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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 7

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

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Municipal Council. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1891 · page 7

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

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 5

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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Visit of Redfern Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

THE news of the success of the installation of the electric light in Newcastle has spread abroad, and some of the aldermen of Redfern (Sydney) having expressed an interest in the…

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Municipal Council. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Aldermen W. T. Dentl, and Aldermen Screen, Sample,…

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Municipal Council. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

The above council met last night. All the aldermen were present except Alderman Greenwood. The chief business was the election of a…

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Trades and Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

IN response to an invitation issued by the secretary of the eight-hours committee, a meeting of delegates, representing fourteen societies, assembled at the Rouse Assembly…

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District News. New Lambton. New Council Chambers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

A special meeting of the council was held on Wednesday evening, when all the Aldermen were present. The business of the meeting was to…

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Summons Cases. Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 7

Inspector Lloyd had his usual weekly batch of summonses, for breaches of the city bylaws, returnable yesterday. The following were the…

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Municipal Councils. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 7

THE Usual fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen Reay, Donn, Melville, Lloyd, Nesbitt,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday' evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen M'Crae, Youll, Weakley, Young, Banks, Estell, and Blackie…

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Sentence on a French Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Mayor of Toulon has been sentenced to five years' solitary confinement in connection with having procured abortion on the wife of a naval officer. The…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Morison), and Aldermen…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 5

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

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Hamilton. MUNICIPAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 5

The committee of works met at the council chambers yesterday afternoon, with a view of conferring with Mr. Lewis, a Government inspector, in regard to the adjustment of…

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Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present —The Mayor, and Alderman Abell, Sommerville, Craig, Rushton, Green, and…

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Municipal Council. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 8

THE usual meeting of the above council took place last evening. There were present: Aldermen Myers (Mayor), Croft, Edwards, Lloyd, Sheddes Gilbert, Morgan, and…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 5

THE municipal elections in the city this year promise to be very quiet. The retiring members of the council are :—Alderman Buchanan, City Ward; Alderman Moore,…

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

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

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Latest District News. Wickham. MUNICIPAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wickham Council was held on Thursday night to consider the unsatisfactory manner in which the nightsoil contract was being carried out. It was…

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