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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

441 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 23

Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was h[?]ld on Monday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Scholey), Aldermen Turton,…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Lambton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Payne), Aldermen Robinson, Hawkins, Dent, Screen,…

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District News. Merewether. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 7

The above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening in the Merewether Mechanics' Institute, Railway-street. Present: The…

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Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Keddie, Arkins, Kinder, Williams, Lloyd, and Melville…

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Plattsburg. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 10

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen House, Thurling, Steel, Reed, Cook, Estell, Mitchell,…

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The Newcastle Council and Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 4

WATER is such a necessary element of life that few of the public are aware of the penalties and punishments they incur by wasting or taking water from the pipes of the…

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District News. Carrington. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 7

ON Friday night the above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting, when the following gentlemen were present, viz.:—The Mayor…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Buchanan), Aldermen Moore, Thorn, Gillam, Henderson, Rodgers, Asher,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, August 15Th, 1888

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 5

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

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Alderman Abell, Drummond, Craig,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 3

THE above Council met at the Council Chambers, Throsby-street, on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Shedden, J.P.) in the chair, and…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 9

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Scholey), Addermen Turton, Williams, Miller, Sparke, and…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 11

THE above Council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Wetherburn, Evan, Frith, Weir, Loyden, and Edden…

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Carrington. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 5

The above hold an adjourned meeting on Friday night last. There were present: Alderman Rodgers (Mayor), and Aldermen Mathieson, Butts, Hughes, Hughes and…

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The Threatened Strike. Conference of Municipal Representatives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 6

A CONFERENCE of representatives of the various Municipal Councils and Progress Committees of the district was held in the Newcastle…

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Waratah Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Scholey), and Aldermen Miller, Watson, Turton, Williams,…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Payne), Aldermen Grierson, Screen, Thornton, Palmer, M'Fayden…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 6

The Municipal Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Curry), Aldermen Jones, Brown,…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Keddie, Arkins, Reay, Williams,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman M'Crae), and Aldermen Mitchell, Thurling, House,…

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