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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1885

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 19

Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held at the chambers, Watt-street, last evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor and Aldermen Buchanar, Thorne, Creer,…

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A Colonial Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 7

Another voice has been raised against Karl Grey's proposed colonial council as the first step towards federation. It is that Mr. Stout, the New…

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Wvratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 3

THE above council met on Monday evening Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Goodhew, Chapman, Cropley, Turton Scholey, Wa[?]son and Williams. The…

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Cabinet Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1885 · page 3

A lengthy Cabinet Council meeting was held to-day, when August 6 was appointed as the first Land Court day. Discussion took place on the measures for next…

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Municipal Wharves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1885 · page 3

Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons have secured a further lease for five years of the municipal wharves, now occupied by them, at a rental of £4000 per annum…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening last. There were present: The Mayor, Aldermen Mowett, Keddie,…

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The Municipal Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 4

MR. J. C. BONARIUS will submit to public competition to-day the lease for five years of the above magnificent block of buildings, situated in Hunter and Market streets. The…

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The Mayor of Sydney on the Contingent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 3

HIS Worship the Mayor of Sydney made the following remarks at the Contingent meeting the other evening:—There was no doubt that the manner in which the…

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Leases of the Municipal Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 2

ON Saturday morning at 11 o'clock; Mr. J. C. Bonarius, the well-known knight of the hammer, submitted to public auction the leases for five years of the whole block of…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 5

THE Usual fortnightly meeting of the above council took place at the Chambers, Watt-street, last evening. There were present —the Mayor, Alderman Creer, Chapman,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, 8th JULY, 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 4

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

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Turton, Upfold, Cropley, Goodhew,…

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City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 5

Yesterday the City Council decided that their solicitor should prepare a bill to be submitted to Parliament with a view of setting the vexed question of…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above took place at the chambers, Throsby-street, last Wednesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Lindus,…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wallsend Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Gilmour, Tyler, Abel, Jervic, Robson, and Summers…

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Correspondence. Alderman Christie Explains. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1885 · page 4

SIR—In your report of the council proceedings of last Monday night there is an omission which tends to misrepresent me, and which, therefore, I desire to have…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 8

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Goodhew Chapman, Cropley, Upfold, Williams Scholey, and Watson…

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The Lord Mayor "Baroneted."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 5

The Right Hon. Robert Fowler, Lord Mayor, has been made a baronet…

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LONDON, Tuesday evening. The Napier (N Z.) Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 5

The Napier (N.Z.) Municipal Loan. Tenders for the Napier municipal loan of £300,000, at 5 per centum, with a minimum at par, were opened to-day…

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Alderman Creer at Gunnedah. The Narrabri-Walgett Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1885 · page 3

A GRAND celebration in commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne took place at the School of Arts, Gunnedab, on Wednesday evening, when the Orangemen of that…

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