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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1881

353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 18

An Alderman's Great Sorrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 2

THERE is an alderman in Detroit who know a bale of hay when he sees it as well as any man living. He was passing up Michigan Avenue the other…

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Correspondence Waratah Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 8

SIR,—At a Council meriting hold at Waratah, on Monday last, Alderman Turton stated that Alderman Whiteman had, at a conference held at Lambton, voted in…

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District News. Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1881 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the above took place on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen M'Keau, Tudor, Donn, Canvin, Manuell, and…

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Correspondence Lambton Council Re Railway Memorial. [To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1881 · page 3

SIR,—Seeing that so much publicity has been given to the railway memorial, by the report of the preceedings of the Lambton Council, I trust you will allow…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1881 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting took place on Friday evening last, for the purpose of appointing an Inspector of Nuisances, slaughter-houses, and bailiff, and for the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1881 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council took place at the Council Chambers last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cropley, Grisdale, Keightley, Thorn,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

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

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present:—The Mayor; Aldermen Owen, Shaw, Maddison, Gilmour,…

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Correspondence Consistency of Wallsend Aldermen. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

SIR,—Being a ratepayer, I wish to ask Aldermen Abel and Gilmour, through this journal, how it came that they were so anxious for the interests of the ratepayers…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held Thursday night, at the Royal Hyde Park hotel. The president (Mr…

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Waratah Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

SIR,—In last Saturday's issue I notice Mr. Whiteman has thought it worth his while to trouble you with a little matter which can hardly be considered of…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1881 · page 3

The adjourned Conference, consisting of representatives of the district Councils, was hold in the Council Chambers, Lambton, on Wednesday, the 1st June, at 11…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1881 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council took place at the Council Chambers last night. Present: The Mayer, Aldermen Wallace, Laing, Grisdale, Keightly,…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1881 · page 3

THE above Council met on Monday evening in the Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor, and Alderman Bell, senr., Bell, junr., Turton, Key, Marriott, and…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 2

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Thornton, Williams, Grierson, Maddock, McWilliams,…

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Plattsburg. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Plattsburg Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Richardson, Harris, Froome,…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, June 13, 1881

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 3

To confirm minutes of previous meeting, including correspondence, petitions, reports, and orders thereon MOTIONS IN PURSUANCE OF NOTICE…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1881 · page 2

OWING to several animated and prolonged discussions at the Borough Council meeting held last night, and pressure on our space, a report of the proceedings is held…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Monday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Thorn, McMichael, Grisdale, Dart, Cropley,…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1881 · page 3

THE Wallsend Borough Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening last. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Morgan, Abel, Gilmour,…

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