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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

441 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 23

St. Kilda Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 5

The St. Kilda Municipal loan has placed at 40½ per cent. loan of £100,000 on the London market. The minimum is fixed at 104, and tenders will be…

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Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Miller, Watson, Sparke, Cross, Williams,:…

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Merewether. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 3

The above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening in the Mechanics' Institute. Present: The Mayor(Alderman Curry),…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held last evening, when there were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Keddie, Donn, Aitchison, Melville, Arkins, Lloyd and Williams…

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Northern Municipal Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 7

THE above association meet this day at the Hamilton Council chambers to consider the following:— AS TO VANMEN'S AND CARRIERS'…

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Plattsburg. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 7

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

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Northern Municipal Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the Northern Municipal Association, which was announced to take place yesterday afternoon at the Hamilton Council Chambers, did not come off in…

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LONDON, Thursday. St. Kilda Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5

The St. Kilda municipal loan is successfully floated at £105 8s…

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Endowments to Country and Suburban Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1888 · page 4

MR. CREER, M.L.A., has given notice that he will to-morrow move, in the Legislative Assembly:—"That this House will, on Tuesday, resolve…

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Hamilton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 5

THE aldermen of Hamilton met last evening for the special business of electing a Mayor for the remainder of the current municipal year. In the absence of the retiring Mayor…

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Correspondence Aldermen and Auctioneers. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 5

SIR,—Mr. Alderman Webb, at the Council meeting last night, seemed very anxious to overdo his duty in his endeavour—no doubt, at the instance of some vindictive…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Buchanan), Aldermen Gibb, Laing, Webb, Thorn, Gillam, Moroney,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, April 25Th, 1888

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 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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Latest District News. Wallsend. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. H. Rushton), and Aldermen Calderbank, Gilmoure, Abell,…

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Northern District Municipal Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 5

THE members of the above met at the council-chambers, Hamilton, last evening. There was a good attendance of delegates, Alderman G. W. Webb, J.P., President,…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1888 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last night. Alderman P. Bennett was asked to the chair, in the absence of the Mayor (Alderman A. Shedden), and there…

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Adamstown Council. Business Paper for This Evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1888 · page 5

READING and confirming minutes; petitions; communications; reports; and orders thereon. The MAYOR to move:— 1st. "That this Council having now before…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 8

The above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting last night in the Council-chambers, Victoria-street, the Mayor (Alderman Hetherington) in the chair. There were…

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Chairmanship of the Northern Municipal Association. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 5

SIR,—At the formation of the Northern Municipal Association Mr. George Webb, J.P., as Mayor of Newcastle, wins elected chairman of that association for twelve…

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Waratah. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 6

The above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting, on Monday evening, in the Council-chambers, Present : The Mayor (Alderman Scholey), Aldermen Watson,…

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