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  2. STREET LIGHTING.

    Following the example set by the people of Maitland, a move was made in 1865 to establish gas works. The first meeting was held at the Rouse Hotel on December 1, ...

    Article : 540 words
  3. Newcastle Ice and Refrigerating Works.

    UP to the summer of 1891 consumers in the city of Newcastle and district depended entirely upon Sydney for their ice supplies, and the metropolitan manufactures holding the ...

    Article : 1,199 words
  4. Messrs. W. Winn & Co.

    MANY businesses have been started in Newcastle during the past 20 years, and many failures have been recorded in the same time. Some of the ...

    Article : 1,384 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,201 words
  6. SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES.

    The now thickly-populated suburb of Wickham has made more progress during its 26 years of municipal life than any of the other boroughs around the city. At its ...

    Article : 207 words
  7. MARITIME HISTORY.

    To fully realise the progress which has been made in connection with the shipping trade of the port, the student of maritime history must go back to the last decade of ...

    Article : 818 words
  8. STOCKTON.

    Although Stockton is a comparatively young municipality it ranks as the oldest suburb of Nowcastle. As early as 1836 it was the scone of considerable manufacturing ...

    Article : 376 words
  9. PROCURING AND LOADING COAL.

    At this time the system of procuring and loading the coal was most primitive. The settlement consisted of a small party of soldiers under a corporal and twelve ...

    Article : 763 words
  10. HAMILTON.

    The now prosperous district of Hamilton was formed into a municipality on December 11, 1871, since which date it has made marked progress. At the time of ...

    Article : 230 words
  11. MEREWETHER.

    At the time of its incorporation in August, 1885, Merewether had a population of 4400, the gross annual value of ratable property at the time being £22,000, and unimproved ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. LAMBTON.

    Lambton is one of the oldest suburban municipalities, its incorporation dating back to 1871, the population at that time numbering boring 1600. It contains within municipal ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 195 words
  13. E. E. Robbins'

    ALTHOUGH the several departments in the above works, which are situated in King-street, do not cover as largo an area of ground as some older-established engineering ...

    Article : 576 words
  14. ADAMSTOWN.

    Following the example set by other districts Adamstown became incorporated on December 31, 1885, the estimated population then being 1000. The borough comprises ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. WARATAH.

    The municipal district of Waratah was formed and incorporated in February 28, 1871, the first alderman being:— Messrs. Robert Turton, ...

    Article : 200 words
  16. WALLSEND.

    The borough of Wallsend was incorporated on February 27, 1874, and at the time of its formation possessed a population of 1900. At the present time the estimated population ...

    Article : 176 words
  17. THE FIRST SIXTY MILERS.

    From the date of the discovery by Shortland in 1707 until the early part of the present century, very little was done towards developing the coal resources of the Hunter. ...

    Article : 612 words
  18. NEW LAMBTON.

    New Lambton was incorporated on January 8, 1889. The first aldermen were:— Thomas Croudacs, Joseph Oldham, John Dean, George Henderson, Samuel Gibson, Michael ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. INCREASE OF THE COAL TRADE.

    Another curious advertisement refers to the Lord Liverpool, cutter, in which shippers of cargo are notified that owing to the completion of the bridge over Wallis' ...

    Article : 691 words
  20. PLATTSBURG.

    Plattsburg ranks among the older municipalities, its incorporation dating from December 27, 1876. The first elections took piece on February 6, 1897, and resulted in ...

    Article : 179 words
  21. CARRINGTON.

    The incorporation of Carrington dates from March 80. 1887, the aldermen being:— Messrs. James Morison, James Hughes, Robert M'Cann, James B. Rodgers, Thomas ...

    Article : 163 words
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