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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1874

194 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 10

Lambton. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council took place on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Maddock, Screen, Goodhew, and Jones…

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Wickham. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held on Monday the 23rd instant, at four o'clock. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Jewell, Sparke, Hubbard, and Thomas…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Council was held on Monday last at half-post seven o'clock. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Watson, James, McMichael, Bell, Harper, Wood, and Moody…

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Wallsend. Municipal Elections

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

On Monday evening last, a public meeting was held at Mr. Harris's Assembly Rooms, half-past soren o'clock, in pursuance of advertisement, to consider who were the most eligible…

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Lambton. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 9 April 1874 · page 2

A meeting of the Council, took place on Tuesday evening last, at half-past seven o'clock. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Grant, Goodhew, Dainty, Screens, Maddock…

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Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, April 8, 1274

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 3

To confirm minutes of previous meeting. Correspondence (including petitions and reports), and orders thereon. POSTPONED BUSINESS…

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Hamilton. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Council took place at the Council Chambers, on Easter Monday last, April 6th, at half-past seven. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Milton…

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Wallsend Municipality

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 15 April 1874 · page 3

As most of our readers already know, to-day (Wednesday) is the day set apart for the public meeting of the electors of the Borough of Wallsend, to be held at Harris' Assembly Rooms for the…

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Waratah. Municipal Proceedings

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 15 April 1874 · page 3

A MEETING of the this Council took place on Monday, April 13. Present: G. Wallace Esq.(Mayor), Aldermen Woods, Harper, Bell, M'Michael, James, Watson, and…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1874 · page 3

A meeting of the Municipal Council, was held on Monday, 13th April, 1874. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wood, Bell, Watson, Harper, McMichael, Turner, and James…

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The Wallsend Municipality. Nomination Day

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 18 April 1874 · page 2

This event, so long talked about, came off on Wednesday last, in the presence of about 300 electors, in Harris' Assembly Rooms, Wallsend; and during the whole of our experience…

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The Wallsend Municipality. Polling Day

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Tuesday) was a gala day for Wallsend, and will long be remembered. We might venture to say that from hence- forth the inhabitants will allude to it as the…

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Municipal Proceedings

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Council met on Monday evening. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Bell, Watson, M'Michael, and Harper…

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Hamilton. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1874 · page 3

A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on April 20. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Milton, Cherry, Swain, and Murray. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1874 · page 3

This Council met at the usual hour, at the council chambers, Waratah on Monday 20th April, 1873. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aledermen Harper, M'Michael, Bell, and…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1874 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was hold on Monday evening last, at 7 o'clock Present: The Mayor, (E. A. White), Aldermen Lochhead, Shaw, Ludlow, Hannell, Sunners…

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Municipal Council of Wallsend. Election of Mayor

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 3

LAST evening (Friday) the first meeting of the new Aldermen of this Council was held in Harris' Assembly Rooms. Present: Mr. T. Alnwick (in the chair), Aldermen Neilson, Fletcher, Harris,…

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Municipality of Wallsend. Declaration of the Poll

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 2

As announced in our last issue, the first election of aldermen for the 'Municipality of Wallsend took place on Tuesday last, and we then gave the state of the poll as briefly…

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Wallsend. Election of Mayor

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 April 1874 · page 3

The first meeting of the new Council was held on Friday evening last, in Harris's Assembly Rooms. Present: Mr. T. Alnwick (in the chair), Aldermen Neilson, Fletcher, Harris, Laing…

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Municipal Council of Wallsend. Winding Up of the First Meeting

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1874 · page 2

IN our Saturday's issue we reported the proceedings of the first Council meeting of the above body, and mentioned that at the conclusion of their deliberations the M[?]yor,…

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