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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1858

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, April 21, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The business transacted was not of any (Treat importance, the Government business on the papers uelug postponed, in the…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1858 · page 2

A meeting of the Maitland Distrust Council was held at the Court-house, East Maitland, yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Present: Messrs. Walsh, Portus, Callaghan, Eckford, and Close. Mr. Walsh took the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, April 23, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. A petition presented by Mr. LANG, from John Downes Badham, of Sydney, was found to contain offensive imputations on the judges of the Supreme Court; and the…

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Wednesday, April 28, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1858 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at eight minutes past four. In answer to Mr. DOCKER, the SOLICITOE GENERAL stated that the Government had no intention to make…

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Friday, April 30. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty minutes pas four. Mr. BLAKE moved that the entry respecting the petition of John Downes Badham, presented to that house on…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, April 29, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair at ten minutes past four. A petition for including in the provisions of the Main Roads Bill the road from Hartley to Mudgee was received…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1858 · page 2

On Tuesday, a meeting of the Maitland District Council was hold, pursuant to adjournment. Present—the Wurden, Messrs. Callaghan, Eckford, and Close. The Warden made some remarks by way of apology…

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Friday, May 7. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four. The Deserted Wives and Children's Bill was read a third time and passed, and ordered to be sent to the Assembly The debate on Mr. BLAKE'S motion that the entry relative…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, May 4, 1658. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1858 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor-General has, with the advice of the Executive Council, in her Majesty's name, summoned the following gentleman to the first Legislative Council of Now South Wales by Writ of Summons under the Great Seal of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, May 6, 1858. Legislative" Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at seven minutes past four. A petition from inhabitants of Sydney, in favour of the Electoral Bill, was received. On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, the house went…

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Wednesday, May 12. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1858 · page 1

Mr. LANG again presented the petition from J. D. Badham, formerly under consideration, complaining of a decision of the Supreme Court, and praying that steps might be taken for the removal of the Judges, and moved that it be received. The…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1858 · page 2

Pursuant to adjournment, the WARDEN, and Messrs. ECKFORD, WALSH, and WILKINSON met at the Court House, East Maitland, yesterday. The WARDEN reported the election of Messrs…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged firm the Sydney Papers.) Friday, May 14. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. Sir ALFBED STEPHEN moved that the house go into committee for the further consideration of the bill to…

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Wednesday, May 19, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty minutes port four. The Fraudulent Trustees and Bankers better Punishment Bill was, on the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, read a first time, and the second reading was made an other of the day for…

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Friday, May 21, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four. The SOLICITOR GENERAL laid on the table some papers, including a despatch dated March, 18[?]8, from the Secretary of State, in reference to the unsatisfactory performance of the mail…

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New South Wales Parliamemt. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, June 2, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1858 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. A reply from the Governor General to the address on postal communication, promising that the Government would do all in its power to carry out a satisfactory arrangement, was read…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, June 3, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1858 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. Dr. DOCKER brought up the report of the committee appointed to prepare an address to her Majesty in…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, June 4, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. Mr. DEAS THOMSON laid on the table the report of the standing orders committee on the subject of the steps to be taken with reference to complaints against the…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1858 · page 2

This body met yesterday, at the Court House, at a quarter past eleven. Present Dr. Drown, and Messrs. Callaghan, Eckford, Close, Wilkinson, and Walsh. Dr. Brown, in the absence of the Wanlen, presided…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers) Thursday, June 10, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The PRESIDENT informed the House that he had presented to the Governor General the Council's address of…

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