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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14

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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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Hamilton Council was held on the 24th ult., for the examination of the valuers' book Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Broom, Thorn, Brown, Curley, Britton, and…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Sneddon, Roberts, Reay, and Dobinson…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Council was held last evening, in the Council Chambers, Throsby. street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Nield, Upfold, Jewell, Downie, and Frewin…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1878 · page 2

OWING to a pressure upon our space of important cablegrams, advertisements, &c., we have been compelled to hold over the report of the Council meeting held last night…

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Streets in the Municipality of Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1878 · page 2

AN advertisement in another column notifies that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has deemed it expedient to open the following streets in the Parish of…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening, in the Council Chambers, Throsby-street. Present: Aldermen Hubbard (in the absence…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1878 · page 2

THE conference of representatives from the different municipalities in the district, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of appointing an engineer and surveyor whose…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 4

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

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 9, 1878

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 8

A message was received from the Governor, notifying that His Excellency had assented to the Partition Bill…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 2

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

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council, which was to have been held last night, lapsed in consequence of there being no quorum. The following aldermen were present: The…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above Council was hold last evening. Present—The Mayor. Aldermen Price, Mad-lock, dent, Conn, and Beveridge…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last, to consider the tenders for the situation of Working Overseer. Previous to the consideration a friendly Appeal…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Hamilton Council was held on Wednesday evening in the Council Chambers, James-street, Hamilton. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Curley, Brown, Broom,…

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Municipality of Wickham v. A. A. Coy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 4

THE decision of His Honor Judge DOWLING, which we publish in full below, sets at rest a question that has been vexing the minds of municipal…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, Present: The Mayor, Alderm in Chapman, Thorn, Creer, Chippendall, Sparke, Dart,…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 2

TO-DAY the conference to discuss Alderman Creer's motion for the appointment of an engineer for the district, will be held in the Council Chambers, Watt-street. Immediately…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last night in the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Nield, Jewell, Upfold, Fleming, Downie, Frewin,…

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Parliamentary Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 21, 1878

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 3

THE President took the chair at a quarter before noon. Mr. Marks, in reply to a question by Mr. Docker, stated that the Governor had received a…

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