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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 32

Municipal Council. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 7

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

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Carrington Municipal Council. Nomination for the Vacancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 8

AT noon yesterday a meeting was held at the Municipal Chambers, Carrington, for the purpose of nominating an alderman to supply the vacancy caused by the retirement of…

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Municipal Councils. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 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 Screen, Sample,…

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Municipal Council. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly and first meeting of the present municipal year was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman John Arkins), and Aldermen…

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Summons Cases. Breaches of Municipal Bye-laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 7

Inspector Lloyd obtained verdicts against eight persons for breaches of the Newcastle Municipal Bye-laws. The delinquents were fined in sums ranging from 5s to 10s…

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Municipal Councils. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 6

THE above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening in the Council chambers. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Brown),…

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Henry George's Campaign. No Official Recognition by the Trades and Labour Council. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 5

AT the Trades and Labour Council to-night, a debate took place on the proposal to officially recognise Mr. Henry George. It was decided not to officially take part in any…

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Newcastle Wharf Labourers Dispute. Report of the President of the Trades and Labour Council. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 5

MR. BRENNAN, president of the Trades and Labour Council, to-night, gave a report of his conference with the Newcastle wharf labourers. He said the question was one of…

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Carrington Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 3

MR. T. B. ROONEY, a candidate for the extraordinary vacancy in the Carrington Council, addressed a meeting of ratepayers at the Glasgow Arms Hotel last evening…

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Municipal Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 6

A REPRESENTATIVE of this journal called upon the Mayor (Alderman Christie) at the Council Chambers yesterday morning for the purpose of inquiring into various municipal…

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Municipal Council. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 5

THE usual meeting of the Carrington Council was held at the Council Chambers last night. Present: The. Mayor (Alderman Morrison), Aldermen Scott, Mathieson, M'Cann, and…

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Municipal Councils. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Mitchell), and Aldermen M'Crae, Weekly, Youll,…

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Carrington Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 5

THE polling for the election of an alderman to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the retiring of Alderman Rodgers from the Carrington Council took place on Saturday…

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Municipal Council. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 7

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

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Plattsburg Council Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

FROM the annual return forwarded to the Colonial Secretary's Department and the Government Statistican, it would appear that since the incorporation of the Borough of…

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Carrington Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 5

THE official declaration of the result of the polling for the Carrington extraordinary vacancy was declared at noon yesterday. There were only three persons present. The…

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Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. F. Craig) and Aldermen Rushton, Green, Johnson, Drummond,…

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Municipal Councils. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 7

THE adjourned meeting of the above Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Brown), and Aldermen Price, Grey, Harvey, Inglis,…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting was held last evening to prepare the estimates for the year and to discuss the sanitary condition of the municipality. There were present: The Mayor,…

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Municipal Council. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held in the new Council-chambers last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Myers), Aldermen Bennett, Croft,…

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