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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1882

291 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15

Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1882 · page 3

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Buchanan, Morgan, Laing, Knaggs, Keightley, Moore, Dart,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1882 · page 2

THE above Council met in their chambers on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Whiteman, Cox, Turton, Bell, and Turner. The minutes of last meeting…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1882 · page 2

THE above Council met in their Chambers, on Tuesday evening. The Mayor being absent, Alderman Dent was voted to the chair. Present: Aldermen Maddock, Kerr,…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1882 · page 2

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

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Plattsburg Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1882 · page 3

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

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Interesting Municipal Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1882 · page 3

THE proceedings at the meeting of the finance committee of the Sydney Municipal Council, on Thursday, were of an unusually interesting character. Much time was…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1882 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last night at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel Mr. J. Talbot occupied the chair, and…

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The Alleged Bribery of Alderman John Davies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 2

THE charge of bribery made agains Alderman JOHN DAVIES in the Sydney Municipal Council, on Thursday last, has caused more than the…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, July 26, 1882

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 2

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

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Tenders. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space to refute the letter signed by "Ratepayer" in Wednesday's issue. "Ratepayer" states that only a few aldermen attended on July…

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Municipal Tenders. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me to say, in reply to the letter signed "Ratepayer," which appeared in your issue of yesterday, that it is a issue of falsehoods from beginning to end…

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Wickkam Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 3

THE usual meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday last. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Cox, Nield, Lindus, Hubbard, Davidson,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 4

THE Wallsend Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Owen, Morris, Rushton, Walker, Maddison, Shaw,…

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Municipal Tenders. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 8

SIR,—I must, by the indulgence of a little space in your valuable columns, reply to Messrs. Creer and Moore, who both state the letter of a "Ratepayer" to…

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Tenders and Mr. Lenthall. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 3

SIR,—With your permission a word or two in reply to the letter signed "Albert Lenthall," in to-day's issue. It will be seen at once that Mr. Leuthall was the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

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

A MEETING of the Newcastle Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Henderson, Buchanan, Morgan, Laing, Chapman, Moore,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

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

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Bell, Turton, Marriatt, Turner, and Cox. The minutes of last meeting…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

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

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Keddie, Padmore,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

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

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

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Meddlesome Aldermen. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—Since the attack made by Alderman Wooderson on Mr. Pepper, of Tighe's Hill, the public will be able to see that he has mistaken his vocation in acting as…

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