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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

612 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 31

Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Greta Council was held on Monday evening. There were present: Mayor (A. E. O. Walker), and Aldermen Dixon,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Merewether Council was hold on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Forshaw), Aldermen D…

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Maitland District East Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council was hold at the Council chamber. Mechanics lnstitute, on Tuesday evening. Present: The…

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Morpeth Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Morpeth Council was not held on Monday, the business being taken in conjunction with the Revision Court on…

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Municipal Elections. the [?]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 6

Yesterday was the last day for receiving nominations for aldermen and auditors of the Newcastle and Suburban Municipalities. They will be officially…

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Council Procedure. an Alderman's Protest. the Mayor Overruled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council, held on 13th inst., Alderman W. L. Kidd, who is seeking re-election for the Macquarie Ward, entered a…

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The City Council Merewether Beach Tramway. Stockton Steam Punt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council the Mayor (Alderman W. J. Ellis) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen Kidd,…

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Municipal Elections. the Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 6

The following nominations have been received for suburban municipalities in additon to those published by us yesterday:—…

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The Alderman's Protest. a Few Opinions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 5

The action of the Newcastle Borough Council in regard to the Mayor's decision upon Alderman Kidd's notice of motion was discussed more by the…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 6

The meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T. R. Davies) Aldermen Fryar, Bowling, Bower,…

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Morpeth. Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 6

The following nominations for the council have been received:—For Aldermen: Messrs. Fox, Swan, Edwards, Tomkins, Hogan, Garaham, and…

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Adamstown. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 6

Very little interest is taken in the municipal election. Two of the three aldermen have gained their seats without a contest, and the auditors of…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 3

The meeting of the Wickham Council was held on Wednesday evening, Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Welford), and Aldermen Frith, Bond, Myers,…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman George Errington),…

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Labour and Municipal Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 4

The new municipal platform adopted by the Political Labour League which has been holding its sittings in Sydney is of an extremely radical character,…

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Council Procedure. the Alderman's Protest. Ruled Out of Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 6

At last night's adjourned meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council, Alderman W. L. Kidd rose to move the motion of which he had given notice to…

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The City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

At last night's adjourned meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council the Mayor (Alderman W. J. Ellis) presided, and there were present: Aldermen Kidd, Gilbert,…

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London Council Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The loan put on the market by the London County Council for £3,000,000 has been covered nine times over…

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Maitland District West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 6

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

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A Municipal Tip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

This is not the municipal tip which has been so much in olfactory and epistolary evidence of late. It is merely a tip by a tippling tipster of the twilight…

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