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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 29

Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Friday evening. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman J. Doran, and…

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Reference in the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

The Mayor, Alderman M. J. Moroney, received the following telegram from Mr. King, Secretary of the Board of Health, last evening:—"Regret to inform you case…

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Newcastle Electric Light. Meeting of the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held last night. The Mayor, Alderman M. J. Moroney, presided, and there were also present: Aldermen…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, Present: The Mayor, Alderman B. Pryor, Aldermen Leaver,…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Waratah Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman J…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Lambton Council was last night. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman George Noble, and Aldermen Bell, Hynes, Hardy,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Stockton Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman C. Hudson), Aldermen M…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Merewether Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Dixon. Alderman Forshaw,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Hamilton Council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman Arthur, and Aldermen Birrell, Cram, Rogers,…

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Federal Executive Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the Federal Executive Council was held under the presidency of Lord Northcote, the Governor-General, at Government House to-day, Parliament was…

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Privy Council Appeals. an Important Decision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. Justice Hodges gave an important decision to-day on an application by the Victorian Commissioner of Income Tax. for leave to appeal to the Privy Council…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 7

The Appeal Court for the Municipality of Stockton was opened yesterday, but no appellants appeared, and the assessments were sustained…

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District News. Plattsburg. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 6

A conference of the Plattsburg and Wallsend Councils was held in the Plattsburg Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. There were…

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A Sydney Letter. Wanted Authoritative Instructions Regarding Dengue.—the Jam Case Takes Another Phase and Australia Is Cleared.—our Commercial Agent on Japanese Industries, and a Japanese in Sydney on Japanese Wages.—dr. Mackellar and a Slandered Australia.—alderman Kelly Would Limit Individual Enterprise. — Is Our Local Young Man of the Period Becoming Effeminate? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 7

The Board of Health was commendably careful as to the precautions which people should take when the plauge first visited here, and directions…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: Aldermen Renfrew, Renfrew, jun., Thomas, Steel, Hill, Wilkinson, and Brown…

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City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the City Council was held last night. There were present Aldermen Moroney, the Mayor, Gilbert, Reid, Cana, Levey, Fraser, Smith,…

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Reference in the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Newcastle Council, the Mayor, Alderman Moroney submitted a minute reporting the presence of four cases of plague in the city…

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Women As Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Bill to enable women to be elected councillors and aldermen of County Councills was read the second line in the House of…

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Newcastle Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 4

A meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council was hold at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. R. S. Blakey in the Chair. Messrs. W. Davis and R. Robinson were…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Wallsend Council was held on Tuesday evening. There being present the Mayor, Alderman Timmins and Aldermen Maddison, Frew,…

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