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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 8

The municipal elections, Which take place next month, are beginning to arouse interest in West Maitland. There will be four vacancies by effluxion of time, and it is…

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Municipal Councils. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman M. Gray) and…

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Greta Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Greta Council was held at the council chambers on Monday evening. Present: Aldermen J. Connelly (Mayor),…

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Adamstown Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 5

THE above council met on Wednesday night. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Adams, Thomas, Bush, Blakemore, Jennings, Kenney, Robinson, and Sheehy…

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East Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Chambers), and Aldermen Sparke, Bourke, Petherbridge,…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 8

The council met on Wednesday, the whole of the members being present except Dr. Bennett, who had been called to attend a patient just as he was about to leave home…

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District News. Merewether. Municipal Goodwill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 3

AMONGST the employees of the municipality a movement is on foot to recognise in a practical way the good feeling that has existed between them and the…

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Municipal Roll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 8

The town clerk is busily engaged preparing the municipal roll for 1895. It will be exhibited at the Town Hall from the 7th to the 14th instant, for the inspection of the…

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The Liquor Traffic. Under Municipal Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The Aberdeen Town Council has now under consideration a proposal in favour of the Gothenburg system of placing the…

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Municipal Councils. HAMILTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen C. G. Melville (Mayor), Barclay,…

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Our Civic Fathers. the Mayor of East Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

MR. GEORGE T. CHAMBERS, the subject of this sketch, is the eldest son of Mr. Joseph Chambers, who occupied a prominent position in the Maitland district for many years, and was…

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Municipal Councils. MEREWETHER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Merewether Council took place on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Robson), and Aldermen W…

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The Coal Mines Bill. The Council's Amendments. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

IT is understood that Mr. Sydney Smith has had under his consideration the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Coal Mines Bill with a view to arriving at a…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

An ordinary fortnightly meeting of the council was held last night, when the following aldermen attended :—The Mayor (Alderman A. Asher), and Messrs. Gibb, Miller,…

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Newcastle Borough Council Adjourned Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 7

THE following aldermen attended the meeting adjourned from Monday night last, and which was hold at the council chambers last evening:…

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Municipal Councils. STOCKTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Stockton council was held on Tuesday night. There were present, Aldermen Warland, O'Mara, Whitehouse,…

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Municipal Councils. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

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

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The Carrington Mayor and Street Reclamation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

IT is a common remark (writes " Mentor ") that if you give some man a little brief authority they will astonish those who elected them by their outrageous vagaries and acts of…

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West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 8

The regular meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening. Present :—The Mayor (Alderman Crothers), and Aldermen Wilkinson, Ross, Lipscomb,…

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Merewether Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the Merewether Council was held on Friday evening to take into consideration the proposed extension of their boundary for the…

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