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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

708 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 36

New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1898 · page 8

A special meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Gray), and Aldermen Bradley, Errington,…

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International News. Death of Prince Kung. Head of the Chinese Foreign Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A cable has been received from Pekin announcing the death of Prince Kung, who recently retired from his position at the…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 3

This council met last evening. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there were also present, Aldermen Shaw, Jevnings, Brown. Thwaites, Robinson, Magill, Kenney, and…

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District Council Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 8

Considerable interest is being manifested in the Maitland District Council elections, which will be held to-day at East and West Maitland and Morpeth. The interest in the…

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Plattsburg Council Appeal Court. Thursday, May 5. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 6

The Mayor (Alderman O. G. Steel), Mr. T. Abel (council clerk), and Messrs. David Forrester and John Mesa (valuers) appeared on behalf of the council…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman O. G. Steel), and Aldermen Fletcher, Renfrew, Estell, and…

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West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held at the Town Hall last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Maitland District. District Council Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 8

The election of two councillors to the Maitland District Council in place of Councillors John Grant and C. E. Nicholson, who had retired by…

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Lambton Council Appeals. Friday, May 6, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 7

The Mayor (Alderman H. Burg) and Messrs. Johnson and Burke (valuers) represented the council. Hugh Patrick, house and land in…

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Newcastle Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held at the council chambers, Watt-street, lost evening. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman W. L. Kidd),…

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Federation and the Privy Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. Kerr in his letter published in your issue of Saturday, besides making erroneous statements, plainly shows his ignorance of the procedure of appeal to…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Wallsend Council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayer (Alderman H. Rushton) in the chair. The others…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman B. Davis), and Aldermen Fountain, Jenner, Kidd, Welford,…

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The Wallsend Park. Petition of the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 3

The following is the text of the petition adopted by the Wallsend Council at their last meeting for presentation to the Minister for Lands in connection with the Wallsend Public…

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Carrington Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held last fight, Alderman Garrett (the Mayor) in the Chair. The other members present were:…

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Federation and the Privy Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 12

"Observer" writes as follows:—Once again has the literary Quixote of Newcastle shown to the public the ideal literary world he lives in and of which Mr. J. F. Kerr is…

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Federation and the Privy Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 3

Sir,—I note by your issue of the 11th instant that some bush lawyer, under the cover of a nom de plume, has tendered his legal advice gratis on the…

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New Lambton Council Appeals. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 2

Mr. H J Noble, council clerk, represented the council; Messrs Johnson and Burke (valuers) were also present. Caledonian Coal Comoany, railway…

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Privy Council Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal in the case of the Attorney-General of New South…

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Newcastle Municipal Appeal Court. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 6

The annual court for the hearing of appeals against the assessments made by the Newcastle Borough Council was held before Mr. C. N. Payten,…

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