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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 27

Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 5

THE above council met last night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Blakemore, Carr, Sheedy, Tyeon, Greenwood, Watson, Evans, and Fairfull…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Carrington Council was hold last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman D. Scott), and Aldermen J. W. Scott, Morison, Garrett,…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1891 · page 6

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting was held on Friday evening last. There were present: The (Mayor Alderman John Beveridge), and Aldermen…

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Municipal Council. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · 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, Palmer, Sample,…

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Correspondence Stockton Council. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 8

SIR,—In reading a report in your valuable paper of a meeting of the above council, I observed that a donation of £24 10s is to be made from the…

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Ritchie), and Alderman Watson,…

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Amalgamation of Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 4

THE proposal to amalgamate the municipalities of Wallsend and Plattsburg is a subject which will, doubtless, receive the earnest consideration of the ratepayers and…

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Municipal Councils. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 6

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

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Municipal Council. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Estell), and Aldermen M'Rae, Weakley, Hestelow, Young,…

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Plattsburg. Municipal Nomination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 7

On Tuesday the nomination for the election of one alderman, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Youll, will take place. There are three candidates…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Stockton Municipal Council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Beveridge), and Aldermen Stratten, Griffiths, O'Mara,…

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Greta Municipal Election. Testing Its Validity. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

IN Chambers to-day, before Judge Manning, Mr. W. Connelly, of Greta, made an application for a writ of two warrant to oust three aldermen of the Municipality of…

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An Irate Mayor. Showing his Teeth. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 5

THE Mayor of Melbourne, who had promised to lay the foundation stone on Tuesday of the Eight-Hours Memorial, now refuses to do so, in consequence of a discussion…

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New Zealand. Trades Union and Maritime Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

The Wellington branch of the Trades Union and the Federated Wharf Labourers' Union have decided to secede from the Maritime Council…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 6

THE regular fortnightly meeting was held last evening. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman W. T. Gibb), and Aldermen Christie, Shedden, Moore,…

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Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last evening. Present: Aldermen Rushton, Abell, Sommerville, Green, Johnson, and Phillips. In the…

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District News. Plattsburg. Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 7

A public meeting of the ratepayers and electors of the Borough of Plattsburg was held yesterday at noon, to receive the nominations for the…

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Municipal Councils. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Municipal Council was held in the council chambers last evening. There were present: Alderman G. T. Edwards (Mayor),…

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Summons Cases. Breaches of the Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 6

The following persons were fined in the undermentioned amounts, for having committed breaches of the Municipal Bylaws as indicated:—John…

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: Aldermen Williams, Capewell, Thomas,…

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