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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman M. Light, Aldermen Murray, Sticpewich, M'Cann,…

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West Maitland Borough Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 6

The report of the Finance Committee, embodying an estimate of ways and means, was under consideration when the report which appeared in Saturday's…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Waratah Council was held on Monday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T A. Braye), and Aldermen Miller,…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Monday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman B. Pryor), Aldermen, North,…

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Wallsend Municipality. Position of the Borough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 7

Wallsend and Plattsburg should be one municipality. Their interests are identical in every respect, and the two boroughs are essentially one, from a…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday night. There were present Aldermen M. Callen (Mayor), R. Lewis, T. Griffith, T. B. Warland, W. H…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 6

The Merewether Council met on Tuesday evening when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman Robson), and Alderman Forshaw, D. Lloyd, Acton, J…

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Widening Hunter-street. Council's Application Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

The Mayor is in receipt of the following letter from the Railway Commissioners, who, it will be observed, have acceded to the council's request for a strip of…

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Borough of Plattsburg Municipal and Other Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 3

If Plattsburg and Wallsend were one municipality, the population (which exceeds, 7000) would place it second only to Newcastle; but the unnatural division…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 3

The Adamstown Municipal Appeal Court was held at Newcastle yesterday, Mr. Donaldson, S.M., presiding. There were twelve appeals set down…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

The Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night. The Mayor (Ald. Gray) presided and there were present: Aldermen Lydon Court, Banfield, Robinson, Egginton,…

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Morpeth Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

This council met on Monday, the whole of the aldermen being present. Correspondence was dealt with as follows:—…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

The Hamilton Council met on Wednesday evening. The Mayor (Alderman A. Gardiner) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen Birrell, Barclay, Roe,…

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Addresses by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 5

Mr. Shand, in addressing the Jury, drew attention to the fact that when Mrs. Lance issued the petition the husband did not, in replying, charge her with…

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The Waratah Resolutions. the Mayor's Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 6

Sir,—I read for the first time in Friday morning's issue Mr. Griffiths' reply to the letter forwarded by me to him covering the resolutions passed at the…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 3

At the fortnightly meeting of the council there were present the Mayor (Aldermen W. Timmins), and Aldermen Brown, Shaw, Broadfoot, Bower, Ronfrew, Hill, M'Ilray,…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday evening for the purpose of receiving the valuation returns as submitted by the duly…

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The City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council the Mayor (Alderman W. Cann) presided, and there were present: Aldermen Moroney, Sharp,…

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City Council. the Baths' Site Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 6

At the adjourned meeting of the City Council last evening there were present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Cann), and Aldermen Gilbert, Reid, Charleston,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Frith, and Aldermen O'Neill, Bond,…

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