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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Plattsburg Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening Present: The Mayor (Alderman R. Weakley), and Alderman M'Crae, Rstell, Mitchell,…

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London County Council and Trade Unions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The London County Council has decided to require its contractors to enter into engagements to pay trades union wages and observe trades union hours…

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The Eureka Company and Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of the creditors of the above-named company is to be held in Sydney in a few days, for the purpose of ascertaining their views as to the advisableness of…

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Municipal Council. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was convened by the Mayor on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of considering the advisability of the tram line to Tighe's Hill being…

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London County Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—Lord Carrington has declined to allow himself to be nominated for the position of chairman of London County Council, rendered vacant by the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council took place last evening. Alderman J. R. Rodgers, the Mayor, presided, and there were present: Aldermen Buchanan,…

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The Afternoon Sitting. The Diocesan Council's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 7

The Rev. R. E. GODDARD, the secretary, moved the adoption of the annual report of the Diocesan Council. It was as follows:— "The Diocesan Council presents to the…

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Municipal Councils. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. Henry Rushton) and Aldermen Abell, Tiplady, Deas,…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 7

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Alderman O'Mara (the Mayor), and Aldermen O'Toole, Bruce,…

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District News. Lambton. Special Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 7

At a special meeting of the above council held on Thursday night, when all the aldermen were present, the question of nominating an alderman as candidate for the position of…

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Lambton Municipal Appeals. Friday, June 8. (Before Mr. R.I. Perrott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

THE balance of appeals of ratepayers in the Lambton municipality were dealt with, Mr. T. Johnson, council clerk, appeared for the council, and Messrs. J. Ratcliffe and M…

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Carrington Municipal Appeals. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., Thorn, and Asher, Js.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 7

THE appeals from the municipality of Carrington were heard at the Appeal Court yesterday, when the following cases were under consideration and dealt with:—…

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Correspondence New Municipal Chambers, Hamilton. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 8

Sir,—According to a recent paragraph in your paper Alderman Arkins voted against Alderman Donald's motion re the erection of new chambers, on the ground that the…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

AT a special meeting of the council hold on Saturday evening, when all the aldermen excepting Alderman F. Williams were present, it was decided on the motion of…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in the chambers on Friday evening last. Present: Aldermen Marsden (Mayor),…

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Carri[?]gton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 5

ALDERMAN MATHIESON, of Carrington desires it to be stated that Alderman Butts, Thornton, and he rose and left the chamber at a previous meeting, after a call of the…

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Eureka Sanitary Patents Company, Limited. Meeting of Creditors The Case Against the Carrington Council to go on. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of the creditors of the Eureka Sanitary Patents Company, Limited, in liquidation, was held to-day at the office of Mr. C. T. Starkey, liquidator of the company,…

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 3

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

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Australian News. New South Wales. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 6

THE returning officer, in declaring the result of the municipal election at Queanbeyan, did so under protect by the defeated candidate on account of there being two illegal…

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Newcastle and Suburbs. Municipal Progress. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 3

IN accordance with a notice which appeared in this journal a few weeks ago, a number of articles on the growth and progress of the various municipalities in the district are…

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