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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

648 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 33

Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 8

Alderman Crothers, Mayor and returning officer, will announce the municipal nominations at the Town Hall, West Maitland, at noon to-day. Among the candidates are…

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Municipal Elections. Nominations Officially Declared. A Poll to be Taken on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

IN accordance with the Municipalities Act, the nominations for the vacancies in the various councils of the district were officially declared yesterday by the respective returning…

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Maitland District. Municipal Nominations. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 3

ALDERMAN H. CROTHERS, Mayor and returning officer for West Maitland, announced the municipal nominations at the Town Hall at noon yesterday…

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Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 8

In connection with the nominations at East Maitland yesterday (a full report of which appears on our 3rd page), it may be mentioned that Mr…

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Carrington Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 4

THE nomination and election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Carrington Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Mr. David Owen took place yesterday at…

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Morpeth Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 8

The nomination meeting at Morpeth was an extremely quiet affair, notwithstanding the number of candidates, and the proceedings lasted very little over half an hour. The…

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Municipal Councils. WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 7

THE usual meeting of the Wallsend Council took place on Tuesday evening. Present:—The Mayor, together with Aldermen Wills, Morgan, Bower,…

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Municipal Councils. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. Errington), and…

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East Maitland Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 8

Alderman Bourke addressed a meeting of the ratepayers from the balcony of the Hunter River Hotel last night. Mr. John Ewing occupied the chair, and there was a…

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The New Lambton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the New Lambton Council was held last evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current year. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Elections. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 8

The municipal elections at West Maitland passed off rather quietly yesterday, although a considerable amount of interest was manifested in the contest by the immediate…

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Waratah. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

A poll will be taken to-day at the council chambers, also Kalsina Flat and Hannell's buildings, Hunter-street, Newcastle, for the purpose of choosing three aldermen from…

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The Municipal Elections. CITY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

A POLL for the election of two aldermen for the Honeysuckle Ward of the Newcastle Borough Council will be taken to-day at 205 Hunter-street West, between the hours of 8…

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Municipal Candidates' Speeches Honeysuckle Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

Mr. F. ASHER, one of the three candidates for the extraordinary vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Alderman W. Gibb, addressed a small body of ratepayers last…

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Meeting of the Cricket Council. Fourteen To Go. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 5

A MEETING of the Australasian Cricket Council was hold last eight for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee who had chosen the Australian eleven. Mr. J…

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Municipal Elections. the City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 5

THE election of the two aldermen for the representation of the Honeysuckle Ward in the Newcastle Borough Council was conducted very quietly on Saturday, and but little…

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Municipal Election. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 8

Alderman Crothers, Mayor and returning officer at West Maitland, officially declared the poll in connection with the municipal election at the Town Hall at noon on…

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Morpeth Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 8

For many years past no municipal election has been carried out so keenly in Morpeth as the present one, and during the day a constant stream of voters kept pouring into…

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The Wickham Council. Alderman Barclay Elected Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wickham Cou[?] was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. There were…

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Municipal Elections. Official Declarations. City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 5

THE official declaration of the polls yesterday, in connection with the various municipal elections, was looked upon as a matter of form, there being few ratepayers present at…

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