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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1885

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 19

Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 5

THE above council met on Tuesday evening. Present—Alderman Dent, in the chair, and Aldermen Grierson, Kerr, Wheatley, Payne and Thoruton. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 3

THE above council met on Monday evening. —Present: The Mayor, and Alderman Upfold, Scholcy, Chapman, Turton, Cropley, William, and Watson. The minutes of last…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor Aldermen Williams, Keddie, Belford, Cook, and Coppard. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. Federal Council Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 5

The South Australian Assembly discharged the Federal Council Adopting Bill…

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Newcastle District Court. Thursday, December 3. (Before District Court Judge Wilkinson.) GIBB V. Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 2

Upon this case being called on his Honor announced that he had made an inspection of the locality, and it being understood that he was prepared with his judgment the counsel in the…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening. Present—Aldermen Richardson (in the chair),Thurling. M'Crae, Charlton, Reed,…

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Trades Meetings. The Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held in the Swan with Two Necks Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. T. Caddy presided…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, December 10, 1885

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 5

To confirm minutes of previous message, correspondence including petitions, reports, and orders thereon. Consideration of finance and improvement…

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Municipal Manners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 7

SIR,—In an advertisement which appeared in the morning's Herald it is stated that a "Public Man" seeks to form a class for the study of manners, and that yet…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Tuesday. Federal Council of Australasia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1885 · page 3

The Federal Council of Australasia has been summoned to meet at Hobart on January 25…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Municipal Manners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1885 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of this morning appears pears a pungently satirical letter on " Municipal Manners," which, from certain expressions the ein, has been attributed to…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 5

THE ordinary meeti ng of the Wickham Council was held last night. Present : The Mayor (Mr. J. H. Hubbard in the chair), and Aldermen Frewin, Benett, Graham…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Merewether Council. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1885 · page 2

SIR—Although the dulness of the aldermen in the Newcastle district has long since passed into a proverb, it was not to be expected that the nine wise men of…

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Newcastle Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1885 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council was held on Friday night, at Tattersall's Hotel, to consider the code of rules prepared by the…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council took place last evening in the Mechanics' Institute. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Price, Curry, Brown,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 5

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last night, when there were present the Mayor, Dr. C. W. Morgan (in the chair), and…

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Executive Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1885 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, Lord Carrington and all the Ministers being present. A proclamation was issued to quarantine…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 3

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Cropley, Turion, Upfold, Watson, Scholey, Williams, and Gooahew. The minutes of last meeting were road and…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 5

THE usual meeting of this council was held last evening (Wednesday). Present—Alderman M'Kean, Keddie, Belford, Reay and Cook. In the absence of the Mayor…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 6

THE above council met on Tuesday evening. Present. The Mayor and Aldermen Kerr, Elliott, Grierson, Payne, Thornton, and M 'Williams. The minutes of last meeting…

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