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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14

Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Maddock, Beveridge, Young, Dent, Conn, and Palmer…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers, on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Richardson, Moodie, Davis, and Roberts…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1878 · page 2

THE meeting of the above Council, called for last evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. There were present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chapman, Hall, Thorn…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council is to be held on Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock, to consider what steps are necessary to be taken in connection with the action about to be brought…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1878 · page 3

A. SPECIAL meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, James-street, last Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Brown, Broom, Curley, Britton,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1878 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of this Council was held last night in the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cropley, Chapman, Hall, Chippendall, Hewison, Dart, Brooks…

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Municipal Conference on the Question of Water Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1878 · page 2

IN accordance with an invitation from the Mayor of Newcastle (G. Wallace, Esq., Chairman of the Water Supply Conference), the following members of the various…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 4

THE following correspondence was dealt with as mentioned, at the Council meeting on Thursday evening:—From Department of Works, stating that the Minister for Works…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Throsby-street, on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Frewin, Jewell, Fleming,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council, was held at the Chambers on Thursday last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Rushton, Abel, Truebody, Magee, Shaw,…

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Correspondence. Alderman Brookes and the Newcastle Lottery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 4

SIR,—There is a general impression on the mind of many that every lottery is a swindle—at the same time it is very unsafe for any individual to assert this of any particular…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Chapman, Dart, Thorn, Hall, Brooks, Cropley,…

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Scene in the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1878 · page 2

A LONG discussion took place on the clause in the Improvement Committee's report referring to the calling for tenders for the completion of the works in King and Wolfe streets, in…

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Correspondence. Alderman Brooks and the Newcastle Lottery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1878 · page 2

SIR,—Two letters with the above heading appears in this day's issue of your paper—one signed "No Bigot," the other by "A Member of the Committee." I will first…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1878 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Arnold, Bell, Marriott, Turton, Russell…

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Alderman Brooks and the Newcastle Lottery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1878 · page 2

SIR,—This morning's issue of your journal gave to the public what I so much wished to see, viz., Alderman Brook's letter, and ye shades of Lindley Murray, and ye school…

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Municipal Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1878 · page 2

ONCE more the Municipal Council have entered the legal arena, and, as usual, have been beaten. The result in the case of Rev. M. H. RYAN v. the…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the chambers, James-street, last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Broom, Brown, Curley, Britton, Manuell, and…

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Lambton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Conn, Maddock, Young, Dent, Beveridge,…

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RYAN V. the Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1878 · page 2

SIR,—The verdict in the case, Ryan v. the Municipality, appears to me not to be in accordance with the evidence. So clearly does this seem to any unprejudiced person,…

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