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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Toronto. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Mr. L. J. Potts addressed a meeting of ratepayers of C Riding, Lake Macquarie Shire, at Toronto, on Wednesday night, from Princehorn's balcony. He advocated…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 3

The Adamstown Council met last night. There were present: The Mayor, and Alderman Robin, Thwaites, Bullerwell, Eaton, Lydon, Powell, Angus, and…

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Feeding Poor Children. County Council's Work. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

The London County Council la supplying 9,500,000 meals to school children per Year. The cost has increased from 1¾d…

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Municipal Speeches. Stockton Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

Several of the candidates for election to the Stockton Council spoke from the balcony of the Gladstone Hotel on Wednesday night…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Some of the candidates who are contesting the seats for B Riding are complaining that the revenue raised in the mining towns of Abermain, Weston,…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—It is to be hoped that every elector will this day do his or her duty, fearlessly and conscientously. Let good judgment prevail, avoid sectarian and party…

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Municipal Elections. Voting To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

The election of alderman for the different municipalties in the district will take place to-day. The hours for voting will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In several…

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Municipal Social Evenings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 13

The clergymen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are protesting against the municipal bails promoted by the Socialist Mayor, Mr. Emil Seidel, and the efforts of that…

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Municipal Franchise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Dr. Doyle has at last broken his silence and given the ratepayers the benefit of his opinions, this time at the exronso of the retiring alderman and the…

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Municipal Elections. Close Contests. Several Aldermen Defeated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

The election of aldermen and shire councillors for the three-year period commencing next month, took place on Saturday throughout the district, ,With…

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Cessnock Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 6

There was no contest in A Riding, where Messrs. J. M'Donald and R. M'Namara were returned unopposed. In B Riding Messrs. Morgan and Rees were…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 6

The presence of twenty two candidates the field for the twelve vacancies in the West Maitland Council was a fair indication of unusual interest in the…

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District News. Toronto. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

Out of 97 votes recorded at the local polling booth on Saturday last, Mr. J. D. Desrcaux secured 93, Mr. A. O. Browno 65, and Mr. R. Gorman 23. No…

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Revived Municipal Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

Perhaps never before in the history of Sydney had crowds of people stood about the street in front of a polling booth, in some cases until 11 o'clock at night,…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The polling at the majority of last week's municipal elections was not of a character to indicate that the citizens as a body take a very keen…

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Municipal Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

Some difficulty has arisen to connection with the counting of the votes at the recent election in West Maitland. The total number of votes cast for all the…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 6

The Wallsend Municipal Council met on Tuesday evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman R. E. Lee) and Alderman Frew, Harris, Morris, Scott…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 6

The New Lambton Council met last night, there being present: Aldermen Jordan, Edden, Coomer, Morrison, Bear, Barrett, Errlngton, Shepherd, and…

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Sulphide Workers' Strike. Minister's Offer Rejected. Withdrawal From Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Sulphide Employees' Union was held at the Commercial Hotel, Adamstown, yesterday afternoon. Mr. A. Jones, chairman of the…

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Wickham Council. Alderman Toll Elected Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wickham Council was held last night, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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