City Ward Election
THE official declaration of the poll took place yesterday, at 12 o'clock noon, in the Borough Market. Mr. Joseph Creer acted as returning-officer, and stated the result of the polling to have…
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Politics & elections, 1878
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Election of Mayor
A SPECIAL meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, this evening at 7 p.m., for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current…
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A SPECIAL MEETING of the aldermen was held at the Protestant Hall, on Saturday evening last, to elect the Mayor for the present year. Present:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wickham Municipal Council. Election of Mayor
A SPECIAL meeting of the Wickham Council chambers, for held last evening in the Council Chambers, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current year. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Sparke,…
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WE notice by the Maitland Mercury that at a special meeting of the West Maitland Dorough Council, held on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. John Lee was elected Mayor. There were three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 13, 1878
IN reply to Mr. Samuel, it was stated stated by Mr. Marks that the Government intended to ask the assent of Parliament to the modified contract for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, February 14, 1878
THE Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Papers were laid on the table by Ministers refering to the Pacific Mail Service,…
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THE Evening News of Monday, referring to the announced dissolution of the British Parliament, states that the announcement made by our morning contemporary, that the British Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 19, 1878
In reply to Mr. Bawden, Mr. Fitzpatrick said that a serious flood threatened in the Clarence River, and the Government boats at the Clarence Heads had…
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IN the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday. The message was considered in Supply and Ways and Means; and a hill founded on the resolutions of these committees for the…
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MR. Fitzpatrick, in reply to Mr. Dangar, stated that the Electoral Bill would be introduced on Wednesday. Leave was given to Mr. Baker to bring in a…
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THE President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. MARKS laid on the table papers relating to the San Francisco mail service, and…
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WE learn from his Worship the Mayor that Mr. William Westaway Dart has been appointed alderman for the above ward, by his Excellency the Governor. It will be remembered that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, February 28, 1878
THE Speaker read a message from the Governor reporting his assent to the Appropriation Bill for March. On the motion of Mr. W. C. Browne,…
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MINISTERS, in answer to questions, stated: It was not intended to make a trial survey for a railway from the Richmond River to the Queensland boundary; that the boundary between this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, March 6, 1878
THE Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. Sutherland, in reply to Mr. Taylor, said he was not aware that drivers and…
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THERE was not a quorum of members in the Legislative Assembly when the Speaker took the chair, on Friday last, and the House was accordingly adjourned until Tuesday next at the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 7, 1878
THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. Sutherland, in reply to Mr. Cameron, said wages in the locomotive branch were…
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RETURNS were ordered to be produced, respecting the irregular running of goods trains between Bathurst and Blayney on the 24th May last, on the motion of Mr. Murphy, for Mr. Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Candidates for the Pillory
THERE are a few seedy-looking, ill conditioned, beer stained "fellows of the baser sort," who every afternoon do congregate about the top of the cliff, right over the women's bathing place…
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