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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1904

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Russian Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A circumstantial account has been received from Berlin of a hurried meeting that the Czar had with his Ministerial Council…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the Waratah Council was held on Monday evening at the Town Hall, There were present, Alderman Langwill (chairman), and Aldermen Miller,…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the Lambton Council was held on Tuesday night, There were present: The Mayor, Alderman Edward Charlton, and Aldermen G. Noble, Elliott,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 3

The meeting of this council was held on Tuesday night. There were present:—Aldermen T. Griffiths (Mayor), R. Lewis, M. Callen, T. B. Warland C. Hudson, E…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the Hamilton Council there were present: The Mayor' (Alderman C. G. Melville), and Aldermen Cram, Roe, Horsfall, Keddie,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 3

The Merewether Council met on Tuesday evening, when the following aldermen were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Jacobs, and Alderman Curry, Forshaw, Wilson, Williams,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 3

The Adamstown Council met last night. The Mayor, Alderman Lydon, and Aldermen Robinson, Powell, Thwaites, Egginton, Rutherford, Banfield, and Gray were…

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Old Duties on London's Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 12

In the time of Elizabeth the Lord Mayor was expected not merely to govern the city but to supervise the morals, manners, and habits of all Londoners. He had to see…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 6

The meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Thursday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman D. Renfrew), and Aldermen Broadfoot, Bower, Timmins, Shaw,…

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Municipal Lodging Houses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 10

By the opening of Carrington House, the London County Council completed part of its scheme for providing decent lodgings for poor men at little more than…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 5

A special meeting of the Hamilton Council was held on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of further considering the question of the appointment of a…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last evening, there were present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Cann), and Aldermen Moroney, Smith Gilbert, Reid, Cook,…

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New Lambton. Accident to Alderman Morgan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5

Yesterday morning Alderman Daniel Morgan met with a severe and painful accident while following his occupation as a miner in the Dudley Colliery. He was…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 6

The Wickham Council met last evening. There were present:—The Mayor, Alderman R. J. Bond, and Alderman Mason, Myers. Gilbert, Grahame, Wooderson, O'Neill, Fountain,…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 7

The Wallsend Council met on Tuesday evening. There were present. The Mayor (Alderman R. Maddison), and Aldermen Watson, Harris, Davies, Timmins, Scott,…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday night. There were present the Mayor, Arlderman George Errington, and Alderman Williams, Bradley,…

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Maitland District West Maitland Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held at the council chamber, Town Hall, last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Dr. Liddell), and Alderman…

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Greta. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 6

Municipal affairs are causing little interest to be manifested. Four aldermen will be required at the forthcoming elections. The retiring aldermen are: "The…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

The Carrington Council met on Friday evening. There were present, the Mayor, Alderman M. Light, Aldermen Bromley, Rodgers, Stiepewich, M'Cann, Graham, Marsden, and Doran…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

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

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