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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

623 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 32

Municipal Councils. STOCKTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 7

THE ordinary meeting of this council was held on Wednesday night. There were present—Dr. J. W. Hester (the Mayor), and Aldermen Warland,…

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The Municipal Elections. Speaking Under Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

THE two candidates for the City Ward, Alderman W. B. Sharp, who is seeking re-election, and Mr. Colin Christie, were announced to address the ratepayers last…

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Municipal Elections. in the City. Re-election of Aldermen Sharp and Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

THE heavy rain yesterday interfered a great deal with the municipal elections, but in the city wards the supporters of all the candidates worked with a will, and took to the polling…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Blackie), and Aldermen Estell, Davidson, Cook, M'Illroy, Hill, Porteous,…

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Correspondence. Municipal Unification. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

SIR,—To the most casual observer it must he apparent that if Mr. D. S. Thompson had been of a reflective turn of mind after reading the two replies to his first effusion on the…

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Municipal Elections. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 8

The election of gentlemen to fill the vacancies in the West Maitland Borough Council took place yesterday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p m., the polling places…

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Stockton. the Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 8

Preparatory to the polling to-day meetings were hold on Thursday evening at M'Clure's Boatrowers' Hotel, Hereford-street, and last night at Lewis' Gladstone Hotel,…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 4

THE result of yesterday's municipal elections in Newcastle clears the way for the car of progress in the city during the municipal year upon which…

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Municipal Conference. the Drainage Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

LAST evening, at the Hamilton Council Chambers, representatives from the councils of New Lambton, Adamstown, and Hamilton, with Messrs. H. Rushton and A…

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Municipal Nominations. the City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 5

AT 10 o'clock on Saturday morning Alderman Asher, Mayor of the city, declared the municipal poll of the previous day. As the successful candidates were under the…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 8

The official declarations of the polls were made by the returning officers at West Maitland, East Maitland, and Morpeth at noon on Saturday. At West Maitland Messrs. Gillies,…

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Hamilton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

AT a meeting of Hamilton Council last evening Mayor Melville, as returning officer, took the chair, a full council being present. The large body of ratepayers who filled the…

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The Next Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 8

A special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council will be held next Thursday evening, with the object of electing a mayor for the ensuing year. The name of…

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LAIDLEY V. Plattsburg Municipality. The Case not Reached. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

THE case of Laidley v. the Municipality of Plattsburg, which was part heard last term, and in which leave had been given to amend the pleas, was on the list of cases to be heard…

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Municipal Elections. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

THE official declaration of the poll was made yesterday by the returning officer, but no change appeared in the numbers as announced on Saturday. The Mayor is to be elected on…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

Alderman Fraser was re-elected Mayor of South Brisbane. WARSHIP SAILED. H.M.S. Pylades left Townsville this…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. a Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

THE matter of the municipal districts of Liverpool, Cabramatta, and Canley Vale, ex-parte Major Lackey, was mentioned to the Full Court to-day by Mr. C. B. Stephen, who…

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Young Wallsend. the New Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 3

On Saturday evening a third meeting of delegates from the surrounding townships was held at Young Wallsend. The attendance was large, and…

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The New Mayor of Newcastle Election of Alderman Sharp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 4

A MEETING of the members of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last night, the object being the election of a Mayor for the current year, in the stead of Alderman…

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The Minmi Shire. Boundaries Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 6

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Tuesday evening in Sharp's Hall, under the auspices of the Improvement committee. There were about 60 present…

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