Original Correspondence. District Council—meetings with Closed Doors. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1853 · page 4
SIR—I have observed that latterly the objectionable practice has been adopted by the Maitland District Council, of keeping the door of their room closed during their meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Paper. Report From the Select Committee on Coins of the United Kingdom (Current in Australia)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1853 · page 4
The select committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 30th day of June, 1853, to consider and report upon the message of his Excellency the Governor General, No. 15,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Thursday, September 22, 1853. [We continue the report of Thursday's proceedings from the point at which our correspondent's report terminated, as published in Saturday's Mercury.] Gold Fields Regulation Bill
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1853 · page 4
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the bill, and explained its provisions. The important alterations it proposed to make in the system now pursued were framed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local News. Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1853 · page 4
On Thursday the District Council met at their rooms, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Doyle, Cathrow, Lang, and Wilkinson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Paper. Defences of Port Jackson
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1853 · page 4
The committee appointed by your honorable house, on the 12th July, 1853, "to take into consideration and report upon the most advisable means to place the Harbour of Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 28, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1853 · page 2
The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGES. Three messages from the Governor General were read. The first transmitted a Police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, September 27, 1853
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1853 · page 4
The SPEAKER took the chair. ASSENT TO BILLS. The assent of the Governor General to the following bills was announced:—Powers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Friday, September 30, 1853
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1853 · page 4
The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGE. A message from the Governor General was received, inviting the Council to fix the rates of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empir[?].) Tuesday, October 4, 1853
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1853 · page 4
The SPEAKER took the chair. ASSENT TO BILLS. The assent of the Governor General to the following bills was reported: Kiama Steam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 5, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald and the Empire.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1853 · page 2
The SPEAKER took the chair. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The COLONIAL SECRETARY gave notice of motion for Friday, that the house when it rose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1853 · page 4
The District Council met on Monday, pursuant to aojournment. Present—the Warden. Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Doyle, Lang, and Cathrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Friday, October 7, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald and the Empire.) The SPEAKER took the chair. Bathurst Clerk of Petty Sessions
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1853 · page 4
Mr. HOLROYD moved for leturns of the report of a board of investigation, and all correspondence, respecting the accounts of the Bathurst clerk of petty sessions—but upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and the Empire.) Tuesday, October 11, 1853. The SPEAKER took the chair. Assent to Bills
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1853 · page 2
The assent of the Governor General to the following bills was reported: Hunter River Railway Company Bill; Savings Bank B[?]l; Australasian Coal Mining Company Bill; and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1853 · page 2
On Monday the Council met at their rooms. Present—the Warden, Mr. Kingsmill, Mr.Doyle, Mr. Lang, Mr. Cathrow, and Mr. Evans. The minutes of the last meeting were read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1853 · page 2
Yesterday this body met at their rooms. Presentâthe Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, Wilkinson, Doyle, Lang, Cathrow, and Evans. A discussion of some length preceded the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1853 · page 2
This body met at their rooms on Monday. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Wilkinson, Doyle, Lang, Cathrow, and Evans. The minutes of the last meeting were read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1853 · page 2
On Monday a meeting of this body was held pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Warden, Messrs. Kingsmill, D[?]yle, Lang, and Evans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 7, 1853. (Abridged from the Herald.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1853 · page 2
The Speaker took the chair. PETITION. On the motion of Mr. ALICK OSBORNE, the Shoalhaven petition against the new Constitution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, December 6, 1853
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1853 · page 4
Pursuant to adjournment, the Council re-assembled on Tuesday. The Speaker took the chair at half-past three o'clock. NEW MEMBER…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Mercury. Saturday, December 10, 1853. the Council and the Constitution Petitions
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1853 · page 2
AFTER the Council adjourning for some two or three months, to give the colonists an opportunity of expressing their opinions on the constitution framed for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →