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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1875

206 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11

Municipal Council Proceedings. NEWCASTLE

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 4

A meeting of the above Council took place on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, (E. A. White, Esq.), Aldermen Dart, Hall, Webb, Chapman, Shaw, and Ludlow…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Abel, Birrelt, [?]ing Curry, Harris, Richardson, and Neilson.—The minutes of last meeting were…

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Wallsend. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1875 · page 4

[?] usual meeting of the Council took place Thursday [?] evening. Present: The Mayor, [?] Neilson, Harris, Richardson, Curry, [?] Abel, Birrell…

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Municipal Council Proceedings. LAMBTON

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 3 June 1875 · page 3

The above Council held its usual sitting on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, [?] Dainty, Maddison, Ridley, Goodhew, [?], Yates, and Maddock…

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Lambton Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 4

THE above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, June 1st, 1875.—Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Maddison, Danity, Ridley, Goodbew, Screens, Yates, and Maddock.—The minutes of last…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of this Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Harris, Birrell, Neilson, Carry, and Richardson…

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Municipal Council Proceedings. Newcastle. Business Paper. Monday, June 7th, 1875

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 6

To confirm minutes of previous meeting. Correspondence (including petitions and reports and orders thereon). MOTIONS IN PURSUANCE OF NOTICE…

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Newcastle Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present : The Mayor, Aldermen Rodgers, Chapman, Webb, Hall, Dart, Shaw, and Arnott…

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Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 6

The Municipal Council held its usual sitting on Thursday evening, the Mayor being unavoidably absent. Alderman Neilson was unanimously called to the chair. The other aldermen…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 2

THE usual meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present—Aldermen Neilson, Birrell, Harris, Laing, Richardson, and Curry. In the absence of the Mayor, who was in Sydney. Alderman Neilson was…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 7

It will be seen by our report of the last meeting of the Council that it was decided to sell the horses and the working plant of the Municipality, on the 3rd of July. As all works will be let by contract in future, an…

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Municipal and Legal Technicalities. Borough of Waverley V. SMART

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 7

This case is fraught with considerable inter[?] to borough councils and the ratepayers [?] It was a suit instituted by the [?] Waverley against the Hon T. W…

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Municipal Council Proceedings. WARATAH

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 June 1875 · page 3

The Municipal Council held its usual sitting on Monday evening. Present; Aldermen Wood, Bell, Harper, McMichael, James, Marriott, Watson, and Whiteman. In the absence…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last, Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Ridley, Screen, Yates, Maddock, and Dainty.—The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Waratah Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Aldermen Wood, Bell, Harper, M'Michael, James, Marriott, Watson, and Whiteman. The Mayor being absent, Alderman…

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Public Safety v. The Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 7

A serious accident nearly occurred at that portion of Kemp-street, known as Harris' Bridge, the parties being Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, of Newcastle. In crossing over the apology for a bridge that exists at the…

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 4

The above Council held its usual [?] nightly meeting on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Harris, Birrell, Richardson, Barnes, and Laing…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 5

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers, Mornin-street, on Thursday evening last. Present:—The Mayor (in the chair); Alderman Barnes, Birrell, Harris, Laing, and…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, June 28th, 1875

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 5

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

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Municipal Conference

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 5

On Thursday, a meeting of several of the mayors and aldermen of the suburban municipalities was held in the Council Chambers, Waratah…

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