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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14

The Municipal Conference

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

THE business of the Municipal Conference, yesterday, will commend itself to all. That the district has remained so long without the aid which the…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 5

THE usual meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. April 1st. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Spinks, Williams, Arnold, Bell, Whiteman, Turton, and Turner…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening, in the Council Chambers, Watt-street. Present; The Mayor, Aldermen Hall, Chapman, Creer, Thorn, Cropley,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1878 · page 2

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

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Municipal Neglect

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1878 · page 2

ONE of the first things visitors to Newcastle notice, is the condition of the streets and the footpaths, and the opinions passed upon them is anything…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 3

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

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1878 · page 3

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

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, in lieu of the usual fortnightly meeting, which falls on Easter Monday. Present: The…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 8

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

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday last at the Protestant Ball. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fletcher, Roberts,…

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Our Municipal Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1878 · page 2

ACCORDING to the report furnished to the Newcastle Municipal Council, by Mr. USHER, C. E, on the works now in progress in Wolfe-street, it will be seen…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last night. The Mayor, and all the Aldermen (with the exception of Aldermen Sparke and Chippendall), were present. The…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Council, which was postponed from Monday nigh, was held on Tuesday evening, in the Council Chambers Watt-street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening in the Council Chambers. Present: Aldermen Nield (in the chair) Hubbard, Upfold, Fleming, Jewe[?]…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers, on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Rushton,…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 3

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

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 2

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

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Mr. Alderman Cropley's Letter. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 3

SIR,—Perhaps a few words of criticism, not hostile, though plain spoken, on the subject of Mr. Alderman Cropley's letter, may not come amiss from a resident in this municipality. I…

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City and District Newcastle. Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 2

IN consequence of there being no quorum, the meeting which was called for last evening lapsed…

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Lambton Municipal Council

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

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

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