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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1884

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 2

THE above Council resumed their sittings on Friday evening, from the postponed meeting of the 12th. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Frewin, Lindus,…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council took place on Wednesday evening, in the Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Broom, Donald,…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 8

A MEETING of the Plattsburg Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Wilkinson, Reid, Harris, and Richardson…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1884 · page 2

THE first meeting of the above this year was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night. There were present Aldermen Creer (in the absence of the Mayor in the…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1884 · page 3

A MEETING of the above was held on Tuesday evening, January 8. Present—The Mayor (in the chair), with Aldermen Abell, Buckley, Rushton, Tyler, Morris, Gilmour, and Walker. The minutes of…

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1884 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council took place on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Frewin, Fleming, Broom, Davidson, and Wooderson…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held yesterday morning. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Christie, Lewis, Chapman, Creer, Moore, Thorn and Dart…

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The Forthcoming Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1884 · page 2

BY reference to an advertisement in another column it will be seen that the annual election of an alderman each for City, Belmore, Honeysuckle, and…

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Original Correspondence. the Outgoing Aldermen. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 4

SIR,—In your leading article of to-day's issue I am pleased to see your remarks on retiring aldermen, and I hope the ratepayers will take the hint, and endeavour to…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1884 · page 2

The Legislative Council last night negatived Mr. Cox's motion for the repeal of the Sunday Observance Act of Charles II. by 19 to 5…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 7

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Bell. Watson, Cross. Cox, Cropley, goodhew, and Scholey. The minutes of last meeting were…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 7

THE above Council met in their Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present:—Alderman M'Williams (in the chair), and Aldermen Maddock, Kerr, Thornton, Dent, and Elliott. The minutes of last evening…

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Hamilton Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 7

THE Hamilton Borough Council met on Wednesday evening. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Tudor, Donald; Donn, Broom Keddie, Canvin, Padmore, and Murray. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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The Hamilton Municipal Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 6

SIR,—As I have been requested by a number of the ratepayers of Hamilton to stand as an alderman at the forthcoming election, and believing that a very bad…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the above was held last evening Present; The Mayor, Aldermen Creer, Dart, Thorn, Moore, Keightley, Chapman, Brooks, Morgan, Christic, and Henderson…

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Wickham Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 8

THE Council held an open Court of Revision on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of revising, the municipal list for the current year. There were present—…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 5

A MEETING of the above was held on Tuesday evening, January 22nd, at the Council Chambers, Metcalfe-street, Wallsend. Present: The Mayor, with Aldermen Abell,…

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The Council and the Cemetery Charges. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

SIR.—By your report of the late Council meeting I notice that Alderman Chapman drew the attention of his fellow-aldermen to the public "dissatisfaction about the Cemetery charges," Alderman Brooks is…

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Municipal Councils and the Local Government Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 4

MUNICIPAL Councillors are a guileless race and credulous. They so faithfully believe in a paternal Government that they accept as gospel the promise of…

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Curious Municipal Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A serious municipal difficulty has, occurred at Essendon, In the election for the new town clerk, five out of nine…

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