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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

293 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 15

Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—At a meeting of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council Mr. Roylance, the General Secretary, resigned his position. His resignation was received…

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The Municipal Elections. Mr. George Ross' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 5

A LARGE number of ratepayers assembled last night opposite Wilson's Hotel, Blane-street, to listen to an address from Mr. George Rose, one of the candidates for…

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Presentation to the Mayor of Newtown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 3

THE Suburban Telegraph and Sydney Advertiser of Jan. 31st contains the following interesting account of the presentation of a silver cradle to Mr. N. Melville, M.P., at…

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Justices' Justice and the Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—I wish to make a few remarks respecting a late case heard at the Newcastle Police Court when I was prosecuted for plying a vehicle for hire without a license,…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 2

CANDIDATES desirous of retiring from the forthcoming municipal elections, no matter where, would do well to note that their formal notice of withdrawal must be…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 3

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor, and all the Aldermen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 2

AT noon to-day (Tuesday) public meetings of the ratepayers, for the nomination of candidates for municipal honours, will take place at the Council Chambers, Newcastle,…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination of Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 2

AT noon, yesterday, the nominations of aldermen for the ensuing term, throughout the various municipalities, took place; but at scarcely any place was little more than…

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Municipal Endowment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The endowment for country and suburban municipalities has been fixed at fifteen shillings per £…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1883 · page 3

CITY WARD.—Mr. J. H. Hubbard addressed the ratepayers last night from the balcony of his hotel—the Yacht Club Hotel—Hunter-street, Mr. Arthur Coleman, of…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

THE regular meeting of the above Council was held on February 6. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Gilmour, Maddison, Walker, Owen, Shaw, Rushton, and Morris,…

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Mr. Perry and the Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—The gentleman reporter who reported the paragraph in your issue of Tuesday last, under, the heading of "Bearding the Lions in their Den," appears to be not…

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Original Correspondence. Mr. James and the Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 2

SIR,—In reading your report of the last meeting of the Borough Council, I saw that my letter to you under date January 27th, was brought under consideration. The…

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Hamilton Municipal Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

THIS big event which takes place on Saturday next has brought six performers into the field, and judging from the class of cattle some excellent going may be…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

TO-DAY (Friday) the polling for the election of three aldermen and two auditors for the Borough of Newcastle will be taken, a at ho following places:—City Ward: Borough…

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Mr. James and the Borough Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 5

SIR,—A letter signed by "Peter James," appears in your issue of to-day, reflecting upon me and denying the truth of my statements, made at the Council meeting…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 5

THE rough state of the poll for the Newcastle municipal election was not declared until six p.m. yesterday. Throughout the day a good deal of interest was taken in…

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Mr. James and the Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—The concluding paragraph of Mr. James' letter states, "I should have written before, but I have been waiting for the Town Cleric." If that gentleman has…

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Lambton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

ON Monday evening last, a meeting of the above Council took place. Present: Aldermen Croudace, M'Williams, Dent, Kerr, Thornton, Wheatley, Elliott, and Grierson;…

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Waratah Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present—the retiring Mayor (Mr. D. Watson, in the chair, and Aldermen Whiteman, Cox, Hammond, Bell, Scholey,…

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