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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

293 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15

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

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

SIR,—At last Mr. Thomas Brooks condescends to come down from the extremely elevated position he at first assumed, when my letter to you (dated January 27) was…

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Hamilton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

THE above Council met on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year, Present—Aldermen Manuell, Broom, Donn,…

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Wickham Council Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

THE above Council met last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year. There were present:—The retiring Mayor (A. M. [?]win) in the chair;…

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Borough Council of Plattsburg. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council for the election of Mayor for the ensuing municipal year, was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—…

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Wallsend Borough Council. Special Meeting, Held 14Th February

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

Business Election of Mayor, Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Buckley, Tyler, Gilmour, Shaw, Walker, Rushton, Morris, and Owen…

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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 16 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Seeing my name figuring very prominently in your paper in a dispute between Mr. P. James and Mr. Thomas Brooks, I beg to inform the public that Mr. James is…

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Wickham Council. Ex-alderman Wooderson. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 5

SIR,—In your issue of the 10th, I noticed a paragraph, signed by "A Ratepayer," in which he seems surprised at my name appearing as a candidate for…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 4

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Kerr, Dent, Maddock, Wheatley, Grierson, Elliott, Thornton, and…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 3

A MEETING Of the Borough Council was held last night, for the purpose of electing a Mayor. There were present—Aldermen Morgan (in the chair, in the unavoidable…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening in the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Hammond, Scholey, Goodhew, Cross,…

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Wallsend Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 4

A MEETING of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor; Aldermen Owen, Morris, Rushton, Abel, Buckley, Gilmour, and Tyler. Minutes of…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 3

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

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 3

THE first meeting of the above since election of Mayor took place on Wednesday evening last. There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Fleming, Frewin, Lindus,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 5

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Dart, Thorn, Moore, Keightley, Chapman, Evans, Brooks,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

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

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

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council-chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Murray,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

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

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Bell, Whiteman, Cross, Turton, Scholey, Goodhew, and Cropley…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

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

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. R. P. House) and Aldermen Meikle, Wilkinson,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

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

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held on Monday night. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Christie, Lewis, Chap. man, Keightley, Moore, Thorn, Dart, Creer,…

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The Municipal Association of New South Wales

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

WE have been favoured with an official copy of the report of the inaugural proceedings of a conference of the Mayors and Aldermen of various…

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