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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1887

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District News. Lambton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 7

The above council met on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Dent, Palmer, Robinson, Higgs, Thornton, Payne, and Kerr. The…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 6

The above council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present: The mayor, and Aldermen Kempster, Brown, Jones,…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 5

The above council held a special meeting on Thursday night. Present, the Mayor, and all the aldermen. The meeting was called for the purpose of…

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District News. Plattsburg. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Thurling, Cook, Mitchell, Buchanan, Moss, Reed,…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Saturday. Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1887 · page 5

At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council, a letter was read from Mr. J. Norton, the trades, and labour representative in England, conveying…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 5

THE above council held a special meeting last evening (Monday). Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Williams, Clapin, Cross, Watson, Turton, Sparke, and Hammond…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council took place last night. Present—the Mayor (Alderman G. W. Webb), and Alderman Buchanan, Gibb, Moroney, Thorn,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, May 11Th, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 4

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

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 5

A MEETING of the above council took place last evening at the council chambers, Throsby-street, the Mayor (Alderman Bennett) presiding, and the following being…

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District News. Wallsend Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Walker, Drummond,…

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Adamstown Council. Business Sheet for This Evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 5

READING of minutes, correspondence, petitions, reports, appointing persons to attend Appeal Court. Alderman WEIR'S motion from adjourned…

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Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

At the meeting of the Wallsend Council held on Tuesday evening, the question of extending the tramway to Wallsend was brought forward by Alderman Summers;…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

The above council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Edden, Loyden, Weir, Watt, Turnbull, Freeman, Hetherington, and Atkinson. The minutes…

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Waratah. Municipal Council. Business Paper for Monday Evening, May 16, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1887 · page 6

Receive correspondence and ordinary reports from overseer, Finance and Improvement Committees. Alderman WILLIAMS to move—"That the…

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Correspondence Wallsend Council and the Tramway. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 5

SIR,—In Saturday's issue your Wallsend correspondent refers to Alderman Summers' motion dealing with the proposed tram terminus and extension, and states that…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 3

The above council met on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Clapin, Williams, Cox, and Turton. The minutes of last meeting…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 8

THE Hamilton Council met last evening. Present: Aldermen Baker, Lloyd, Melville, Keddie, and Aitchison. The mayor being absent,…

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Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was hold on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Buchanan, Mitchell, Moss, Thurling, Steel, and Cook…

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The Incorporation of Carrington. Nomination of Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1887 · page 6

THE nomination for the election of aldermen to serve in the first council of the newly-incorporated municipality of Carrington took place in the…

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Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman G. W. Webb), Aldermen Henderson, Thorn, Christie, Buchanan, Gibb, Harris,…

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