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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1862

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Monday, January 13

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 January 1862 · page 3

Upper House Bill.--Mr. Merewether, on behalf of the President, brought up a progress report from the Select Committee on the Legislative Council Bill, with evidence,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 15

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 22 January 1862 · page 3

New Houses of Parliament.--Mr. Merewether, in pursuance of notice, asked inhumation as to the intention of the Government with respect to new Parliamentary…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Monday, January 20

The Yass Courier · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 3

Mail Service.--The Attorney-General laid before the House despatches received from Downing-street relative to the mail service, and moved that they be printed.--Ordered…

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Municipal Election

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1862 · page 2

THE election of three aldermen for the municipal council was held yesterday in the hall of the school of arts. In the absence of the mayor, who is detained in…

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The Municipal Delusion. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 February 1862 · page 2

THE municipal bubble, Mr. Editor, has been Their Honors the judges have decided that the a municipality may be formed either of a town a a rural district, it cannot be formed of the…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council

The Yass Courier · Saturday 31 May 1862 · page 3

THE third Session of the fourth Parliament of New South Wales was opened on Tuesday last. We have already given, in our Sydney telegram the heads of the Vice-regal speech,…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 28

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 4 June 1862 · page 3

MUNICIPALITIES. -- The Attorney-General obtained leave to bring in a hill to amend the Municipalities Act of 1858. The bill proposed will be of a declaratory nature, and…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 4

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 11 June 1862 · page 3

CHURCH AND SCHOOL LANDS. -- The Governor's Aide-de-camp brought down a message covering the opinions of the Crown law officers of England respecting the Church…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 11

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 18 June 1862 · page 3

MUNICIPALITIES INDEMNITY BILL.--Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Isaacs, appeared at the bar of the House, attended by Mr. R. Johnson, in support of Mr. Berry s petition…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 3

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 2

RIGHTS OF WOMEN.--Mr. Kemp presented a numerously signed petition against the abolition of State-aid--and took the opportunity of alluding to authorities showing that…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 9

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 3

GOVERNMENT RAILWAY PLANS.-- The debate on the Attorney-General's motion for the adoption of railway plans, &c., was resumed by Mr. Deas Thomson, who…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 16

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 3

INSOLVENCY BILL.—The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to insolvency; stating, however, that the…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 23

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 30 July 1862 · page 2

HAWKERS' AND PEDLERS' ACT.-- Mr. Kemp moved that, the House resolve itself into Committee for the further consideration of the Hawker and Pedlers' Act:-- The House…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 30

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 3

DIVORCE BILL.—Tho Attorney - General presented a petition from Armidale, against the Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Bill, and similar petitions were presented by Mr…

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The New Municipalities Act. (From the Empire.)

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 4

THE Bill "to amend the law relating to Municipal Institutions," recently laid on the table of the Assembly by Mr. Cowper, is one of great importance to…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 6

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 13 August 1862 · page 3

Petitions.—Petitions were presented by Mr. Kemp from Hexham, Yass, and the, against the abolition of State-aid; and from Port Macquarie, against the…

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The New Municipal Bill

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1862 · page 3

THE proposed amended law deals with the whole of the defects of the present law. With regard to the borrowing power, by the 84th clause it is enacted that any corporation may borrow by debentures,…

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Legislative Council Bill

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 August 1862 · page 4

THE select committee, appointed on 18th June last, to consider the several provisions of the Legislative Council Bill, and suggest any amendments which may be…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday August 20

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 August 1862 · page 3

STATE AID.--Mr. Plunkett presented a petition from certain inhabitants of Yass and Shoalhaven, against the withdrawal of State-aid to religion…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 3

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 10 September 1862 · page 3

UPPER HOUSE BILL.—Mr. Holden moved the second reading of the Legislative Council Bill, us agreed to in select committee, in a speech of very considerable length, in…

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