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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, there were present: Aldermen Shedden, the Mayor, and Aldermen Ellis, Gibson, Little, Brooks, Coleman, Light…

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Merewether Council's Estimates

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

Sir,—In the district news column of to-day's Issue appears an article referring to the estimates for the current year, and as it will be rather misleading…

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Inspector Goulder. Thanks of Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night reference was made to the departure from Newcastle of Inspector Goulder…

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

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

Mr. P. J. Martin, deputy returning-officer, presided at a meeting of the newly-elected Tarro Shire Councillors yesterday morning, the business being the electron of a…

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West Maitland Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Sunders, returning officer, presided at a special meeting of the West Maitland Council last evening, the business being the election of a Mayor for the…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 11

The Waratah Council met on Monday evening, when they were present the Mayor, Alderman W. V. Southon, and Aldermen Miller, Hughes, Windeyer,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Cessnock Shire Council. Election of President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of [?] newly-elected Cessnock Shire Council [?] was held at the shire offices, Cessnock, [?] yesterday. Mr. P. Crampton, council cle[?]k, presided, and…

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From Pit to Privy Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Mr. William Abraham, M.P., who has been made a Privy Councillor, is the son of a collier and copper smelter, and worked in the mines near Swansea until…

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Municipal Destructors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 4

The renewed complaint of the Stockton Council that garbage from the Newcastle Council's punt is being thrown up on the beach of the former…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

The Lambton Council met on Tuesday night, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman A. L. Payne, and Aldermen M'Ewan, Simpson, Polak, Ritchie,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 3

The Merewether Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present, the Mayor (Aldermen Curry), and Aldermen Forshaw, D. Lloyd, Rowlands, Wells,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

The Adamstown Council met last night. There were present the Mayor, Alderman Gellately, and Aldermen Angus, Powell, Lydon, Robin, Shaw, Eaton, Bullerwell,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

The Hamilton Council met last night, when there were present the Mayor (Aldermen H. Brien), and Aldermen Melville, Loebel, Cram, Matthews, Welss,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday evening. There were present: Alderman T. Griffiths (Mayor), and Aldermen Hudson, Stratten, Felton, Rees, Ball, Scott,…

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Wickham Council. the Financial Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening for the purpose of considering a report of the finance committee upon the estimates…

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Summons Division. Municipal Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

Robert Harman, for not being in constant attendance on his cab at Newcastle, wan fined £1, with 4s costs, in default 14 days…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

Sir,—I was surprised to find on reading the Wickham news that the rate has been raised ¼d in the £ by a narrow majority. Looking through the division…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

The Merewether Council met on Wednesday evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present The Mayor,…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

The Greta Council met on Monday evening, when there were present. The Mayor, Alderman B. Pryor, and Aldermen Leaver, Ellis, Anderson, Moxon, Harris,…

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Cessnock Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 7

Sir,—The laboured effort of Councillor Edwards at his meeting on Tuesday night to bolster up a case against the late shire council should not require any…

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