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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Municipal Councils. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was hold at the council chambers on Monday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Thomas Jones), and…

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A Raid on Aldermen. An Impudent Thief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 5

At Waratah quite a number of burglaries occurred. At about a quarter to 3 o'clock in the morning, the residence of Alderman A. H. Clapin, at Mayfield, Waratah, was…

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New Zealand. the Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 6

The Government have asked the Governor (the Earl of Glasgow) to appoint 15 new members to the Legislative Council. He offered to make…

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Municipal Conference. Commonage Streets Dedication

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 5

IN compliance with a request from the Hamilton Councils, to certain council's interested in the Commonage streets dedication by the Government, to meet in…

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Municipal Councils. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. R. Weakley), and Aldermen Mitchell,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 8

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the City Council took place last evening. Alderman J. R. Rodgers (the Mayor) presided, and there were present : Aldermen Gibb, Sharp,…

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New Zealand. the Legislative Council Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 6

Sir Robert Stout (ex-Premier) in a letter to the New Zealand Times (Wellington), says that the refusal of the Governor (Lord Glasgow) to accept…

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THE A.M.L. AND G. COMPANY. Considered by the Executive Council. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 5

THE Executive Council will to-morrow consider the report made to the Minister for Justice upon the care of the three directors of the Australian Mercantile Loan and…

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Newcastle and Suburbs. Municipal Progress. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 7

THE township of Wallsend derives its name from the Wallsend Coal Company, who first started operations in the year 1859, where what was known…

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Hamilton. the Council Chambers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 8

A sub-committee appointed from the works committee of the council met on Monday evening last to consider the plans for the improvement to the council chambers,…

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Municipal Councils. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the above council was held on Monday night. Present—The Mayor (J. Bowtell), Aldermen Robson, Jones,…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 3

THE regular fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday night. There were present: Alderman O'Mara (the Mayor), and…

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Municipal Councils. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present : The Mayor (Alderman A. Shedden, jun.), and…

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The Suburban Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 4

The election by the aldermen of two gentlemen to fill two seats on the now Water supply and Sewerage Board for the suburban municipalities, took place at the Hamilton…

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Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 5

A CONFERENCE of the Lambton, New Lambton, Hamilton, and Adamstown Councils was held in the council chambers, Lambton, on Friday evening. The conference was…

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Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 7

THE above council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Adams), and Aldermen Sheedy, Thwaites, Blakemore, Evans, Fairfull, Cowan, Watson, and…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 8

THE regular fortnightiy meeting was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Maraden), and Alderman Scott, M.P., Thornton, Owen, Mathieson, Winterbine,…

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Municipal Councils. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1892 · page 3

THE ordinary meeting of the above council was held in the council chambers on Monday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Newcastle and Suburbs. Municipal Progress. Hamilton. Early Days

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

"PIT Town, Borehole!" Such was the address on all letters finding their way through the small wooden building situate on one corner of the…

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1892 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening. There were present: Aldermen Watson, Williams, Buttley, Hughes, Miller, Creer,…

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