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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1882

291 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 15

Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1882 · page 8

THE usual meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Donald, Donn, Broom,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1882 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Richardson, House, Harris, Wilkinson. Merkle, and…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1882 · page 4

THE usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening, when there was a full attendance. There was a good deal of correspondence, among it being a…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1882 · page 2

THE regular meeting of above Council was held on Wednesday evening last. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Hubbard, Cox, Nield, Lindus, Davidson,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1882 · page 4

A MEETING of the Wallsend Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Owen, Morris, Rushton, Walker, Gilmour, Shaw,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 3

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Bell, Whiteman, Hammond, Cross, Turner, and Cox. The minutes of…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 2

THE Borough Council held its fortnightly meeting on Monday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Henderson, Laing, Chapman, Keightley, Moore, M'Michael, Creer,…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 2

THE above named body met in Sydney on Thursday last, to consider a series of proposals submitted to it by Mr. G. R. Dibbs, for the establishment of an institution for…

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Original Correspondence. the Wickham Council and the Bridge Again. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 4

SIR,—I notice that at the Wickham Council meeting of Wednesday, the Mayor gave a report of opinion expressed by Mr. Fletcher that it was not advisable to ask…

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Municipal Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1882 · page 2

THE Newcastle Borough Council is to be congratulated upon the amount of business transacted on Monday evening. Three very important matters…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 3

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Kerr, Grierson, Thornton, Croudace, M'Williams, and Robinson. The…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Tudor, Donn, Broom, Keddie,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 2

A MEETING of the Plattsburg Borough Council was hold on Wednesday evening. Present—Aldermen Richardson, Wilkinson, Meikle, Banfield, and Harris. Alderman…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, October 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 8

Mr. Piddington presented a petition against the Employers' Liability Bill. The Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Bill, and the Employers' Liability Bill, were…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1882 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held on Friday evening at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel; Mr. G. F. Poole was in the chair. A…

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Important to Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 4

AT the recent District Court sittings in Parramatta, before his Honor Judge Dowling, a point deeply affecting the interests of municipalities was…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1882 · page 4

THE usual meeting of the Wallsend Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Morgan, Shaw, Gilmour,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 4

THE above Council met on Wednesday evening last for the transaction of their usual business. There were present: Alderman Nield (in the chair),…

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DAVIES v. the Mayor of Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 4

IN reference to the action of the City Council in the case of Davies v. the Mayor, Mr. A. M'Neill has taken the opinion of Mr. Alexander Gordon,…

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Borough Council Black-guardism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 2

THE increased ratio of ruffianism in many leading colonial public bodies of late is striking; but it is not to be wondered at. As a specimen of the…

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