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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1887

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Plattsburg. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 7

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

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Newcastle Grand Masters' Council, G.u.o.o.f

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 6

THE annual mooting of the Grand Masters' Council of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows, Newcastle, was held at Tattersall's Hotel, on Wednesday evening lest. There…

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Is the Hospital for the Insane a Charitable Institution. Important Decision for the City Council. Supreme Court. Thursday, 28Th July, 1887. in Equity. (Before His Honor the Primary Judge, Sir William Manning.) the Attorney-general V. the Borough of Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 3

MR. A. H. SIMPSON appeared for the Attorney-General, and Mr. C. J. Manning for the defendant, the Borough of Newcastle, instructed by Mr. W. H. Baker…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. W. Webb), Aldermen Christie, Moore, Moroney, Thorn, Gillam, Rodgers,…

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The Government and the Borough Council. In Equity.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. Borough of Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 7

His Honor the Primary Judge delivered the following judgment in this case:— This suit was instituted on behalf of the Government with the object of obtaining the…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, 3Rd August, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1887 · page 4

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

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Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Walker, Rushton, Drummond, Calderbank, Summers,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 5

THE above Council mob last night at the Council Chambers, Throsby-street, the Mayor (Alderman P. Bennett) in the chair, and the following gentlemen being present:—…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 4

A FEW weeks ago a resolution was moved by Alderman Clapin, in the Waratah Council, to the effect that it was advisable to form an association of all the municipalities of the…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1887 · page 8

THE above Council held a special meeting last night in the Council-chambers, Young-street, the Mayor (Alderman J. S. Rodgers), in the chair, and the following gentlemen…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1887 · page 5

A CONFERENCE of representatives from the various Councils in Newcastle and Maitland districts, was held in the Council-chambers, Waratah, yesterday morning. The principal…

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Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 6

THE Adamstown Council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and all the aldermen. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The…

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Correspondence the Merewether Council. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 7

SIR,—Some, in fact the majority of the members of the above Council, are, and have been, most remarkable for the peculiar way they have in…

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Important Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 6

A CASE affecting the interests of municipalities, especially mining municipalities, will be heard at the sittings of the local District Court, before his…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1887 · page 5

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Turton, Williams, Clapin, Cross, and Cox. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1887 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Walker, Drummond, Calderbank, Summers, Shaw, Rushton, and Abell…

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Carrington Council Business Paper. Thursday, August 11, 1887. ADOPTION of Minutes. Correspondence. Reports. MOTIONS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1887 · page 8

The Mayor to move:—1st. "That this Council having now before it the valuation of rateable property within the municipal district of Carrington made by the duly…

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Lambton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 3

The above Council met on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Kerr, Dent, Higgs, Payne, and Palmer. The minutes of last…

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Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

THE above Council met on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor, and Alderman Keddie, Donn, Aitchison, Lloyd, Belford, Baker, Melville, and Williams,…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

THE above council met last night at the Council-chambers. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. S. Rodgers), Aldermen Morison, Garret, Butts, M'Cann, Sharp, Taylor,…

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