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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1879

343 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 18

Municipal Conference. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning, in pursuance of an invitation issued by the Mayor of Newcastle (G. Wellace, Esq., chairman of the Water Supply Conference), a meeting of…

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Newcastle Borough Council.—Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1879 · page 2

LAST evening a special meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current year. It was proposed by…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of this Council, called by circular, was held last evening, at the Council Chambers, the business being solely for the election of Mayor for the ensuing year…

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Wallsend Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2

THE above Council met on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. Alderman Shaw moved— "That Alderman Neilson be re-elected."…

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Wickham Municipality. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Downic, Upfold, Neild, J. P. Boyd, Frewin, and Fleming. The declarations of…

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Municipal Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2

WE understand that arrangements have been made between the aldermen of Newcastle and those of West Maitland to play a friendly game of cricket on an early day;…

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Hamilton Municipality. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1879 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening. The fall number of aldermen were present. The newly-elected alderman handed…

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Waratah Municipality. Election of May[?]r

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1879 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Waratah Municipal Council was held, last evening, at 6 o'clock p.m., when the whole Council were in attendance…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current year. Present—…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 2

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

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Hamilton Municipal Elections. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 2

SIR,—I wish to draw the attention of the ratepayers, in the above municipality to a matter which I consider deeply affects their interests, viz., that at the election for the…

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Lambton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening last, for the election of a Mayor for the current year. There were present:…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 3

THE President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. The Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill passed its final stages,…

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Abstract of Reven[?] Municipal Distr[?]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 2

IN the Assembly, on Thursday night, Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. Cohen, said it was the intention of the Government during the present session to ask for a revote of £7000 to…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of this Council was held last evening at the Chambers Watt street. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hall, Thorn, Chapman, Dart, Reid, Brooks,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and full Council. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 2

THE above Council will hold a special meeting to-night, for the purpose of receiving the Finance Committee's report…

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Municipal Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1879 · page 2

WE understand that the cricket match arranged to take place between the City Council and the West Maitland Borough Council is to be played on the Newcastle…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1879 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor (W. T. Dent, Esq.), Aldermen Conn, Price, Kerr, Beveridge,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1879 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor (W. A. Sparke, Esq.), Aldermen Fleming, Nield, Robson, Downie, Boyd, and Frewin…

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