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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 14

Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1878 · page 3

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

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 2

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

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Council was held has evening, in the Council Chambers, Throsby-street. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Nield, Jewell, Fleming, Downie, Hubbard, Frewin,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 5

THE above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting at the Council Chambers, on Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Ross, Rushton, Abel, Truebody, McGee, and…

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The Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 4

ON Wednesday there was some discussion on the Hyde Park riots. The Real Property Act Further Amendment Bill, and the Clarence and New England Steam Navigation Company's…

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Allowance to the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 2

ALDERMAN REID'S motion—"That a salary at the late of £200 per annum be granted to the Mayor for the present municipal year: such salary to date…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above Council, called for last evening, lapsed, in consequence of there being no quorum present. Aldermen Creer, Dart, and Thorn were the only aldermen in…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 2

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

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1878 · page 2

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

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 5

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

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Municipality of Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 5

A MEETING of the ratepayers of Tighe's Hill was held on Tuesday last, at Miller's Rock of Hope Hotel, to consider the advisability of dividing the Municipality of Wickham into three wards…

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Bor[?]gh Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1878 · page 2

THE postponed meeting of the above Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers, Watt-street. Pr[?]ent: Aldermen Chapman (in the chair), Crop[?], Hall, Sparke, Thorn, Creer,…

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The Salary to the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 2

WE have already expressed our opinion in favour of Alderman [?]EID's motion to vote a salary of £200 to the MAYOR, and we are glad to find that a majority…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 2

THE postponed meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening in the Council Chambers, Watt-street. Present: Aldermen Chapman (in the chair), Cropley, Hall, Sparke, Thorn, Creer,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Nield, Upfold, Fleming, Downie, Richardson, Frewin…

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TELEGRAMS. Departure of San Francisco Mail Postponed. Great Southern Line Damaged by Floods. The March Supply Bill Passed The Attorney-General to be a Member of the Executive Council. SYDNEY. Reed. Thursday, 5 20. p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1878 · page 2

THE departure of the San Francisco mail steamer has been postponed till to morrow at 3 o clock p.m., to enable business people to reply to letters by the Suez…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

THE above Council held their Usual fortnightly meeting Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Boss, Roshton Abel, Truebody, Magee,…

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Proposed Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1878 · page 2

IN our issue of Thursday, March 14th, we informed the public that the following resolution, emanating from the Wickham Council, and moved by…

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Lambton Municipal Council

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

THE usual fornightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Aldermen Coun, Maddock, Palmer, Beveridge, Dent, and Young. In the absence…

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Municipal Conference Main Road Between Newcastle and Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1878 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a conference was held in the Newcastle Borough Council Chambers, by representatives of the various municipalities, to consider the question of constructing and…

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