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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

388 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 20

Municipal Gas Works. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—Judging from the published report in your issue of Wednesday last, of the proceedings of the City Council, it would appear that the minds of the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1880 · page 2

THE Newcastle Borough Council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wallace, Morgan, Grisdale, Creer, Thorn, and McMichael. The…

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1880 · page 3

THE Wickham Borough Council met last Wednesday night. Present: Alderman Downie (in the chair), Fleming, Pepper, Boyd, Frewin, and…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Rushton, Hogg, Shaw, Walker,…

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The Late Alderman Roberts

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

A CORRESPONDENT has afforded us some particulars with reference to the late Mr. Henry Roberts, whose sad death by a fall of coal in the Co-operative Colliery's…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1880 · page 3

THE committee appointed by the Trades' and Labour Council a week ago for the purpose of endeavouring to procure the direct representation of…

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The Sydney Council and the Botany Mechanical Engineer

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

A MEETING of the finance committee of the City Council was held on Thursday, when the reply of the Mechanical Engineer Botany Water Works to the…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1880 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the, above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Spink, Watson, Arnold, Key,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Lambton Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present— The Mayor, Aldermen Palmer, Kerr,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1880 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present; The Mayor, Alderman Dobinson, Wilkinson, Harris,…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, 9Th August, 1880

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1880 · page 2

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

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City Council Solicitor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. George Merriman has been elected City Council solicitor…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1880 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Ash, Wallace, Morgan, Chippendall,…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour' Council was held on Monday night, a the Hyde Park Hotel. Mr. W. B. Cole, president occupied the chair,…

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Council took place on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Gross, Simpson, Frewin, Pepper, and Boyd…

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District News. Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Morgan, Abell, Gilmour, Maddison,…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, 16Th August, 1830

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 2

To confirm minutes of previous meeting correspondence (including petitions, reports, and orders theroon). MOTIONS IN PURSUANCE OF NOTICE…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1880 · page 3

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wallace, Morgan, Laing, Grisdale, Creer, Thorn, M'Michael, Brooks,…

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The Trades and Laour Council and Their Candidates. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1880 · page 3

SIR,—In reading the electioneering items in the Sydney papers, I came across the result of a "Parliamentary" committee-meeting of members of the Trades and…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, 23Rd August, 1880

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

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

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