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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 7

Sir.—The Mayoral year has Just expired and without going into minute criticism of what has transpired during the past twelve months. I think the anomalies…

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Newcastle Labour Council Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. H. H. Lloyd, the president, occupied the…

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Hamilton Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

A special meeting of the Hamilton Council was held last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing term. There were present: The Mayor…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

The Merewether Council met on Tuesday evening, When there were present: The Mayor, Aldrman Case, and Aldermen Curry, Wells, Jefferson, Archer,…

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Carrington Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

A special meeting of the Carrington Council was held on Wednesday night for the purpose of electing the Mayer. The Mayor, Alderman G. A. Arnott,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

A special meeting of Adamstown Council was held on Wednesday night for the purpose of electing the Mayor. All the aldermen were in their places, and there…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

The New Lambton Council met on Wednesday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman A. E. Barrett, and Aldermen Millingan, Lock, Errington, Goad,…

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Industrial Laws. Labour Council Demand. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. D. Guinea, the new president of the Sydney Labour Council, was welcomed to the chair this evening by the retiring president…

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Sydney Labour Council. Broken Hill Not Endorsed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

The individual whose disorderly conduct was responsible for breaking up last week's meeting of the Labour Council caused some trouble at to-night's meeting,…

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District News. Stockton. Municipal Amenites

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 7

A number of aldermen and ratepayers assembled at the council chambers on Saturday evening, at the invitation of the Mayor-elect, Alderman T. Stratten, to…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 7

A special meeting of the Merewether Council was held on Friday evening, when there were present: Alderman Case, the Mayor, and Aldermen curry, Forshaw,…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

The Lambton Council met last night, there being present the Mayor, Alderman L. E. Polak, and Aldermen Charlton, Richards, Agnew, Elliott, Hardy, Tr[?]harne…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · 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, Light, Hall, M…

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Maitland District. Cessnock Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 8

The Cessnock Shire Council met at the shire chamber Cessnock on Monday. Present: Councillor John, chairman, and Councillors Morgan, Shape, Tulloch,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman W. Ball, and Aldermen Henley-Smith, Rees, Hudson, Griffiths,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 5

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

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 6

Adamstown Council met last night when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman Grey, and Aldermen Hunter, Tessier, Robin, Harris, Cameron, Lydon, O'Hagen, and…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

The Greta Council met on Monday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Alderman J. A. Lewis, and Aldermen Strang, Beswick, Lane, Jones, Walton,…

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Summons Division. Municipal Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 7

James Trainor, charged by the Municipality of Hamilton, for which Mr. H. V. Harris (Messrs. Harris, Wheeler, and Co.) appeared, with on January 25th, in…

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Sydney Labour Council. Open to Good Unionists. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

When the Labour Council met to-night the question of admitting visitors cropped up owing to the disorder occasioned by a certain section at the last two meetings…

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