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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1855

146 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 8

Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, October 9, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. POSTPONEMENTS. A number of motions were postponed. CITY COMMISSIONERS POWERS EXTENSION…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Thursday, October 11, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1855 · page 1

The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGES Four messages from the Governor General were received. The first stated that,…

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Council Paper. Proposed Stamp Duties. Message No. 80

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 2

W. DENISON, Governor General. The Minute explanatory of the financial arrangements of the colony, which was submitted to the Council with the Estimates,…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Wednesday, October 17, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. ADMINISTRATION OF CROWN LANDS. In answer to Mr. NICHOLS, the COLONIAL SECRETARY replied that the Government had taken the present…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, October 15, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. COUNCIL PAPERS. A report on the western gold fields, from the commissioner, a return relative to…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Thursday, October 20, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. COUNCIL PAPER. A return relative to reservations of land for purposes of public recreation…

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Council Papers. Scab in Sheep Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

The following is an abstract of the new Scab in Sheep Bill, now before the Legislative Council, on the motion of Mr. G. Macleay, who was chairman of the select…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 24, 1855. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL. The following message from the Governor General was received:-…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 27, 1855. Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, October 23, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. LIBERATION OF POLACK AND WELLS. Mr. WILSHIRE moved for a return of all documents and correspondence relating to…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 3

The Maitland District Council met on Monday. Present—The Warden, Messrs. Evans, Gorrick, and Walsh. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, October 31, 1855. Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Thursday, October 25, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 1

The SPEAKER took the chair. POSTPONEMENTS. Mr. NICHOLS postponed his motions relating to Mr. Osborne's land claim, the…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, October 25, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. COUNCIL PAPER. A return relative to the employment of the Oberon in search of Mr. B. Boyd was laid on…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 31, 1855. [In consequence of the crowded state of our columns, and the great importance of the following message and despatch, we, in order to make roora for them, postpone till our next number the report of the general business trans[?]cted by the Council on Wednesday. The report of the committee on the Assessment on Stock Kill was adopted, and the third reading fixed for Thursday. The Electoral Rolls Bill was further considered in committee, but adjourned that a circular describing the various qualifications of voters, suggested by the Solicitor General, and a new clause to include all recently acquired freeholds, proposed by Mr. WILSHIRE—should be printed and laid before the committee. In committee on the Estimates the house voted £1000 in aid of the Maitland School of Arts, to meet private subscriptions to an equal amount.] MESSAGE

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 2

The following message from his Excellency the Governor General was received,and read:- Assent to New Constitution Act.—It is with no ordinary satisfaction that the Governor…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1855 · page 2

A meeting of the Maitland District Council was held on Monday. Present—The Warden, Messrs Evans, Gorrick, and Walsh. The minutes ot the last meeting were read and…

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Council Papers. Waste Lands of the Australian Colonies. (From the S. M. Herald, Nov. 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1855 · page 1

The following despatch, enclosing an act to repeal the Acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the crown in the Australian…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, November 7, 1855. Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) WEDNESDAY, October 31, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1855 · page 1

The SPEAKER took the chair. ASSENT TO BILLS. The Governor's assent was announced to the Sydney Police Regulation Bill, Sydney…

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Council Papers. Crown Lands Sales. (Commission and Proceeds.) (Ordered by the Council to be printed, October 24,1855.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 2

Return to an address from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated September 28, 1855, praying that his Excellency the Governor General would be pleased to…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Wednesday, November 7, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. REGISTRAR GENERAL'S SALARY. A message was received [?]rom the Governor General, proposing that the salary of the Registrar General…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 10, 1855. Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Tuesday, November 6, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair. MESSAGE. A message from the Governor, with a bill for the appointment of an additional judge…

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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald and Empire.) Thursday, November 8, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1855 · page 1

The SPEAKER took the chair. COLONIAL ARCHITECT'S DEPARTMENT. The report from the select committee on this department, with the evidence, was…

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