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Council & local affairs, 1853

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Council Paper. Western Gold Fields. Letter from Mr. Commissioner Hargraves to the Colonial Secretary. Sydney, 10th April, 1853

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1853 · page 2

SIR—I have the honor to report to you, for the information of his Excellency the Governor General, the result of the explorations and observations I have recently made on the…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 18, 1853. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. COUNCIL PAPERS The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the table…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 17, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1853 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. NEW MEMBER. ALEXANDER PARK, Esq., member for the…

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Council Paper. Botanic Gardens. Letter from the Director of the Botanic Gardens to the Colonial Secretary. Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 4th April, 1853

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1853 · page 1

SIR—I do myself the honour to forward, for the information of his Excellency the Governor General, the following report of this establishment, and the results of my labour during the…

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Council Papers. Murders by Aborigines in the Northern Districts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1853 · page 4

Return to an address from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated 27th July, 1852, praying that his Excellency the Governor General would be pleased to cause to be laid…

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Legislative Council. Friday, May 20, 1853. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1853 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. COUNCIL PAPERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 25, 1853. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past three. SALARIES. Mr. THURLOW presented a petition from…

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Council Paper. Geological Surveys. Letter from the Rev. W. B. Clarke to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, on the geological structure and auriferous condition of the country along the upper waters of the Namoi and Apsley Rivers. Report No. Vi. Camp at Walcha, 28th December, 1852

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1853 · page 4

SIR—Since I last had the honor of addressing you, I have made the following journeys of exploration, viz.:- 1. From the junction of the Peel and…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, May 26. [We resume, by abridgment from the Herald, the report of Thursday's proceedings, from the point at which our correspondent's communication closed, as published in Saturday's Mercury. Light House at Cape Moreton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1853 · page 4

In answer to a question from Mr. RUSSELL, the COLONIAL SECRETARY said that the sum of £300 having been voted in 1852 for placing a light-house on Cape Moreton, he had obtained…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 31, 1853. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1853 · page 4

The SPEYKER took the chair. WENTWORTH GOLD FIELDS COMPANY. Mr. MARTIN presented a petition from the directors of this company, praying for leave to…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, June 4, 1853. the Council and the Canadina Constitution

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1853 · page 2

MR. WENTWORTH, in moving for a committee to frame a new constitution, took occasion to explain his views as to how far the Council were bound by…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1853 · page 2

Yesterday this body met, at their rooms. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Doyle, Lang, and Evans. The WARDEN stated that he had now received…

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Council Paper. National Education. Fifth Report of the Commissioners of National Education in New South Wales, for the year 1852. To his Excellency Sir Charles Augustus Fitz R[?]y, Governor-General of all her Majesty's Australian possessions, and Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the territory of New South Wales and its dependencies, &c., &c., &c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1853 · page 1

We, the Commissioners of National Education in New South Wales, beg leave to submit to your Excellency this our fifth report:- 1.—NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN OPERATION…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 9, 1853. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS. Mr. COWPER presented a petition praying…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 7, 1853. (Abridged from the Sydney papers.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1853 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGES. Several messages were received from the Governor General. 1. Transmitting the draft…

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Council Paper. the Annual Financial Minute

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1853 · page 4

The Governor-General transmits to the Council a supplementary estimate of expenditure for the service of the present year, and the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 14, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. COUNCIL PAPERS. The following papers were laid on the table: Return of the members, officers, and…

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Legislative Council. Friday, June 10, 1853. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1853 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair. EDUCATION. In answer to a question from Dr. DOUGLASS, The COLONIAL SECRETARY said it was not the…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1853 · page 2

Yesterday the District Council met at their rooms, pursuant to adj[?]urnment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Lang, Evans, and Cathrow; and Mr. Doyle attended after a short…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, June 14, 1853. We continue the report of Thursday's proceedings from the point at which our correspondent's report, as published in Saturday's Mercury, closed.] Aliens Naturalization Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1853 · page 4

This bill having been re-committed, and some verbal amendments made, it was reported with amendments, and the adoption of the report fixed for Wednesday…

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