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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

460 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 23

Merewether Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1886 · page 5

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of this council took place last evening. The Mayor, Aldermen Curry, Armstrong, Gregory, Jones, Brown, Price, and Williams…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 7

THE above council met in their chambers on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Watson, Turton, Upfold, Cox, Chapman,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 5

A SPECTIAL meeting of the above municipal body took place last evening in the chambers Throsby-street. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Lindus, Neild,…

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Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 6

THE above council met in their chambers on Tuesday evening. Present:— The Mayor and Aldermen Dent, Kerr, M'Fadyen, Robinson, M'Williams,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 6

THE above council met on Wednesday evening, Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Melville, Keddie, Reay, Aitchison, and Cook. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of above council was held in the Mechanics Institute on Friday evening last. Present : The Mayor (Alderman Weir), Aldermen Evans, Turabull, Edden,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. There were present—The Mayor (Mr. J. Thorn), Messrs. Buchanan, Chapman,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, March 31, 1886

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 5

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

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Visit of the Mayor and Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 3

In response to Captain Fukushima's invitation, the Mayor, accompanied by Aldermen Buchanan, Grahame, Webb, Gibb, Christie, Chapman, and Moore,…

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The Plenary Council. Pastoral Letter of the Archbishops and Bishops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 7

THE pastoral letter prepared at the recent meeting of the Catholic Plenary Council was read on Sunday evening at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. It…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 4

SIR,—I crave a small space in your valuable journal to draw the attention of' the ratepayers to a discreditable and unpardonable farce played by eight aldermen…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held last night. The Mayor and Alderman Lindus, Shedden, Nield, Edwards, Grahame, Bennett, and Croft were present…

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Wallsend Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (E. Abell) and…

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Plattsburg Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening to consider the business postponed from the meeting last week having lapsed for want…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 5

SIR,—Like "Ratepayer" I crave a small space in your columns to say I took no part in the discreditable and unpardonable farce played by aldermen last Friday…

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Municipal Reception to Captain Fukusima

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 8

MANY and sudden have been the changes in the programme for the reception of the Japanese officers, so as to give them the freedom of the city, as…

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Mayor Mackenzie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 5

Mayor Mackenzie, assistant adjutant general, has resumed duties after the expiry of his leave of absence…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 7

THE usual meeting of the above council was held last night in the Mechanics' Institute. The Mayor and aldermen Freeman, Hetherington, Atkinson, Adams,…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Newcastle rades and Labour Council was held last night at Tattersall's Hotel. The president (Mr. W. Davies) occupied the chair,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1886 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of to-day appears a letter from Mr. Weir, Mayor of Adamstown, asking me to give my name, when he will with pleasure…

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