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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Legislative Council Labour Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 13

Labour members in the Legislative Council do not appear to live long, and it may ho that the uncongenial environment of wealthy merchants and wool…

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Queensland Premier. Addresses the Privy Council. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 5

Argument was opened yesterday in the Privy Council appeal by the Attorney-General of Queensland against the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth…

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Privy Council Appeal. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 5

In the case before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, between the Attorney-General of Queensland and the Attorney-General of Australia, judgment…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night there were present:—Alderman Moroney, the Mayor, and Aldermen J. C. Reid, Gibson, Davies, Light,…

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Newcastle Municipality. the Valuations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. Scott Holland, the Town Clerk of Newcastle, yesterday presented the council with the following report upon the valuations:—…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 4

The Greta Council met on Monday evening when there were present: The Mayor Alderman C. Beswick, T. Jones, S. Lane, W. F. Strang, T. H. Walton, B. Pryor, and…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

The Warath Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman T. Miller, and Aldermen Baker, Southon, Winn, Griffiths, Evans, and Hughes…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

The Hamilton Council met last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Torpey) and Aldermen Cram, Arthur, Myers, Wilson, Brien,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Alderman T. Stratten, and Aldermen Hudson, Scoble, Griffiths, Garside,…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

The Lambton Council met on Tuesday evening, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman E. Charlton, and Aldermen Polak, Johnson, Richards, Jenkins, Agnew,…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 7

The council met on Monday night, there being present: The Mayor, Alderman Arnott, Aldermen Murray, M'Cann, Wilson, Perkins, Hill, and Putney…

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Newcastle Council. City Treasurer's Advice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 5

Mr. H. Elliott, the City Treasurer, has submitted the following report on the finances to the Newcastle Council:—The aggregate payments by general fund to…

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Summons Division. Municipal Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 7

William Williams, summoned by the Merewether Council, was fined 20s, and costs 4s, in default three days' imprisonment, for allowing a horse to stray…

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Our Sydney Letter. No Conscription for Us.—a Good Advertisement for "The Leaf."—the East Our Oyster.—preference for Unionists with the City Council.—corporation Debentures. — the Employer Not to Pass It On.—postal Reforms. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

What's in the wind? Quite a number of institutions have suddenly awakened to the "danger" of conscription. At the P.L.L. on Monday night, one of the…

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Sydney Labour Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

At the meeting of the Labour Council to-night, some discussion took place over the question of filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. M. Henwood, as…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 3

The Wallsend Council met on Thursday evening when there were present the Mayor, Alderman D. Broadfoot, and Aldermen Harris, Rees, Morris, Wilkinson,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 7

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

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Merewether Subsidence. Action by the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 4

At a meeting of the Merewether Municipal Council, hold on Thursday night, Alderman Curry, the Mayor, referred to the subsidence which had taken place in…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met at Speers' Point yesterday. Those present were: President, Councillor Desreaux, and Councillors Gray, Talbot, Holy,…

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Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. H. H. Lloyd, the president, occupied the chair, and there…

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