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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 32

Municipal Councils. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Aldermen W. T. Dent), and Aldermen Jones, Palmer,…

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Municipal Council. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Mitchell) and Aldermen M'Grae, Banks, Youll, Es[?]ell;…

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The Shire Expedition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Portuguese Governor of Mozambique has been directed to recall the Shiré expedition, which was reported as being about to leave for the region…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. the Windsor Shire Councillors Reappointed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 5

The Governor has reappointed the whole of the Windsor Shire councillors, who resigned on Friday in a body owing to the legal action to oust them instituted by James…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 3

THE regular fortnightly meeting was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Christie), and Aldermen Gibb, Buchanan, Moroney, Moore, Thorn, Webb,…

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The Municipal Baths. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 3

SIR,—On visiting the public baths I have often been surprised and discouraged at the appearance of the water, and, on having a dip, had the uncomfortable sensation that it…

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The Proposed Return Banquet to the Mayor of Sydney. a Conference of Mayors. The Locomotive Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 6

A CONFERENCE of the Mayors of the various municipalities was held in the Newcastle Council chambers yesterday morning, for the purpose of considering the advisability of…

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Summons Cases. Breaches of Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 6

Robert C. Watt was fined £1, with 4s 4d costs, for having connected a watercloset with the city sewer. George Castleden was fined £1, with 2s 6d…

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Waratah Municipal District. The Question of Sanitation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 2

THE following communciations, and report of Dr. Ashburton Thompson, Chief Medical Inspector under the Board of Health, will be of interest to the residents of Waratah:—…

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Municipal Councils. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present The Mayor and Aldermen Johnson, Green, Sommerville, and Abell…

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Municipal Councils. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

THE above council held their usual fortnightly metting on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Brown), and Aldermen, Price, Gray, Harvey, Robson,…

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Proposed Cottage Creek Sewer. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

A CONFERENCE of municipal representatives of Newcastle and district was held at the council chambers, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, for the purpose of considering the…

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Municipal Council. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1890 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Frith), and Aldermen Edden, Thwaites, Tyson,…

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Morpeth. Quiet Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1890 · page 3

Friday's election went off in a very pleasant manner, the ratepayers not being sufficiently concerned it seems to roll up, nor did the candidates themselves appear as…

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Saturday, March 15. (Present: Lord MACNAGHTEN, Sir Barnes Peacock, and Sir Richard Couch.) Brown and Others V. the Commissioner for Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1890 · page 7

THIS was an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of New South Wales of June 4, 1888, making absolute a rule nisi for a new trial in an action brought by the…

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Newcastle Municipal Council Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Newcastle Council was held last evening for the purpose of considering the clauses of the proposed Electric Lighting Bill…

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The Proposed Locomotive Works. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 3

A CONFERENCE of municipal representatives of Newcastle and district was held in the municipal council-chambers last evening with the object of considering the proposed…

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Paris Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—The Paris municipal elections, which were held yesterday, passed off quietly. Twelve Republican, eight Con. servative, and nine Boulangist candidates…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 29Th, April. The Address-in-Reply. Divorce Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 5

In the Legislative Council this evening, the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's speech was moved by Mr. TARRANT seconded by Mr. CAMPBELL, and agreed to…

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Municipal Council. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1890 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held last, evening. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Kinder, Collier, Donn, Melville, Reay, Nesbitt, Lloyd, and Lees…

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