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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1893

588 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 30

Municipal Councils. WARATAH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman A. H. Clapin), and…

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Legislative Council. Civil Service Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 8

Mr. HOSKINS moved the adjournment of the House, to call attention to the cost of the Civil Service Commission, which was £6814. He contended that the Commissioners had…

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Municipal Councils. WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Sommerville), and Aldermen…

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Municipal Councils. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 7

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

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

AFTER, our reporter left the council chamber on Friday night further consideration of the letter recently appearing in the press, signed…

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Municipal Councils. MEREWETHER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Friday night. All the aldermen were present, but shortly after the meeting commenced…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 8

Mr. O'CONNOR moved the third reading of the Electoral Bill, which was carried on the voices. Mr. O'CONNOR, in reply to Mr…

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Municipal Councils. WARATAH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 7

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

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The Mayor Visits Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 5

Alderman Moore, the Mayor of this city, accompanied by Messrs. D. J. M'Lean and W. J. Gillam, of the Hunter District Relief Fund committee, proceeded to Maitland…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 5

Mr. O'CONNOR, in reply to Mr. DAVIES, said that in view of the recent disastrous floods, and in consequence of the enormous sums being lost to the revenue, and also that…

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The Helensburg Dispute. The Council Visits the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 8

THE Council of Arbitration—Dr. Garran, Mr. Kethel, and Mr. Brennan—together with the clerk of awards, on Tuesday visited the Metropolitan mine at Helensburg for the…

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Municipal Councils. MEREWETHER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. W. Williams), and…

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Finances of the Lambton Council. Deputation to the Premier. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 8

A DEPUTATION from Lambton, consisting of Aldermen Croudace (Mayor) and Dent, was introduced to the Premier by the members for Northumberland to-night, to ask him to…

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Municipal Councils. GRETA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Alderman M'Ewan) in the chair. There were also present:…

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The Local Government Bill. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 8

A SECOND Municipal Conference convened for the purpose of considering the Local Government Bill was held last evening in the City Council chambers. The first meeting was…

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Municipal Councils. PLATTSBURG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Weakley, Moss, Hestelow, Young…

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Correspondence. Plattsburg Council Finances. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 8

SIR,—From the published reports of the proceeding of the Plattsburg Municipal Council, it would appear that the aldermen are scarcely the happy family…

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Municipal Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 4

DURING last year a considerable amount of money was expended in the widening of Newcomen-street, the building of a bridge in Laman-street,…

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Carrington Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 7

A SPECIAL, meeting of the Carrington Council took place last evening to consider tenders for the new loan, and also to deal with matters relating…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Moore), and Aldermen Moroney, Kidd, Thorn, Asher,…

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