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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Deputation to the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 5

A DEPUTATION waited upon the Mayor (Sir William P. Manning, M.P.) to-day, to ask that the second excavations for the George-street markets might be done by day labour…

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Municipal Councils. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 6

Thu usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present : Aldermen Melville (Mayor), Raine, Roe, Keddie,…

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Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening, Alderman H. Crothers (the Mayor). resided, and there were present: Alderman…

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East Maitland. the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 6

At the last meeting of the council several matters of importance wore dealt with. Among the correspondence were the following letters:—…

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Municipal Councils. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held, on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Stone, Porteous, Blackie,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last evening. Alderman A. Asher (the Mayor) occupied the chair, and there were present: Aldermen Gibb, Miller,…

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Summons Cases. Breaches of Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 6

Albert Oakley and Daniel Innes were each fined 5s, with 2s 6d costs, for having driven after sunset without lights; and Francis Morley was…

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The Forthcoming Elections. Alderman Clapin at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 5

ALDERMAN A. H. CLAPIN, who intends contesting the new electorate of Waratah in the forthcoming general election, opened his campaign last night, when he addressed some…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 5

The PRESIDENT announced that he had received from the Chief Secretary a bust of William Charles Wentworth to be place in the Chamber…

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Municipal Councils. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Stockton Council was held on Tuesday night. There were present: Dr. J. W. nester (the Mayor), and…

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Municipal Councils. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Robson) and Aldermen Bennett,…

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The Agents-General. to Be Banqueted by the Lord Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday,—The Lord Mayor of London gives a banquet to the Australian Agents-General on St. George's Day, April 23rd. Lord…

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District News. Waratah. a Troublesome Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 7

At the council meeting on Tuesday evening the Mayor and aldermen had to contend with a most troublesome colleague in the person of…

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Greta Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Greta Council was hold in the chambers on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Connelly), and Aldermen Rylatt. Harman,…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 5

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was further considered. Clause 12, the Governor may grant leases, was amended to provide that no mining shall…

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Waratah Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman D. Watson)…

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Legislative Council. the Appropriation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 5

[?]was passed through all its stages…

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Municipal Councils. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Carrington Council was hold on Tuesday evening. Alderman Butts (the Mayor) presided, and there were also present:…

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A Serious Charge. Mayor of East Maitland Before the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

IN the East Maitland Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs. John Ewing and R. F. Crighton, Js.P., George Thomas Chambers, Mayor of…

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The City Council and Mr. Gladstone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Waterloo Council a copy of the resolution recently passed by the Newcastle Council as follows was read:—"That this council…

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