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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

726 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 37

The Commercial Congress. Suggested Imperial Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Imperial Congress of British Chambers of Commerce was opened yesterday. Four hundred delegates attended,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

This council met for the transaction of business on Wednesday night. The Mayor (Alderman Court) occupied the chair. Aldermen Magill, Rohinson,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

This council met on Thursday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Alderman Hill), and Aldermen Atkinton Timmins Shaw, Estell, and Brown…

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The Chinese High Council Alarmed. Orders the Boxers to Be Suppressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—There are indications that the Tsung-li-Yamen is alarmed at the preparations being made by the Powers and has ordered…

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District News. Wickham. Mending and Extending Municipal Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

A large quantity of blue metal has been carted from the ballast tips and deposited on the open ground in Hannell-street, near the Great Northern railway gates, and a…

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Municipal Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

If the provisions of the proposed measure for the reform of the metropolitan municipal council, as outlined by the Premier, are to be taken as a…

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Lambton. Municipal Finances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 7

The receiver of the Municipal District of Lambton informs us that his receipts, as such receiver, for the half-year ending 30th June,…

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The City Council. the Melville-street Swamp. Building Act Proposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last evening in the council chambers, the Mayor (Alderman D. Miller) presided. There were also…

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The City Council's Credit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 4

At the last meeting of the City Council a letter was read from the council's solicitor stating that a financial institution had declined to grant a loan of…

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Privy Council Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed, with costs, the appeal in the case of the English Exploration…

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The City Council's Credit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 5

The Mayor of Newcastle explains in reference to the A.M.P. Society's disi[?]tion to accept the security offered by the Newcastle Borough Council for a loan of…

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Our Local City Council's Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 7

Sir,—The contention in your sub-leader in to-day's issue a[?]st the City Council's credit viz, "That the refusal of the A.M.P. Society to loan the council £5000 cannot be recorded…

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Legislative Council. the Public Works Vacancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 5

The Legislative Council met at 4.30, the President in the chair. Mr. SUTTOR proposed the appointment of Mr. F. H. Hyam to fill the vacancy in…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held on Wednesday [?] evening. There were present: The May[?] (Aderman John Kidd), and Aldermen [?] rith…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Alderman A. Drumond) in the chair, Aldermen Bowling,…

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Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 5

The Legislative Council met at 4.30, the President in the chair. QUESTION. Mr. SUTTOR, in reply to Dr. Creed, said…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Wednesday night. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Geo Errington) and Aldermen…

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The Council's Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

Sir,—The letter in your issue of 5th inst., signed Hugh H. M'Donnell, has been partly answered in my explanatory note of same day. But as the writer desires to enter other…

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Maitland District West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held at the council, chamber, Town Hall, last evening. There were present: The Mayor…

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Waratah. Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 7

At the Police Court on Friday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., the adjourned case of breach of bylaw, wherein James Lord pleaded not guilty of driving over the…

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