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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

755 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 38

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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Mayor of Newcastle. Alderman Shedden Elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the Newcastle Council was held last evening, for the purpose of electing a Mayor. Mr. E. Scott Hol[?] the town clerk, presided, and there w[?] also…

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Mayor of East Maitland

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

A meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held, last evening, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the year beginning on the 1st March, 1911. Mr…

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Wallsend Council

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

A special meeting of the Wallsend Council was held on Thursday evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present:…

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Sydney Trades Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of the Trades Hall Council to-night, referring to the proposal that municipalities should have the power to impose a tax on unimproved…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The Wickham Council met last night. Alderman Croft, the Mayor, presided, and there were also present: Aldermen Toll, Bond, Butler, Coleman, Richardson. Brown,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

The Stockton Council held a special meeting last night for the purpose of electing a new Mayor. Preliminarily the retiring Mayor, Alderman Griffiths,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

Adamstown Council met last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor. There were present: Alderman Gellately, Eaten, Rutherford, Angus, Robin, Powell,…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Greta Council was held on Thursday evening to elect the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman B…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Lambton Council was held last night, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman A. L. Payne, and Aldermen Hynes, Ritchie,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Friday evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. The returning officer, Mr…

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Labour Council. Union to Be Ignored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council was held at the Trades Hail last night, subsequent upon a press report that the Sulphide Employees'…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Just a word in reference to the recent election of aldermen for the Belmore more Ward of the Newcastle municipality. Clauses 69, 70, and 71, part IX…

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Carrington. Election of Mayor

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

A meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Thursday night, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. Mr. J. L Lawson, town…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 7

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met at Cardiff on Saturday, there being present: President Councillor Talbot, and Councillor Beath, Crouduce, Stenhouse,…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 7

The council met on Thursday night, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman Doran, and Aldermen M'Gregor, Wilson, Booth, M'Cann, Garrett, Murray,…

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Mayor of Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

Alderman T. G. Marks, Labour representative, has been elected Mayor of Broken Hill, at a salary of £300 a year. Alderman Marks is a miner, and a…

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New Lambton Council

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

The New Lambton Council met on Friday evening, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman Edden), and Aldermen, Errington, Coomer, Barrett, Bear,…

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BROWN V. Brown. Privy Council's Decision. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

The Privy Council has given its judgment on the appeal of John Brown against the decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court in…

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Waratah Council. Election of the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

Prior to the ordinary meeting of the Waratah Council last night, a special meeting was hold for the purpose of electing a Mayor. There were present:…

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