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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

687 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 35

Newcastle Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

The Newcastle Labour Council met in the Trades Hall on Tuesday night, Mr. T. R. Musgrave in the chair. The credentials of Messrs. Blackford, Murphy,…

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Labour Conference. Scottish Advisory Council. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5

The conference of the Labour party in Glasgow adopted a scheme for the establishment of a Scottish Advisory Council…

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Tighe's Hill. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. J. T. Magin, a candidate for the representation of Tighe's Hill Ward, in the Wickham Municipal Council, addressed a meeting of ratepayers from the…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle Contests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5

Mr. John O'Mara, one of the candidates for the representation of Honeysuckle Ward in the Newcastle Council, addressed a meeting last night from the…

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Stockton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

Several candidates addressed a meeting from the balcony of the Gladstone Hotel on Wednesday evening. Mr. P. J. Grenley presided…

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New Lambton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Mackie, a candidate for the municipal council, addressed a meeting of the electors of Second Ward from the balcony of Slavia's hotel on Wednesday…

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Adamstown. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

A meeting of ratepayers of the South Ward was held on Wednesday evening at Langbridge's Hotel, to hear addresses by Alderman Eaton and Messrs. A. Cameron…

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Maitland District. Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 6

More than the usual activity has, been manifest in the shire elections in this district, which are to take place to-day, the greater pat of the activity being…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 9

The Carrington Council met on Thursday night, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman M'Cormack, and Aldermen Wilson, Arnott, Hill, Murray, and…

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Land Council Treasurer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

Sir Courtenay Warner, M.P., who is to be on at the honorary treasurers of the Land Council, comes of an old Essex family. His father, Edward Warner, of…

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Adamstown. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

On Thursday night, Aldermen Robin (Mayor) and Lydon addressed the ratepayers of the East Ward from the balsony of Carnley's Hotel…

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Merewether Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

Alderman W. Case addressed the ratepayers of Macquarie Ward at the tramterminus on Thursday evening. Alderman Curry presided. Alderman Case said…

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Letters to the Editor. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 3

Sir,—Three is an old legal axlom which states, "If you have no case, abuse the other side." After spending my evenings this week in ilstening to sundry speeches…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

The municipal electors are to-day called upon to exercise their duty. So far as the City of Newcastle is connerned there is a fairly large choice of…

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New Lambton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

Messrs. Milligan, Mitchell, and Marshall addressed the ratepayers from Butterworth's Hotel last night, Mr. P. J. Ryan presiding…

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Municipal Elections. Polling To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

The polling in the municipal elections throughout the State will take place to-day, the booths being open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle Contest. the Mayor Defeated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 5

Keen interest was manifested in the Newcastle elections, and everything passed off successfully under the direction of Mr. E. Scott Holland, the returning…

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Letters to the Editor. Cessnock Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 7

Sir,—As the elections are now over, it is useless perhaps labouring them, but as your issue of Saturday contains the report of an address made by…

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Maitland District. Municipal Elections. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 6

In West Maitland little interest was manifested by the enrolled ratepayers, who numbered 1264, of whom only 527 exercised the franchise. There were,…

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West Wallsend. the Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

Much interest was taken in the election of two councillors to represent the A Riding in the Lake Macquarie Shire Council. The system of voting was by…

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