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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 32

Municipal Council. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Thursday. Present, the Mayor (Alderman T. Mitchell), and Aldermen Banks, Blackie, Young, Youll…

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Municipal Council. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayer (Alderman Morison), Aldermen D. Scott, Garrett, Butts,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1890 · page 7

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

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1890 · page 7

SIR,—Your columns have recently been occupied to a considerable extent with the alleged improper evasion of the payment of just rates by the A.A. Company…

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Municipal Council. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 8

THE regular fortnightly meeting was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Myers), and Aldermen Robson, Gilbert, Shedden, Lloyd, Morgan, and Edwards…

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Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman A. Drummond) and Alderman Abell, Sommerville, Somers,…

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Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council this evening the West Wallsend Coal Co's bill was read a third time and passed. The Toronto Tramway Bill and Goulburn…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 2, 1890. Legislative Assembly. Maitland-Wollombi Railway. Undermining at Ballock Island. Selection of Federal Convention Delegates. Newcastle Council's Electric Light Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MILITARY ENGINEER COMPANIES. Mr. M' MILLAN said, in reply to Mr. COPELAND, that in the scheme of…

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. W. Oldham), and Aldermen Gray,…

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Legislative Council. Divorce Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 5

In the Legislative Council this evening Sir Alfred Stephens' DIVORCE EXTENSION AMENDMENT BILL passed its third reading on a division by 26…

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Naval and Military Council

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

LONDON, Friday.—In the House of Commons last night Earl Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, announced that the Government intended to form a committee of the…

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Trades and Labour Council. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held in the Trades-hall, Sydney, on Thursday evening. A large number of delegates were present, and the…

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Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

THE above council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor and the full council. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mr. W. Dawson, requesting payment…

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Municipal Council. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1890 · page 3

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

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 7

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

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Municipal Councils. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 7

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 · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Donn, Kinder, Collier, Lloyd, Lees, Reay, and…

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Hamilton Council and the A.a. Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 7

Sir,—It would be pitiless cruelty to pursue Mr. George Donald any further. His retreat on Monday last from his miserable misrepresentations and his unwarrantable…

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Legislative Council. The Divorce Amendment Bill. Serious Charge by Mr. Heydon against Sir Alfred Stephen. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council to-night, THE WENTWORTH IRRIGATION BILL was road a second time, taken into committee, progress reported, and leave granted…

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Latest District News. Adamstown. Division of the Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 8

A NUMBER of residents who are desirous of dividing the municipality into wards have been engaged during the past few days procuring signatures with the idea of petitioning…

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