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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1882

291 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 15

Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—At a conference of the Mayor and aldermen of the various municipalities, relating to the gas supply of the city and suburbs, it was resolved that a…

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Important Municipal Council Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 2

A CASE which has excited considerable public attention is to be heard this morning at the Police Court. An information has been laid against the Rev. Canon Selwyn…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 2

A LENGTHENED meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Owing to the late hour at which the proceedings closed, a report is held over…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1882 · page 2

THE Borough Council met on Monday evening Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Cropley, Dart Knaggs, Chapman, Moore, Creer. Morgan, Laing and McMichael…

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Newcastle Police Court. Newcastle Borough Council Versus Rev. A. E. SELWYN. (Before the P.M., Messrs. W. A. Sparke. and O'Sallivan. J's.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1882 · page 2

This was a case of alleged violation of the new bye-laws for interment of the dead. The information set forth that on the 15th December, 1881, Arthur E. Selwyn…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1882 · page 3

A REPORT of a meeting held at the Council Chambers, Lambton, of the representatives of the various Municipalities, respecting the proposed site of a Contagious Diseases…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 4

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor and Alderman Maddock, Dent, Kerr, Grierson, Thornton, Robinson, Croudace,…

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Municipal Conference at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of representatives, from the Municipal Councils of the district took place at the Lambton Council Chambers, on Wednesday afternoon. Present— For…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Canvin, Keddie, Broom, Donn, Padmore, Donald, and Tudor…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 2

A REPORT of a special Borough Council meeting, held last night, will appear in our next issue…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held on Monday night. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Cropley, Morgan, Laing, Chapman, Moore, Dart, and…

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Municipal By-laws and Licensed Vehicles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 2

AFTER a great deal of delay, the various Municipalities between Newcastle and Plattsburg have at length arrived at a scale of charges for vehicles plying for…

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A Municipal Blunder. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1882 · page 4

SIR,—The City Fathers have again distinguished themselves by their excellent but ineffectual efforts to remove a local grievance. It is but the story of Don…

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Wallsend Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly of the above Council was hold on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Owen, Morris, Walker, Maddison, Gilmour, and…

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Wickham Borough Council

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

THIS Council held their regular meeting on Wednesday last. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Nield, Hubbard, Lindus, Davidson, and Wooderson…

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The Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 4

IN our issue of Wednesday last We made reference to the scale of vehicle licenses charged by the various municipalities. We neglected to remark then that…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday evening last. Present Aldermen Donald, Tudor, Padmore, Keddie,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 3

THE above Council met in their chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Dent, Grierson, Robinson, Croudace, McWilliams, Maddock, and…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 2

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held last night. Business was disposed of at considerable length; amongst the matters dealt with being a Mayor's minnte…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: Theo Mayor, Aldermen House, Banfield, Richardson, Simpson, and…

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