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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 34

The Trades Council and the Press

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

THE determination of the Trades and Labour Council to exclude press representatives from its gatherings is not meeting with the approval of many men affiliated with that body…

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Municipal Nominations The City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

THE time for receiving nominations for the ensuing municipal elections in the City expired at midnight yesterday. In the City Ward Alderman David Miller, who is seeking…

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The Plattsburg Council and Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Young, Stone, Blackie, M'Crae, and Weakley. The object…

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The Water and Sewerage Act. a Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

A MUNICIPAL conference, convened for the purpose of considering a draft of a bill to amend the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Act,…

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Municipal Councils. WARATAH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · 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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Carrington. the Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 6

In order to maintain a credit account at the bank the Mayor has had to suspend all the temporary labourers, to the number of 12, and the regular…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 5

In the Council Mr. HEYDON moved the second reading of the bill to sanction and give legal effect to the reconstruction of the recently-suspended banks. After debate it was…

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The Co-operative Colliery Tramline. Meeting of the Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Young, Stone, Blackie,…

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The Co-operative Colliery's Tramline. Removed by the Council's Labourers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning at 8 a.m., in pursuance of the resolution passed at the special meeting of the Plattsburg Council, held the previous evening, the Mayor, council clerk, and…

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Municipal Councils. MEREWETHER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: Aldermen Williams (Mayor), Robson,…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 5

The Banks Reconstruction Bill was road a third time, and sent to the Assembly…

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The Plattsburg Council and Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 5

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Plattsburg Council last evening the Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Stone, Young, Blackie, and M'Crae were present…

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Municipal Councils. HAMILTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 6

THE above council held their usual meeting at the chambers on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Collier (Mayor), Barclay, Jackson, Reay,…

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District News. Raymond Terrace. the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 6

Four nominations have been received for the two vacant positions in the Municipal Council. The retiring aldermen, Messrs. Crane and Hanlon, are again in the field,…

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The Slaughtering Question. a Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 8

A MUNICIPAL conference for the purpose of considering the advisability of urging upon the Government to erect public abbatoirs in this district was held in the City Council…

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Carrington Municipal Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

Recent visitors to Carrington have expressed surprise at the large number of improvements effected therein since its incorporation. Residents of the district who know Carrington by…

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The Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 6

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

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The Sydney Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Union Bank of Australia is inviting tenders, on behalf of the Sydney Municipal Council, for £300,000 in 4 per cent,…

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The Carrington Council. Alderman Marsden Retires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 4

ALDERMAN GEORGE MARSDEN addressed a meeting of the ratepayers from the balcony of the Glasgow Arms Hotel, Carrington, last evening. Mr. Chas. Lewis presided. At the…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council took place last evening. Alderman A. F. Moore, the Mayor, presided, and there were present:—Aldermen Gibb, Miller,…

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