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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

594 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 30

Municipal Councils. Wallsend Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present : The Mayor, and Aldermen Abell, Craig, Calderbank, Summers, Sommerville,…

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Banquet to Alderman Christie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

ALDERMAN COLIN CHRISTIE, who was recently re-elected to the Newcastle Borough Council as representative of the City Ward, was on Thursday night tendered a…

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Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 3

THE above Council held their fortnightly meeting on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Weir, Loydon, Evans, Greenwood, Frith, Wetherburn,…

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Municipal Election. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 5

THE beginning of a new era for New Lambton, if we are to judge by the speeches at the municipal nomination, is likely to be a warm one. As the Commonage faction are…

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New Lambton Municipal Election. Who Will Be Mayor? to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 8

SIR,—Respecting the late municipal election and the forthcoming election of Mayor at New Lambton, it may be said that in promoting the scheme of incorporation,…

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Municipal Elections. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 5

THE first election of aldermen for the newly incorporated municipality of New Lambton took place on Saturday, Mr. Sneddon's hall being used as the polling-booth. The polling…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Buchanan), Aldermen Moore, Thorn, Christie, Gillam,…

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Municipal Council. Waratah. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening for the first time in the new Council Chambers in connection with the School of Arts'…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Councils. Municipal Corporation. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

SIR,—I notice by the report of the recent Wallsend Council meeting that the worthy aldermen were apparently highly indignant at the action of their neighbours relative to…

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Correspondence New Lambton Municipal Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

SIR,—I respectfully ask permission through your valuable paper to complain of the conduct of the Deputy Returning-officer, Mr. T. Croudace, who acted in the above capacity…

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Municipal Council. Merewether. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Merewether Council was held in the Council-chambers, School of Arts, Globe, yesterday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Council. Lambton. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 7

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

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New Lambton Municipal Council. First Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 5

ON Thursday evening the first meeting of the above Council was held in Sneddon's Hall Present : The Returning-officer (Mr. W. K. Lochhead), Aldermen Croudace,…

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Municipal Councils. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Mitchell, Banks, Thurling, Cook, Estell, M'Crea, and…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1889 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held in the. Trades' Hall, Sydney, last Thursday night, when the president (Mr. J. R. Talbot) occupied the…

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Privy Council Appeals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—In the Privy Council appeal case, the Bank of New South Wales versus O'Connor, the judgments of the Supreme Court of Victoria have been…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last night at the Council Chambers, Watt-street, the Mayor (Alderman Buchanan) being in the chair. There…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last Friday night. There were present: Alderman Mathieson (Mayor), Morison, Garrett, Butts, Hughes,…

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Municipality of Wickham. Business Paper. Wednesday, March 13Th, 1889

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 2

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

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Northern District Municipal Association. Important Conference. The Nightsoil Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 8

A CONFERENCE of the members of the Northern District Municipal Association was held in the Newcastle Council Chambers, Watt-street, yesterday morning,…

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