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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 3

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

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 3

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

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 3

A MEETING of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, Hamilton, on Wednesday evening. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen M'Kean, Brown, Curley, Manuell,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 5

A MEETING of Council is notified for Monday evening next. The popular Bath Question will then probably be again brought before the aldermen, and the public will, doubtless,…

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The Borough Council and the Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 4

THE usual result seems to have characterised the public meeting held on Wednesday night, respecting public baths for this city; i.e., plenty of talk,…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, 12Th January, 1880

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 8

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

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1880 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales was held last Friday at the Hyde Park Hotel. The president,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1880 · page 2

A MEETING Of the Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hall, Chapman, Creer, Chippendall, Dart, Thorne, Brooks, and Sparke…

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The A. A. Company and the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 2

IN the report of Alderman Creer's pungent remarks at Monday night's Council meeting concerning the A.A. Company, the typical error of substituting the word "hospital"…

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More Municipal Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 2

The local paper states that the deficiency in the Emerald Hill Town Council accounts exceeds £5000, and hints at complicity on the part of some of the…

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The Australian Agricultural Company, and the Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 2

THE resolution moved by Alderman CREER on Monday last in reference to the action taken by the Superintendent of the A.A. Company, reveals a state…

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1880 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the above Council took place on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Gross, Downie, Fleming, Frewin, Boyd, Nield, and Hubbard…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 14Th, 1880

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1880 · page 4

THE President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. Samuel laid on the table a number of official documents, which were…

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Wickham Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1880 · page 2

WE understand that the only candidate for election to the office of alderman in the Wickham Borough Council, vice Alderman W. Robson, J.P., resigned, is Mr. James…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Chambers, on Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Rushton, Magee, Hogg, Shaw, and Walker…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

A MEETING Of the Borough Council took place last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hall, Chapman, Reid, Laing, Creer, Thorn, McMichael, and Dart…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 2

On Monday, at 12 o'clock noon, the nomination for the extraordinary vacancy, caused by the retirement of Wm. Robson, Esq, was publicly read out at the Chambers, Wickham…

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Municipal Council [?] Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeti[?] council, was hold on Monday[?] Present—The Mayor, Alderm[?]lisms, Stephens, Spinks, [?]…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1880 · page 3

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales, held on Thursday night at the Hyde Park Hotel, Bathurst-street, there was a…

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Plattsburg. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the chambers on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, Alderman Lavis, Davies, Roberts, Harris, Moodie,…

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