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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. John Pitts will be a candidate for the City Ward qt the municipal elections. For the East Ward, Hamliton, Mr. C. W. Welss announces himself a candidate…

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Newcastle Council. Alderman Light's Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Alderman M. Light, who is seeking rejection for the Macquarie Ward in the Newcastle Council, addressed a moderate gathering from the balcony of Roarty's…

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Lord Mayor's Visit. at Stanford-merthyr. Luncheon at East Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

Alderman Allan Taylor, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, and a company of gentlemen from Newcastle and Maitland, were yesterday entertained at Stanford-Merthyr…

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Sydney Labour Council. the Late Gas Stirke. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The Labour Council met at the Trades Hall to-night. Mr. Duncan occupied the chair and Mr. Miller the vice-chair. For the first time Mr. Kavanagh, the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office High-street, West Maitland. Municipal Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Nominations of candidates for vacancies in the Maitland district municipal councils closed at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the number received…

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Municipal Elections. the Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Nominations for municipal councils closed at five o'clock yesterday after noon, and the lists of candidates will be formally read by the returning officers a…

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Teralba. the Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

Messrs. J. W. Stenhouse and H. Vallender, the two selected labour candidates, who are seeking election as councillors for "A" Riding Lake Macquarie…

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Municipal Accounts. Broken Hill Muddle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

Mr. M. Ross, accountant, who was appointed some time ago to reorganise the affairs of the Broken Hill Council, resigned recently owing to what he termed…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

The various returning officers of the municipalities of the Newcastle district formally announced the nominations at noon yesterday, and announced that…

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Brawls at Armagh. Over Municipal Elections. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

There is serious rioting at Armagh in connection with the city municipal elections. Twelve shops have been wrecked,…

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Presentation to Alderman Waller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 6

At the West Maitland Mayoral dinner, on Saturday evening, Alderman Cracknell, the Mayor of West Maitland, on behalf of a number of West Maitland friends,…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met on Saturday, there being present: The President, Councillor Talbot, and Councillors Stenhouse, Croudace, Desreaux,…

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West Wallsend. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

Messrs. J. W. Stenhouse and H. Vallender, the selected Labour candidates for the A Riding of Lake Macquarie Shire, addressed a large meeting from the…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting was held, at the Newcastle Hotel on Saturday night in furtherance of the candidature of Mr. H. A. Quinlan for the City Ward. It was decided that…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Present Land Boom.—the Traffic of Sydney, a Serious Question.—australia and the Coronation.—the Lord Mayor's Allowance. — a Canadian on Australia.—the Cry for More Pleasure Resorts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

As far back as four years ago it was patent to men who know their city that Sydney was in for a land boom. This land boom has been developing steadily,…

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Alderman Light's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 6

Alderman Light, who is seeking reelection as a representative of Macquarie Ward In the City Council addressed a fairly large meeting of ratepayers last…

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The Retiring Mayor. Thanks of the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 4

The present Newcastle Council med for the last time last evening, and at the close of the business Alderman Ellis moved, "That the best thanks of…

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Toronto. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

Messrs. J. G. Desreaux And A. O. Browne, candidates for the C Riding of Lake Macquarie Shire, addressed a representative meeting of the electors in…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Tarro Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the Tarro Shiro Council was held in the council chambers, East Maitland, yesterday. The President, Councillor Kearney, presided, and there…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council, last night, there were present:—Alderman Reid, the Mayor, and Alderman cook, Gibson, Shedden, Levey, Ellis, Dick,…

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