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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
73 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 4
At the Court-house, this day, at noon, the returning officer, Mr. J. Gill, commenced proceedings by reading his authority. Messrs. W. Smith and P. J. Coghlan proposed and seconded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As the termination of the current municipal year ia at hand, and as we are consequently about to be called upon to make the usual annual election of aldermen in the room of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The time for filing claims to be named on municipal rolls, and objections against the enrolment of othes persons, has now passed. Section 57 of the Municipalities Act of 1867…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The House, on the motion of Mr. Docker, rescinded an order for printing letters of inventions, made on the 14th of December last, the said document having been ordered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bathurst Burr Bill was postponed for a week, on the motion of Mr. Docker. The Liability of Marine Partnership Act Extension Bill was committed. Mr. Darley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Returning-officer, Mr. Sparke, took his seat at noon, and having explained to the ratepayers assembled the object of their being met together, and his authority for acting,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President took his seat at half-past four o'clock, but there only being ten members present, the House was adjourned until the usual hour the next day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday the polls for the city and Honeysuckle wards, wore opened for the ratepayers to decide who should be their alderman, for the ensuing year. Municipal elections in Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Docker, stated that the Government had not yet determined what course would be pursued with reference to concerting with the other Australian. Governments for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Borough Council met on Tuesday for the purpose of electing their mayor, for the ensuing twelve months. Present:—Aldermen Bowker, Chapman,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That it had not come to the knowledge of the Government that any persons had been kept out of Volunteer companies on political or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday the polling for four members to fill tho yearly vacancies in the West Maitland Borough Council, took place in the Council Chambers, Devonshire-street, in the shop of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling for the election of three aldermen for the Singleton Borough Council took place on Friday last, in the Municipal Council Chambers. Alderman Munro acted as Returning-officer, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Lord obtained a suspension of the Standing orders to enable him to bring in and pass through all its stages a bill to provide for the March salaries of Civil servants, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On December 5th the King opened Parliament. In his speech his Majesty says.— "The Encyclical excommunicating the Italian Government is addressed to the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ministers, said: that the Government could see nothing in the law to justify the granting to Volunteers of a second fifty acres of land for a further service of five years; that no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The chair being taken at half-past 4 o'clock, It was found that there was not a quorum 'present, and the House was adjourned till Wednesday next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Lord moved that the House go into Committee of Ways and Means.—Mr. S. Brown rose to move, as an amendment, that the House did not approve of the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ministers said: That during the six months ending the 31st December, 1870, there were carried on the Wallsend line of railway 9622½ passenger, 1199 tons of goods, and 116,492…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ministers said that the amounts in the returns laid on the table in November last were furnished by the secretary of the Council of Education, and the Government Printer really…
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