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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1881

353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 18

Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 2

THE above Council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Thornton, Williams, Grierson, McWilliams, Maddock, and Robinson…

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Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above took place on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Tudor, Canwin, Kiddle, Williams, Donn,…

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Plattsburg. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Dobinson, Wilkinson, Dean Meikle, House, Froome,…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 8

A CONFERENCE Of representatives from the various municipal councils in the district took place in the Council Chambers, Lambton, on Thursday afternoon…

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The Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1881 · page 3

A FORTNIGHTLY meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held on Thursday night, at the Royal Hyde park Hotel, Bathurst-street. The…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, April 20, 1881

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 4

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

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above took place on Wednesday last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Lindus, Boyd, Gross, and Davidson…

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District News. Wallsend. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Morgan, Abel, Gilmour, Walker, Shaw, and Hogg. The minutes…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1881 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was hold last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Wallace, Laing, Grisdale, Thorn, Dart, Brooks, and…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 26, 1881. Important Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 2

AT the Maitland Circuit Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Windeyer and a jury of four, the following highly important local case on the civil case was…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 27, 1881. Fleming V. Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1881 · page 2

THE Maitland Circuit Court resumed its sittings yesterday, before his Honour Judge Windeyer, when the adjourned case—Fleming v. Newcastle Borough Council—…

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Correspondence Fleming v. COUNCIL. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1881 · page 2

SIR,—In reading over the evidence of the action "Fleming v. the Borough of Newcastle," I find that one William Grisdale, an alderman of the said borough,…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 3

THE above Council met on Monday evening in the Council Chambers. Present The Mayor and Alderman Bell senr., Bell junr., Whiteman, Turton, Keys, Marriot,…

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Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Tudor, Canvin, Williams, Donn, M'Kean,…

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Correspondence Fleming v. Borough Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 2

SIR,—I was rather surprised at "Ratepayer" thinking that because, forsooth, I am an alderman, I am to be excluded from giving evidence in a civil action; and…

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Municipal Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 3

THE above Council met in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Maddock, Thornton, Williams, Grierson, Hill, McWilliams…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1881 · page 2

THE Trades and Labour Council held a meeting on Friday night, at their rooms, Royal Hyde Park Hotel, Sydney; President (Mr. Crockett) in the chair…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1881 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the City Council took place last night. Owing to pressure on our space, a report of the proceedings is unavoidably held over…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 2

THE Borough Council met as usual on Monday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen) Cropley, Wallace, Laing, Grisdale, Chapman, Thorn, McMichael,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1881 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above Council took place on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Lindus, Frewin, Cox, Gross, Boyd, and…

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