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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 32

Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 7

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met at Speers' Point on Saturday, those present being Councillors Beath (President), Gray, Christie, Talbot, Desreaux, and…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held yesterday at Cessnock. Present: Councillor Johns, President, and Councillors Snape, Russell,…

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Tarro Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 7

Sir,—The last two meetings of this council were very disorderly and not calcuinted to put councillors in a frame of mind to do justice to the ratepayers. In…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 4

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night there were present:—Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, and Aldermen J. C. Reid, Gibson, Wooden, O'Mara, Light…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 6

The Lambton Council met last night, there being present: The Mayor, Aldermen L. E. Polak, and Aldermen Trehbarne, Elliott. Anew, Richards, Johnson, and…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

The Greta Council mot on Monday evening when there were present the Mayor Alderman J. A. Lewis, Aldermen Leaver, Pryor, Redgrove, M'Cosker, Beswick,…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

The Waratah Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Alderman C. Baker, and Aldermen Griffiths, Creer, Hughes, and Southon…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Alderman T. A. Crieves, and Aldermen Henloy-Smith, Hudson, Griffiths,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 6

The Hamilton Council met last night. There were present: The Mayor, Alderman T. Torpey, and Aldermen Cram, Arthur, Myers, Wilson, Brien, Melville,…

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Summons Division. Municipal Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

Steffano Agastino pleaded-guilty to having allowed his horse to stray in King Edward Park, and was fined £1, with 4s costs, in default seven days'…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 5

Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night. There were present: Alderman Gray, Mayor, and Aldermen Cameron, Harris, Robin, Rutherford, O'Hagan,…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

The Plattsburg Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman W. Timmins, and Aldermen Steel Johnson, Renfrew, Sykes,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 3

The Merewether Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman Case, and Aldermen Curry, Forshaw, Pearson, Rowlands;…

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Maitland District. Shire Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Shire Appeal Court, yesterday, when Mr. W. J. Enright, on behalf of the Rigle Rev. Dr. Dwyer, appealed against…

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Evening Session. Diocesan Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

The Bishop of Newcastle presided at the resumption of synod in the evening. The report of the diocesan council referred to the death since last meeting of…

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Municipal Appeals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 9

Mr. H. V. Harris (Messrs. H. V. Harris, Wheeler, and Co.) appeared for the Hamilton Municipal Council, and intimated the settlement of appeals by the…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 7

The Wallsend Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Alderman W. Harris, and Aldermen Frew, Johnson, Morris, Simpson,…

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British Ministry. Important Changes. a National Council. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 5

The lobby this evening is full of rumours of impending Government changes. Some suggest that a War Council is to be instituted, including members…

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Summons Division. Municipal Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 2

George Armstrong pleaded guilty to a complaint by City Council Inspector T. Lloyd, of on April 22 driving a lorry along Scott-street after the roadway…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 2

The Wickham Council met on Wednesday night, when there were present: Aldermen Colman, Richardson, Kirk, Butler, Bond, Jenner. Gittins, Magin, Chenery,…

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