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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 32

Trades and Labour Council. Colliery Enginemen's Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 5

AT the meeting of the Trades and Labour Council held in Sydney on Thursday evening the delegates from the Newcastle Colliery Enginemen's association spoke, referring…

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Municipal Council. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 6

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting was held on Friday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman John Beveridge) in the chair, and Aldermen O'Mara, Stratton,…

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The City Council and the Electric Light. a Hitch with the Successful Tenderer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the city council was called for last evening, to consider a matter of some importance which has cropped up with regard to the tender of Messrs. Kirkland…

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The Maritime Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 4

The late exchanges from New Zealand show that some important business is being transacted at the Marine Council Conference now being held at the capital of the colony, Wellington. The…

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Meeting of the Executive Council. The Case of William Robinson. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 5

AT the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council, held to-day, the case of William Robinson, against whom sentence of death was recorded for shooting his wife with…

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Municipal Councils. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 5

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

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Municipal Council. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 8

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

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Municipal Council. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 6

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

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 28. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night. FEDERATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 5

THE debate on the federation proposals was further postponed for a week. CRIMIINAL LAW AMENDMENT. The Criminal Law and Evidence…

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Latest District News. Wickham. MUNICIPAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 8

AFTER the interview with the Minister for Mines in Sydney yesterday on the subject of undermining, the Mayor of Wickham sent a wire instructing a special meeting of the…

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Summons Cases. Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 6

The inspector of nuisances at Newcastle proceeded against the following persons for breaches of the municipal bylaws. OVERLOADING…

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Municipal Council. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman A. H. Clapin) and Aldermen Scholey, Turton,…

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Correspondence the Hamilton Council and the A.a. Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 3

SIR,— I was pleased to see such a lengthy report of the meeting of the Hamilton Council in this morning's issue. In that report I regret to see the humiliation the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 29. Divorce Amendment and Extension Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council, THE DIVORCE AMENDMENT AND. EXTENSION BILL, which lapsed last week owing to the House…

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Streets on the Commonage. a Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 7

A CONFERENCE of the various councils interested in the Commonage was held yesterday afternoon at the council chambers, Hamilton. The following councils were represented:—…

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Municipal Council. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Mitchell), and Aldermen M'Crae, Youll, Weakley,…

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Hamilton Council and the A.a. Co. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 3

SIR,—In attempting to criticise the actions of public men great care should always be taken to ascertain the true circumstances, and no statement should be made the truth…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Merewether Assessments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 2

The appeals against the assessments of the borough of Merewether were taken after the conclusion of the police court business. The following ratepayers appealed, but the…

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Sydney Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Tenders for the Sydney municipal loan for £25,000 at 4 per cent., the minimum whereof was fixed at £104, were opened to-day. The subscriptions…

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Hamilton Council and the A.a. Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 3

SIR,—The humiliation which the Hamilton ratepayers are enduring owing to the action of their aldermen in rescinding a motion having reference to the opening up of a street…

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