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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1904

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 7

The Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Lydon), and Aldermen Banfield, Rutherford, Court, Thwaltes, and Bennett…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 3

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday night. There were present: Alderman T. Griffiths (Mayor), and Aldermen T. B. Warland, J. Hill, C. Hudson, E. Rees, and T…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 7

The Plattsburg Council met on Wednesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman D. Renfrew), and Aldermen Bower, Shaw, Brown, Steel, Sharp,…

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Unionists in Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A meeting of the Liberal Unionist Council war held at Westminster yesterday. Eighty-six out of 123 members of the Council…

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Hamilton Council. New Sanitary System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 7

At the meeting of the Hamilton Council on Wednesday, there were present: The Mayor, Alderman C. G. Melville, and Aldermen Birrell, Cram, Roe, Horsfall, Rouse, Arthur,…

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Undermining Streets. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

A municipal conference, convened by the Plattsburg Council, was held at the Newcastle Council Chambers, last evening, for the purpose of discussing the…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

The municipal elections will commence to-day, when the contests for the Newcastle Council will take place. An election will take place for the City…

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Summons Division. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Municipal Offence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 7

George Skinner pleaded guilty to placing a barrow in Hunter-street on the 9th January, and refusing to move the same when requested to do so by Constable Gibson…

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District News. Plattsburg. Municipal Elections

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

There are six candidates for three vacancies in the Plattsburg Council. The retiring aldermen and Messrs. Steel, Hill, and Sharp, and the candidates opposing them are Messrs. S…

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Municipal Elections. Result of Newcastle Polls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 5

The elections for aldermen for the City, Belmore, and Macquarie Ward, and for auditors, in the Borough of Newcastle, took place yesterday. In the City Ward there…

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Wallsend. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 6

A special meeting for the election of Mayor for the current term was held by Wallsend Council on Saturday evening. The Mayor (Alderman R. Maddison)…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 5

The elections to fill vacancies in the councils for the municipal districts around Newcastle, took place on Saturday. The proceedings were, on the whole, of a quiet…

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Greta. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 6

The municipal election on Saturday caused considerable interest to be displayed, and the voting was heavier than anticipated. There were four candidates in…

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The Army Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The King has appointed the Army Council of which the Secretary of State for War is to be the president…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

A special meeting of the New Lambton Council was held last night for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present the Mayor…

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Carrington. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

Alderman Thornton, the returning officer attended at the council chambers at noon yesterday and made the official declaration of the poll, declaring Messrs. T. Garrett,…

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Wickham. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

The official declaration of the poll took place in the council chambers. Wickham at noon yesterday when the Mayor, declared Stephen Richardson, Wickham. W. C…

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Mayor of Newcastle. Alderman Gilbert Elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the City Council was held last evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present; The Mayor, Alderman W…

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The Retiring Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

Alderman Cann yesterday retired from office as Mayor of Newcastle, after a tenure of office extending over two years. The general concensus of…

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Summons Division. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 7

Municipal Inspector Lindsay, of Merewether, charged Anthony Moore, under the Public Health Act, with keeping premises, occupied by him in Ridge-street,…

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