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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1877

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Parliamentary Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 17th, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1877 · page 8

Mr. Docker laid on the table further papers in reference to the massacre of the crew of the Dancing Wave; list of directors of Destitute Children's…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last Monday evening in the Council Chambers, Watt-street. There were present: The Mayor, Aldermen…

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Wednesday, January 24 1877 Municipal Apathy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 2

ONE of the surest signs of unfitness for office, is the indifference with which its possessor treats the dignity of the position he holds. If the Ministry of a…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1877 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening, the 23rd inst. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Kerr, Ridly, Maddison, Beveridge, Maddock,…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1877 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Kearney and Cameron…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1877 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening, the 22nd inst. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Wallace, Marriott, Watson,…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held last evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chapman, Hall, Brooks, Creer, Thorn, Cropley, Dart, Lott and Rodgers…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, January 29, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1877 · page 2

To confirm minutes of previous meeting, correspondence, including petition, reports, and orders thereon. QUESTIONS…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1877 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, last evening. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Chapman,…

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Warning to Municipal Councils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1877 · page 3

THE Wagga Wagga Express informs us that, at an inquest held there on the body of Andrew Daley, on Monday last, one of the witnesses, Henry Miller,…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1877 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of the representatives of the various Municipalities in the district was held yesterday, at noon, in the Newcastle Council Chambers. There were present:…

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Plattsburg. Nomination of Candidates for the Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1877 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING of the ratepayers of Plattsburg, was held on Wednesday, in the Protestant Hall, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Municipal…

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Wallsend Municipal Election. Extraordinary Vacancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1877 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of the ratepayers of Wallsend was held on Wednesday, in Harris' Rooms, for the purpose of nominating an alderman to fill the place of…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1877 · page 5

THE usual meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Abel, Barnes. Ross and Fryar. The minutes of last…

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Municipal Nominations. NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1877 · page 2

THE nomination of Aldermen for the representation of the City, Macquarie, Belmore, and Honeysuckle Wards, in lien of Alderman Hannell (deceased) and…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening, the 5th inst. Present: Aldermen Kerr, Marriott, Bell, Turner, Whiteman,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening, the 6th inst. Present: Alddermee Screen, Kerr, Shoesmith, Maddison, Beveridge, Maddock,…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 2

WE were yesterday, through pressure on our space, compelled to hold over until to-day reports of the Hamilton and Wick ham municipal nominations…

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Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 2

THE annual flicker, of vitality amongst the citizens of Newcastle, which indicates that Municipal Government is still a fact, is now faintly passing over…

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The Municipal Act Amendment Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 3

THE committee of suburban mayors appointed to watch the progress of this measure through Parliament, met (says the S. M. Herald) at the Temperance…

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