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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1885

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1885 · page 8

THE usual meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Keddie, McKean, Cook, Mowett, Belford, Reay,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1885 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting took place at the chambers last evening. There were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Chapman, Keightley, Henderson, Creer, Thorn, Moore,…

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Federal Council Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The Federal council Bill which it is proposed to introduce into Parliament omits the clause which provides that the expenditure incurred…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1885 · page 4

THE usual meeting of this council was held last evening, and laste for about three hours. Our report is held over for a insure issue…

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Miscellaneous News. "High-jinks" in the Mudgee Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1885 · page 6

THERE were exceedingly lively times in the Mudgee Council Chambers says the Echo last Saturday night. The alderman met in pursuance of a notice…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held at the chambers, Throsby street, on Wednesday evening. There were present—The…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Wallsend Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 11

A MEETING of the Wallsend Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening, Present, in addition to the Mayor (Mr. R. Walker)—Aldermen Hutchinson,…

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Aldermen as Cricketers

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

On Friday afternoon last an amusing game of cricket took place at Wickham between the worthy aldermen of that fast-rising township and the Albion Cricket Club. A…

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Mr. Melville and Municipal Conferences. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 4

SIR,—I would scarcely have taken the trouble to notice the brilliant effusion of our worthy autocrat, the senior member for the country, in reply to the Mayor of…

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The Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 2

THE Conference which takes place in this city to-day of the representatives of the various municipal bodies around Newcastle, convened by the Mayor of…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1885 · page 3

A MUNICIPAL conference consisting of delegates from the Newcastle and various suburban councils commenced at the Council Chambers at ten o'clock yesterday morning…

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The Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 4

THE members of the Municipal Conference held yesterday deserve great credit for the business-like manner in which they have commenced their…

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The Proposed Municipality of Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 4

BY direction of the Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. A. P. Tighe commenced an inquiry under the 12th section of the Municipalities Act of 1867 on Tuesday morning, concerning…

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Correspondence. Municipal Conference. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR.—In the report in your issue of to-day of the Conference proceedings held yesterday, I am reported to bare given utterance to the following sentence, v z.:—"He had…

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Lambton Municipal Council

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

The above council met in their chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Grierson, Payne, Dent, Thornton, and…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 6

The above council met on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Alderman Williams, Watson, Scholey, Croploy, Chapman, and Turton…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 7

THE usual meeting of this council was held on Wednesday evening last. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman M'Kean was voted to the chair…

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Plattsburg Borough Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of the borough council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Richardson, M'Crae, Reed, Buchanan,…

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The Council Chambers' Ceiling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 3

IT will be remembered that some weeks ago a portion of the plaster work of the ceiling in the new Council Chambers it came down with a crash, and remained in that…

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CABLEGRAMS Death of the Lord Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of the Right Hon. Geo. Nottage, Lord Mayor of London…

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