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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Municipal Elections. Result of the Polling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

THE polling for the election of aldermen to represent the Honeysuckle and Belmore Wards took place yesterday, and resulted in the re-election of Alderman W. T. Gibb, the…

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Municipal Council. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Saturday evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were a present: The Mayor (Alderman T…

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Municipal Elections. Declaration of Poll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 7

AT 10 o'clock on Saturday morning Alderman Moroney attended the council chambers for Aldermen Buchanan, and declared Messrs. W. T. Gibb and L. Grant duly…

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The New Mayor. Alderman Rodgers Elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of the City Council, called for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year, was held at 7 o'clock last evening…

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Municipal Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 4

THE beginning of a new municipal year is naturally regarded with interest in all progressive communities, inasmuch as the election of…

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Municipal Elections. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 5

THE official declaration of the poll for the municipal election at Wickham, which took place on Saturday, was given out in the council chambers yesterday morning. The…

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Legislative Council. Marriage Law Amendment. Electoral Reform Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1892 · page 5

Mr. R. E. O'CONNOR introduced a bill to declare certain marriages valid, to amend the law relating to marriage, and registration of marriages…

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Legislative Council. Employers' Liability Bill. North Shore Tramway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 5

The Customs Duties Bill was read a first time, and the second reading made an order for Wednesday. The debate on the second reading of the…

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Municipal Councils. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 7

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

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Hamilton Municipality. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 3

Sir,—Once before you published a letter of mine on municipal matters, and I ask you for a repetition of your previous indulgence. Hamilton will be, I believe, in course of time…

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Municipal Council. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. H. Rushton), and Aldermen Abell, Sommerville, Deas, Tiplady,…

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Apathy of the City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 4

IN connection with the erection of the new courthouse in Church-street, a circumstance has arisen which again boars out the oft-repeated statement that the City Council is…

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Hamilton Municipality. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

Sir,—A person named M'Naughton, who has lately come from Plattsburg and run up a few houses for sale, has set up a dismal howl in your columns to-day because the…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 7

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

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Newcastle Borough Council. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council was hold last evening. Alderman Rodgers, the newly-elected Mayor presided, and there were present, Aldermen Gibb, Sharp,…

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Correspondence Hamilton Municipal Affairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 7

SIR,—When I wrote you about the Hamilton Council I expected some abuse in return, and I did not expect the abusive writers would sign their names to the letters, to you…

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Municipal Council. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 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…

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Apathy in the City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 4

MR. EDWARD S. HOLLAND, town clerk, writes as follows: In Saturday's issue a paragraph under the above heading appears, reflecting in no measured terms upon the…

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Legislative Council. Marriages Validation Bill. Electoral Reform Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 5

In the Legislative Council to-night the Broken Hill Tramway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Divorce Extension Bill was received…

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Correspondence Hamilton Municipality. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 3

SIR,—During the past week the above municipality's representatives have created a little confusion in aldermanic circles, and the ex-Mayor is…

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