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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1887

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 5

THE usual meeting of the above body was held last evening. The Mayor (Alderman Bennett) presided, and the others present were—Aldermen…

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The Mayor's Salary. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—You are to be commended for your sub-leader in yesterday's issue. I had intended to contribute a long letter through the medium of your columns…

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The Mayor's Allowance and the Fire Brigades. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—Your sub-leader in this day's issue, on the increase of the Mayor's allowance, is commendable, and we might hope would tend to a…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 6

The above council held their usual fortnightly meeting last evening; the Mayor Alderman, Evans) and Aldermen Weir, Loyden, Turnbull, Atkinson, Edden, Watt,…

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The Mayor's Salary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 2

SIR,—In your issues of 1st and 2nd inst. you attacked the Borough Council for having voted £300 as the mayor's salary for the current year. Your view of the matter has…

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The Wickham Council Finances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1887 · page 4

THE DEPUTATION from Wickham was introduce to Mr. Critchett Walker (the Principal Under Secretary) by Mr. J. C. Ellis, M.L.A. The deputation consisted of Messrs…

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Correspondence the Mayor's Salary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 3

Sir,—In redemption of my promise, I address you respecting the matter of the salary voted to the present Mayor, and in vindication of the action of the…

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District News. Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1887 · page 3

The above council met on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Williams, Watson, Turton, Clapin, Cross, Hammond, Cox, and…

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Lambton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 7

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

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Correspondence the Mayor's Salary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 6

SIR,— Mr. Thurlow, in writing to the press concerning the addition to the Mayor's salary, would have done well to have remembered that a man…

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District News. Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 3

The above council met on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Aitchison, Baker, Belford, Lloyd, Keddie, Williams, Melville,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 5

THE above council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor rand Alderman Curry Brown, Jones, Newburn, Bowtell, and Case…

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Correspondence the Mayor's Salary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 7

SIR,—Alderman Christie in accusing me, as he does in your issue of to-day, of suppressing; any portion of the truth, is unjust. I stated that he had…

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Adamstown. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 6

The above council held a special meeting on Thursday night. Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Edden, Freemann, Hetherington, Watt, Loyden,…

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Correspondence the Mayor's Salary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 3

SIR,—Accepting his statement in to-day's Herald, I credit Mr. Thurlow with mentioning a fact without being actuated mentioning a fact without being…

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Plattsburg. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening, 10th inst. Present: The mayor, and Aldermen Steel,…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 5

THE above council held a special meeting in the chamber last evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Williams, Watson, Clapin, Cox, Cross, and Sparke…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the above council took place last night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Gee. Webb), Aldermen Buchanan, Gibb, Shedden, Moroney, Christie, Moore,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, March 16, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 7

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

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, March 16, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 6

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

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