Friday, September 12. Legislative Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1856 · page 3
His Excellency the Governor General has, with the advice of the Executive Council, in her Majesty's name, summoned the following gentlemen to the first Legislative Council of New South Wales by writs of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1856 · page 2
The next meeting of this body will be held on the 6th proximo. The meeting did not take place yesterday, according to adjournment, in consequence of the nonattendance of sufficient members to form a quorum…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1856 · page 2
The President took his seat at 4 o'clock. Several members took the oaths and their seats. It was stated that the Standing Orders Committee were prepared for a conference with the Committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, September 26, 1856. Legislative Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2
The President took his seat at ten minutes past four o'clock. A despatch received by the Governor relative to the steam communication contract was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1856 · page 2
The President took the ohair at twenty minutes past four. The Solicitor General moved that the Colonial Secretary having tendered certain advice…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1856 · page 2
This body met yesterday. Present—The Warden, Messrs. Gorrick, Walsh, Portus, Callaghan, and Dr. Brown. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1856 · page 2
The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. Mr. LUTWYCHE gave notice that when Mr. Johnson's motion was moved that it was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1856 · page 2
This body met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Present, the Warden, Messrs. Gorrick, Portus, Walsh, Callaghan, and Dr. Brown. The minutes of the previous meeting…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1856 · page 3
Notice is hereby given that the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has intimated in his despatch under date the 19th July last, No. 87, that the Queen has been graciously plensed to approve and…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1856 · page 2
The President took his seat at a quarter past four. After some routine business had been transacted—…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1856 · page 2
This body met vosterday pursuant to adjournment Preient, Messrs Gorrick, Walsh, Callaghun, Portus, and Dr. Brown. Mr. Gorrick in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1856 · page 2
The President took the chair at half past four o'clock. On the motion of Mr. Holden correspondence relating to the ereotion of local courts, &c., was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, November 5. Legislative Council. Act of the Legislature, No. 1
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1856 · page 2
Mr. LUTWYCHE, alluding to the act enabling the Government to raise certain loans in 1856, to which the royal assent had been given by the Governor General in the presence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government [?]a[?]ette. Friday, November 7, 1856. District Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1856 · page 3
It having been certified that the vacancies in the undermentioned District Council were not filled up on the first Tuesday in May, 1855 and 1856 respectively, in accordance with the terms of the Charier of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1856 · page 2
In answer to a question from Mr. Towns, Mr. E. DEAS Thomson stated, as one of the results of the appointment of commissioners for lighting the coast, that six additional…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1856 · page 2
In the Legislativa Council Mr. Towns moved successfully for the production of papers relative to the design of the life-boat of Newcastle, Mr, Deas Thomson explaining that Mr. Holdsworthy design was accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, November 12, 1856. Legislative Council. Separation of Moreton Bay
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1856 · page 2
Mr. KNOX, in a speech of groat length, moved a Borles of resolutions, protesting against the fixing of the boundary of the new colony at the Suth parallel of latitude contrary to the wishes of the inhabitants of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1856 · page 2
This body met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Present:—the Warden, Messrs. Gorrick, Walsh, Portus and Dr. Brown. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1856. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Legislative Council
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1856 · page 4
The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past three. CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THE NEW-CASTLE LIFE-BOAT, &c…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1856 · page 2
The PRESIDENT took the chair. PETITION, NEWCASTLE, Mr. Towns presented a petition from the Newcastle Chamber of Cummeroo, representing…
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