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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1885

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 19

Municipal Elections. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 3

The official declaration of the polling for three aldermen was made at 10 a.m. on Monday, and the result of the local option voting also announced. No alteration was made to the numbers as published in…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held immediately afterwards, for the purpose of electing a mayor for the ensuing year. Present: The Mayor Aldermen Don, M'Kean, Keddie, Williams. Mowett, Belford…

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Special Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

A meeting of the Wallsend Borough Bouncil was held on Monday evening. Present—Aldermen Abel. Walker, Buckley, Gilmour, Hutchinson, Jarvie, Robson, and Summers…

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Municipal Elections. WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

At the declaration of the poll on Monday, Mr. JOHN SUMMERS returned thanks to the ratepayers who had voluntarily placed him at the head of the poll. He would do his duty while in the…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held in the new Council Chambers last night. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chapman, Morgan, Buchanan, Webb, Henderson, Thorn, Dart, Moore, Christie,…

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Newcastle Municipal Council. Monday, Feb. 16Th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, Watt-street, last evening, there being present, His Worship the Mayor, and Alderman Laing, Keightely…

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Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Keddie, M'Kean, Mowett, and Belford. Minutes of previous meeting read and…

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The Newcastle Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 2

FROM the report of the proceedings at the Borough Council on Monday night we learn that the above important matter, which the majority of the…

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Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 7

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

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The Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council a resolution expressing disapproval with the Government action in the matter of sending troops…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1885 · page 3

THE regular meeting of the above Council took place on Wednesday evening last. There were present:—The Mayor, Aldermen Frewin, Nield, Lindus. Shedden, Wooderscon , Bennett, Edwards, and…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

The above Council met in their chambers on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Goodhew, Williams, Watson, Scholey,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

The above Council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Elliott, Grierson, M'Williams Wheatley, Thornton, and Payne…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

A meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present (in addition to the Mayor, Mr. R. P. House), Aldermen Moss,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1885 · page 3

The usual meeting of this Council took place on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Keddie M'Kean, Cook, Williams, Mowet, and…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Lengthy Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 5

AN unusually lengthy meeting of the above council took place last evening. The most important item discussed was the motion of Alderman Christie relative to the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1885 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the chambers, Watt-street, on Monday evening. There were present-the Mayor, Aldermen Keightley, Buchanan, Chapman, Christie, Thorn,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

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

A unusually lengthy meeting of the above council took plade at the chambers, Thorsby street, last evening. The principal business transacted was the dealing with the…

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Wickham. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council took place at the chambers, Throsby-street, on Wednesday evening. There were present: the…

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An Ontspoken Mayor and the Soudan Expedition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 2

THE Sydney Telegraph of Wednesday says:—At the meeting of the Marrickville Council on Monday the Mayor (Mr. W. Shaw) said he felt it incumbent upon…

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