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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 21 April 1887 · page 8

THE above council met on Tuesday evening Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Dent, Kerr, Palmer, Higgs, Payne, and Robinson. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Inter-municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 3

A MEETING of delegates appointed by suburban councils was held yesterday at the council-chambers, Watt-street, Newcastle, for the purpose of dealing…

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Merewether. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 6

The above council held ,their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Kempster, Brown, Curry, Jones, Bowtell, Newburn,…

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Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Mitchell, Moss, Cook, Richardson,…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 6

A special meeting of the above council was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Hetherington, Edden, Loyden, Atkinson, Turnbull, Weir, Watt,…

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Alderman Buchanan's Motion Re the Conveyance of Night-soil to Sea. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of the 20th inst, appeared a reply to my letter of the 18th, from his Worship the Mayor, wherein he refers me to clause 86, page 40, of our by-laws,…

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Waratah Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 7

MR. CREER, M.L.A., introduced a deputation representing the Municipality of Waratah to the Colonial Secretary yesterday morning. The deputation was accompanied by Messrs…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council took place last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. W. Webb), and Aldermen Buchanan, Shedden, Christie, Moroney,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, April 27, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 5

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

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Turton, Clapin, Cox, and Williams…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Rushton, Drammond, Caldebank, Johnson, Shaw,…

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The Council Feud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

MR. CHRISTIE explains elsewhere in a letter, which we insert simply in order to give him what he considers fair play. His Worship the Mayor, though declining to further discuss…

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Friends in Council. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

SIR,—I would like through your columns to set the matter of last night's council adjournment in a proper light before the public. The…

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Municipal Begging. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

SIR,—Judging, from, the remarks made at the interview, the Waratah Council had with the Minister for Works last week, anent the granting…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 7

THE meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council, adjourned from Monday night, was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. W. Webb), and Aldermen…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held last night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Turnbull, Loyden, Weir, Watt,…

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District News. Glebeland. Merewether Council

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

THE above council held a special meeting on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Jones, Gregory, Kempster, Bowtell, Newburn, and Case…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. an Alderman Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 5

Alderman Moore, Roma (Q.), has shot himself dead…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 6

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Williams, Turton, Watson, Cox, and Hammond…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

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

A MEETING of the above council was held last evening. Present: The mayor, Aldermen, Lloyd, Melville, Keddie, Belford, Williams, Donn, and Baker. The minutes of…

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