality of Wickham

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1871 · page 3

The Municipal Council of Wickham met yesterday evening, pursuant to notice. Present— The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Thomas, Hubbard, and Whyte…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 26

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1871 · page 2

Mr. Docker laid upon the table reports of the Council of Education on the Public and Certified Denominational schools for 1870, and further correspondence in reference to steam…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 27

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 2 May 1871 · page 4

A petition, presented by Mr. C.Campbell, from 25 parishioners of St. Andrew's against the St Andrew's Parsonage Sale Bill, and a petition, presented by Mr. Hay, from a public…

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Waratah Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 4 May 1871 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council of Waratah was held on Tuesday evening, in Mr. Dawson's Assembly Rooms, Waratah, at half past seven o'clock. Present: The Mayor, and…

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Municipality of Wickham

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 4 May 1871 · page 2

The Wickham Municipal Council met yesterday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Hubbard, Why to, and Thomas. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

The Borough Council met on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Adam, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Hall, and Tighe…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 3Rd

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 4

The President reported the receipt of a message from the Governor notifying that assent, on behalf of her Majesty, had been given to the bill last past, granting certain sums from…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 4Th

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1871 · page 4

Proceeding to the order of the day for the second reading of the Future Governors' Salaries Reduction Bill, Mr. Richardson moved that it be discharged, there being another bill…

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Municipality of Waratah

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 11 May 1871 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council of Waratah was held in Mr. Dawson's Assembly Rooms, Waratah, on the 9th May. Present— The Mayor and all the Aldermen…

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Wickham Municipality

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 11 May 1871 · page 2

A meeting of this Council was held last evening at the Council Chambers. Present:— The Mayor, Aldermen Hubbard, Upfold, and Why to. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Parliament of H.s.w. Legislative Council. Tuesday. May 9Th

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1871 · page 2

The President reported the receipt of a message notifying that his Excellency, on behalf of her Majesty, had assented to the Treasury Bills Bill,…

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Borough Council. Monday, April 15th, 1871

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1871 · page 2

The Council met at 7 p.m. Present: The Mayor, aldermen Adam, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Hall, Stokes, and Tighe. The minutes of the preceding meeting were…

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Waratah Municipality

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 18 May 1871 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of this municipality was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last, Present: his Worship the Mayor, and the whole of the aldermen,…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1871 · page 3

The Council met on Thursday evening pursuant to notice, at 7 o'clock. Present: The Mayor; Aldermen Adam, Bowker, Brooks, Chapman, Stokes, and Tighe…

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Waratah Municipality

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 25 May 1871 · page 3

The Council met on Tuesday evening, in the Council Chambers. Present: His Worship the Major (in the chair); Aldermen Taylor, Bell, Watson, Turner, M'Michael,…

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Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1871 · page 3

The borough council met on Thursday evening pursuant to notice, at 7 p.m. Present— the Mayor, Aldermen Adam, Brooks, Chapman, Hull, and Tighe…

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