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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present: Aldermen Fletcher (Mayor pro tem), Reay, Roberts,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1878 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, last evening. Present: Alderman Creer (in the (chair), Dart, Cropley, Thorn,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, Sept. 10Th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 3

At the afternoon sitting, Mr. MARKS, among other papers, laid on the table sundry documents, which were ordered to be printed…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 3

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

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 3

THE President took the chair at eight minutes to 4 o'clock. Mr. MARKS moved that the members proceed to Government House to present the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 2

SIR,—In your report of the proceedings of the Borough Council on Monday night, I am made to say that I was first in favour of giving stops to Father Ryan; but had now…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. Tighe, P.M. and Robson, J.P.'s.) Municipality of Plattsburg V. Andrew Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 3

This case for the recovery of rates, postponed from the 4th inst., was again called on for hearing. Mr. Geo. Wallace for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Nicholson for the defendants,…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1878 · page 3

THE meeting of the Council that was to have been held last night, and which was called on the requisition of some of the aldermen to the Mayor, lapsed for want of a quorum…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening, in the Council Chambers, Denison-street. Present The Mayor, Aldermen Broom,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The-Mayor, Aldermen Spinks, Williams, Arnold, Bell, Marriot, Whiteman, Turton,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Hall on Wednesday evening last. Present: Aldermen Fletcher (Mayor, pro tern.) Reay, Sneddon, Roberts,…

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Waratah Small Debts' Court. Wednesday, September 18, 1878. (Before Mr. Tighe, P.M., and Mr. Robson, J.p.) Plattsburg Municipal Council V. Andrew Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 2

The Council sued Mr. Sneddon for the recovery of rates. The case had been postponed some three or four times, principally upon technical objections lodged by…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 3

A CONFERENCE of representatives from the municipalities of Lambton and Waratah, was held in the Council Chambers, Lambton, on Thursday afternoon, at three o'clock. There…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1878 · page 2

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

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council, that should have been held last evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. There were present: Aldermen Hall, Thorn, Creer, Dart,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, 25Th September, 1878

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1878 · page 2

To confirm minutes of previous meeting, correspondence, including petitions, reports, and orders thereon. Alderman DOWNIE to move—…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Russell, Turton, and Whiteman…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of this Council was held last night, in the Chambers, Watt-street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hall, Chapman, Creer, Chippendall, Thorn, Cropley,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1878 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Frewin, Jewell, Richardson, Downie, and Neild…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council, was held at the chambers on Thursday evening last. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Rushton, Abel, Somerville,…

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