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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Shaw, Gilmour, Maddison, Walker,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

A MEETING Of the Borough Council took place last night. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Henderson, Buahanan, Laing Chapman, Keightley, Moore, Dart,…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A the Municipal Conference, to-day thirty representatives were present.—It was resolved to form an association of all the…

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Municipal Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A deputation representing fifty municipalities, waited upon the Colonial Secretary to-day, asking that pound for pound might be…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 3

THE ordinary Council meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Aldermen Shaw (in the chair), Maddison, Gilmour, Morris, Walker, and Morgan. The…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 2

WITH respect to the forthcoming municipal elections, we are in a position to state authoritatively that Alderman Dr. Knaggs Honeysuckle Ward) and Alderman…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

AFTER holding the annual revision court, on Wednesday evening last, and certifying to the correctness of the lists, the usual meeting of the above took place. There…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Business Paper. Monday, January 29, 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 5

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

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Municipal Elections. Mr. G. Eames' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

ON Thursday evening Mr. George Eames, a candidate for Honeysuckle Ward, addressed a fairly large gathering of electors from the balcony of Tribe's Fountain of…

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The Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

IN a very short time the ratepayers of this city will be called upon to express their opinion as to the conduct of civic business during the past year. Up…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 3

MR. ALBERT LENTHALL, in response to a requisition, has consented to stand for Honeysuckle Ward. Alderman Lindus, in reply to a…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Present.—The Mayor, Aldermen Laing, Chapman, Moore, Keightley, Dart, Buchanan, McMichael,…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

WE see by advertisement in another column that Cosby W. Morgan, Esq., M.D., has been honoured with a very numerously and influentially signed…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1883 · page 3

THE above Council mat on Monday evening in their chambers. Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Bell, Turton, Turner, Cox, Hammond, and Whiteman. The minutes…

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Municipal Endowments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 4

A DEPUTATION of gentlemen, representing municipalities in different parts of the country, waited upon the hon, the Colonial Secretary on Tuesday, in reference to the…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 2

HONEYSUCKLE WARD.—Mr. Lenthall will address the ratepayers to-night, at 8, from the balcony of the Hunter River Hotel, Hunter-street. Mr. G. Ross will also hold…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 3

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present-Alderman Dent (in the chair), and Aldermen Maddock, Kerr, Grierson, Thornton and McWilliams…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Donn, Keddie,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of a above Council was held on Wednesday evening, the 31st ult., in the Co[?] Chambers. Present—The Mayor, [?]…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 3

MACQUARIE WARD.—Mr. G. Eames will address the electors from the balcony of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Bull and Melville streets, this evening, at 7.30…

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