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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1897

732 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 37

Maitland District. East Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was held last evening. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman Walter), and Aldermen Sparke, Ley, Watson, Lee,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday evening. There were pro. sent :—The Mayor (Alderman J Estell), and Aldermen Cook, Porteus, Blackie, Broadfoot,…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was hold last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Crothers), and Aldermen Wilkinson, Ross,…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was hold in the council chambers, Watt-street, last evening. The Mayor (Alderman D. Miller) presided, and…

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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Breach of Municipal Bylaws Nuisance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 7

THE inspector of the Borough of Plattsburg proceeded against Gustave Ernest Norden for that he did, on the 14th inst, create a nuisance by…

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Stockton Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held last evening. There were present:—Alderman O'Mara (Mayor), Young, Hudson, Errington, Rhead, Rees, Goodman, and…

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Wickham Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. Present:—Aldermen Frith, Fountain, Bond, Jenner, Kidd, Welford, and Robson. In the absence…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman W. Bower), and Aldermen Abell, Wills, Sanders,…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman M. Gray), and Aldermen Williams, Lay,…

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The Disappointed Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 5

AN amusing incident occurred at the special meeting of the City Council last night. The Mayor was about five minutes behind time, being detained in the town clerk's room…

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The Electric Light. Discussion in the Council. Mr. Norman Selfe, C.e., to Report on the Plant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the city council was held last evening for the purpose of discussing the unsatisfactory working of the electric lighting plant. There were present: The…

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Carrington Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held last evening, when the Mayor (Alderman Graham) presided, and there were also present, Aldermen Rodgers, Garrett, Doran,…

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The Mayor of Newcastle. Ald. David Miller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 5

ALDERMAN DAVID MILLER is a native of Newcastle, having been born here on December 2, 1845. As a boy he went to a school conducted by Mrs. Christie, in…

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The Visit of the Governor. Public Meeting in the Council Chambers. Great Enthusiasm. Three Cheers for the Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 5

IN response to a numerously-signed requisition, on which the names of almost all the prominent citizens appeared, the Mayor (Alderman D. Miller) convened a public…

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The Mayor of Stockton Alderman O'mara

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

THE present Mayor of Stockton is a native of the colony, having been born at Raymond Terrace, on the Hunter River, on May 14th. 1859. He was educated in that town, and…

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The Stockton Municipality. a Drainage Scheme Badly Needed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

LIKE most other municipalities around Newcastle, Stockton is badly in need of some system of drainage. The suburb is thickly populated in places, and when the smoke…

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Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 8

This council met on Monday, there being present:—The Mayor, with Aldermen Sim, Campbell, Burg, White, M'Carthy, Swan, and Hogan…

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The Mayor of Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 5

ALDERMAM JAMES YOUNG, the Mayor of Lambton, is a natiue of Monmouthshire, England, and emigrated to this colony with his parents in 1858 when he was 17 years of…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Monday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Thos. Jones), Aldermen Pryor, Connelly, Palmer, Jones,…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Young), and Aldermen Middlemas, Metcalfe, Jones,…

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