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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

708 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 36

New Lambton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of this council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Michael Grey), and Aldermen Lay, Bradley, Dagwell, Thomas, and…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

SIR.—In your issue of to-day I observe that Mr. H. Rushton has penned a letter dealing with the finances of the above borough. The former part of his letter I will not touch…

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Hamilton Municipal Flutter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

OWING to the want of condition, or from the apathy of nominators, the field meeting on the civic corso in the delightfully-situated township of Hamilton to-day will…

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Municipal Elections. Contest in the Honeysuckle Ward. Mr. W. J. Ellis Returned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

QUITE a lively Interest was taken in the election for an alderman to fill the vacancy in the representation of the Honeysuckle Ward of the Newcastle Borough Council, caused by…

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Sanitary System for the Merewether Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

Sir,—To-day the ratepayers of Merewether are called upon the record their votes on the very important question of sanitary system for the municipality. So important is the…

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Maitland District. the Municipal Elections. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 8

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

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Waratah. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 8

The polling for the municipal elections will take place to-day, and, as already announced, Messrs. H. O. Langwill, G. P. Morris, S. Wansey, W. T. Gibb, and Jos. Williams are…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Mayor of Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 5

Alderman William Thorne was elected Mayor of Brisbane to-day. Alderman Thorne is a retired printer, and was fired elected to the City Council 21 years ago, bat…

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Maitland District. the Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 8

THE official declaration of the poll for the municipality of West Maitland took place in the Town Hall on Saturday at noon, in the presence of about 500 ratepayers. The…

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Municipal Elections. the Suburban Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 6

THE polling for aldermen and auditors for the vacancies occurring in the different municipal councils of the district took place on Saturday between the hours of 8 and 6p.m.,…

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Carrington. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 8

The returning officer (Alderman H. Graham) publicly declared the state of the poll at the council chambers yesterday at noon, in the presence of the council clerk, the…

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Adamstown. Municipal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 8

The official declaration, of the poll took place at 6 o'clock yesterday. The returning officer (Alderman Robinson) stated there was no difference in the announcement made on…

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Merewether. Municipal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 8

The Mayor (Alderman William) gave the official declaration of the result of the municipal elections last evening. No alterations were made in the numbers already recorded…

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Waratah. Municipal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 8

The official declaration of the poll was made yesterday morning at the council chambers by Alderman N. B. Greer, returning officer, in the presence of the council clerk…

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Lambton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of this council was held last night to elect a Mayor. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman James Young), and Aldermen Burg, Middlemas,…

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Morpeth. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 8

This council met on Monday night, the whole of the aldermen except Alderman Hogan (who was in Queensland of business) being present…

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The Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 4

The election of the new Mayor of New castle had to go through a very unsatisfactory process last night. Aldermen Look and Kidd, who were nominated as Mayor for the…

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The New Mayor of Newcastle. Alderman W. L. Kidd Elected. the Voting a Tie. a Name Drawn From a Hat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held at the council chambers last evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. The…

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Adamstown Council. Mayoral Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held in the council chamber last evening, to elect the Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. Present:—This…

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