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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1879

343 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 18

Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

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

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Parliament of N. S. Wales Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 22Nd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 3

WHEN the President took the chair, he reported that the Lieutenant-Governor had assented to the Sydney Municipal Loan Bill, the International Exhibition Bill, and the…

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Wickham Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

IT will be seen by our advertising columns that after the 26th of the present month the Wickham Municipal Council will take proceedings against defaulting ratepayers for…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 2

THE above Council met in the Protestant Hall on Wednesday evening last. Present—The Mayor and aldermen Dobinson, Moodie, Harris, Roberts, Davis, Lavis…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 22Nd (Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 3

THE adjourned debate on Mr. Docker's resolutions was then resumed by Mr. Samuel, who contended that the object of the resolutions was to pass a censure on the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council took place last evening, for the purpose of inviting a conference of the various Municipal bodies in the district, in reference to the sub-division…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales Legislative Council. Thursday, July 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 8

The President took the chair at noon. Sir George Innes said he was reported to have stated last evening, with regard to the sewerage scheme of Mr. Clark, that he was…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 2

IN consequence of the Mayor and several aldermen leaving by steamer for Sydney to attend the deputation to wait upon the Minister for Lands on the subject of the…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1879 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held yesterday, in the Council Chambers, Wickham. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Downie, Boyd, Gross, Hubbard, Nield,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1879 · page 3

THE above Council met in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Johnson, Rushton, Magee, Hogg, Shaw, and Walker. The…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, 4Th August, 1879

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1879 · page 2

To confirm minutes of previous meeting, correspondence, including petitions, reports, and orders thereon. QUESTIONS…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1879 · page 2

THE weekly meeting was hold last evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Brooks, Dart. M'Michael, Thorn, Chippendall, Creer, and Chapman…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1879 · page 3

THE above Council met last evening in the Council Chambers. Present— Aldermen M'Kean (in the chair), Broom, Williams, Baker, Britten, Manuel, and Brown…

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District News. Plattsburg. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1879 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening at the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor and Alderman Moodie, Harris, Roberts…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1879 · page 2

THE above Council met in the Council Chambers last evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Chapman, Sparke, Creer, Chippendall, Dart, M'Michael, Brooks, Thorn, Reid,…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening, August 5th. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Palmer, Corm, Bill, Williams, Price,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of the Wickham Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. Present: Aldermen Robson (chair), Hubbard, Fleming, Frewin,…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1879 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council on Thursday evening, in Sydney, (Mr. W. B. Cole in the chair), the resignation of Mr. W. J. Harris, the president, was…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1879 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers, on Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Magee, Hogg, Shaw, Johnson,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1879 · page 3

A MEETING of the Newcastle Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last night. Present: Alderman Chapman (chair); Aldermen Laing. Sparke, Creer, Thorn, Dart,…

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