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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 32

Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present:—Alderman Rushton, Green, Johnson, Sommerville, Somers; Drummond, and…

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The Municipal Pantomime. to the Editor

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

SIR,—"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" is a poetical apophthegm which will be admitted by all. It must be only a little, and it should be only…

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Municipal Council. Wickham

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

THE regular forthnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Myers), and Aldermen Croft, Edwards, Lloyd,…

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Summons Cases. Breaches of the Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 6

Inspector Lloyd brought the usual batch of citizens up for committing various breaches of the bye-laws. The following pleaded guilty:—…

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Municipal Council. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 3

THE above council held their usual fortnightly meeting last night in the council-chambers. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Frith) and the whole council, except…

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Municipal Councils. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 8

The adjourned meeting of the municipal council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Christie), and Aldermen Gibb, Buchanan, Moroney, Moore,…

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Municipal Council. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 3

LAST night the council met to consider the tenders for carting, and the finance committee recommended accepting the tender of Messrs. Johns and Talbot.—Adopted…

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Wharf Labourers' Conference. Reception by the Mayor. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 6

THE various delegates to the Wharf Labourers' Conference met at the Town-hall this morning, and were publicly received by the Mayor, Mr. Sydney Burdekin. In…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Combined Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 5

A COMBINED meeting of the above councils was held on Thursday evening. There were present from Plattsburg, the Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Banks, Young, Blackie,…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1890 · page 6

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

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Open Letter for Plattsburg Council. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 6

SIR,—On reading the report of the combined meeting of the two councils, I was surprised to learn that not one alderman seemed to hit upon the real cause of all the damage done…

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Municipal Council. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 6

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

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Municipal Council. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was hold on Tuesday evening. There were present the, Mayor (Alderman W. T. Dent), and Aldermen Screen, Sample,…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Mayor Burdekin's Banquet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 5

THE members of the local council have received invitations to the picnic and banquet to be given by the Mayor of Sydney, on the 14th instant, in Sydney, which, without an…

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Municipal Council. Hamilton

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

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor, and Aldermen Melville, Collier, Donn, Kinder,…

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Municipal Council. Merewether

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

THE above Council held their usual fort-nightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Brown), and Aldermen Price, Curry, Gray, Harvey, Inglis,…

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Municipal Council. Plattsburg

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

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening. Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen M'Crae, Youll, Fatell, Banks and Young…

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. There were present—The The Mayor (Alderman J. W. Oldham) and Aldermen Thomas, Johnson, Gray,…

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Correspondence Doings of New Lambton Council. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 7

SIR,—Will you allow me a small space in which to point out the inconsistence of some of our aldermen. The stone-breakers are on the strike here. Those men commenced to…

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Mr. Shedden on Municipal Affairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 5

SIR,—Though living in this remote district at present, it gives me great pleasure to read your paper every day, and to know the principal topics that are at present agitating the…

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