Stockton. Municipal Revenue and Expenditure
In another column there appears the statement of revenue and expenditure of the borough for the half-year which closed last night. This shows…
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Council & local affairs, 1897
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The Municipal Elections. Nominations Publicly Declared To-day
THE nominations received yesterday week for the vacancies occurring in the different municipal councils for the district will be publicly declared by the returning officers at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Municipal Nominations
NOMINATIONS of candidates for the vacancies in the West Maitland Borough Council caused by the retirement of Aldermen Crothers, Quinton, Taylor, and Nicholson, were announced by Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Nominations. MEREWETHER
VERY little interest was manifested in the nominations, only four persons being present all told. The returning officer (Alderman Robson) declared the following nominations in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Council
THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman A. Drummond), and Aldermen Abell, Wills, Timmins,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wickham Council
THE fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Barclay) and Aldermen Grahame, Bond, Jenner, Kidd,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle New Mayor. The Candidates in the Field
AMONG the aldermen of the Newcastle Borough Council the question of the selection of the new Mayor is being given consideration. Already there are several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Municipal Elections
The municipal elections which will be held to-day are attracting a good deal of attention in the different boroughs, and the voting promises to be heavy. At West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day's Municipal Races
IN connection with the two big races to be run to-day at the annual reunion of the Municipal Turf Club there is likely to be some spirited going. For the Belmore Stakes the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alderman Smith's Meeting
In his address, which lasted close on half an hour, Alderman Smith stated that whenever the time comes to renew the railway bridge, he would advocate for the…
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Quite 200 people assembled opposite John Jack's hotel to hear the address of Alderman Light, who stated that he was in favour of reducing the sanitary rate from 8d to 7d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Municipal Elections. Overwhelming Majority for Alderman Miller. Keen Contest in the Belmore Ward. Alderman Timbury Returned by 25 VOTES
A POLL for the election of two aldermen and two auditors to servo in the Newcastle Borough Council was taken yesterday, between the hours of 8 a m. and 3 p m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg Council
A SPECIAL meeting of the Plattsburg Council was hold on Thursday evening for the election of Mayor. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman A. Cook) and Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Adamstown. Municipal Election
IT is difficult to foretell the result of the municipal contest for the representation of the East Ward in the council. The candidates, Messrs. Bush and Loyden, are both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington Municipal Elections. Addresses by Candidates
IN the Carrington municipality there are three vacancies at the aldermanic table, Aldermen Morris Light, James Morrison, and William Smith, the retiring members…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wickham. Municipal Election
Alderman Thomas Robson, the retiring candidate for the Tighe's Hill Ward, addressed a large number of persons from the balcony of Young's Hotel, Tighe's Hill, last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General News. the Municipal Elections
THE results of the two contested municipal elections yesterday were in favour of the aldermen who retired according to the provisions of the Municipal Act. Nevertheless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District. Municipal Elections
AT West Maitland the election for four aldermen was carried out quietly, but with a good deal of spirit, and the voting was heavy. Towards half-past 5 o'clock—the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Morpeth. Municipal Elections
The election was as keenly contested as any for many years past, and the officials had scarcely an idle moment for the day. At the conclusion, the Mayor gave the following…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Municipal Elections. Contests in the Suburbs. Results of the Poll
THE annual elections in connection with the municipalities around Newcastle took place on Saturday, and in the majority of cases the retiring aldermen were re-elected. One…
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