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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Municipal Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 5

THE City Council are pushing on the tar metalling of Scott-street and have 10 men engaged on the labour. The work has been completed from Newcomen-street to…

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Municipal Council. CARRINGTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 7

THE ordinary meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Friday evening Aldermen Butts (the Mayor) presided, and there were present:…

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Municipal Councils. GRETA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 7

THE usual weekly meeting of the Greta Council was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Connelly), and Aldermen Rylatt, Harman,…

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Legislative Council

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

Mr. HEYDON gave notice that he would move to-morrow for leave to introduce a bill to enable municipal councils to regulate public bathing at any time of the day or night…

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The London County Council

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

LONDON, Tuesday.—The London County Council has submitted to the Royal Commission on the subject of the unification of London a draft…

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The Vacancies in the [?]Burg Council. Nominations Received

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

THE nominations for the election of two aldermen to fill the vacancies in the Plattsburg Council caused by the retirement of Aldermen Robert…

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District News. Lambton. Municipal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 3

It will be remembered that some weeks ago, after having made repeated applications to the council to have the overdraft on the electric…

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Municipal Councils. MEREWETHER

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

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Merewether Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. the Municipal Deadlock

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

The Mayoral deadlock continues. The council to-day again adjourned for a week owing to the continued illness of Alderman M'Lean…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 28Th February. Legislative Assembly. Endowments to Municipalities. The Electoral Act. The Estimates. Sydney

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

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LYNE, in reply to Mr. HAYNES, said that three inspectors and one clerk had…

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Legislative Council

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

Mr. HEYDON introduced a bill to enable municipal councils to regulate bathing in public places. The bill, which was introduced meet the bathing difficulty in…

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Municipal Councils. ADAMSTOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 7

THE Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Thwaites), and Aldermen, Jennings, Adams,…

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The Carrington Council

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Thursday evening. Alderman Butts (the Mayor) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen Curry, Graham,…

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Maitland Borough Council

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

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

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The Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

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

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The Plattsburg Council. Extraordinary Election

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

THE ballot for the election of two aldermen fill the vacancies caused by the retirement Aldermen , Weakley and T. Mitchell took place on Saturday, with the following…

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Adamstown. Municipal Contracts

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

AT the last meeting of the council the only tender received for removing nightsoil was from Mr. James Johns, who agreed to carry our the contract for 4d per pan, or 2d per…

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Newcastle Borough Council

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

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council took place last evening. Alderman A. Asher (the Mayor) presided, and all the aldermen were present, namely, Aldermen…

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Greta Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the Greta Council was held in the chambers on Monday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Connelly) and Aldermen Kilroy, Rylatt, A. Pryor,…

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Laidley v. the Municipality of Plattsburg. the Case in Equity. The Injunction Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

THE case of Laidley v. the Borough of Plattsburg, a motion to continue the ex parte injunction granted to Mr. William Laidley to restrain the Plattsburg Council from…

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