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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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Wednesday, March 13, 1860. Executive Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1860 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor General directs it to be notified, that the following gentlemen resigned their seats in the Executive Council, on the 8th instant, viz.:- William Forster, Esquire[?]…

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Government Gazette. Friday, March 30, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1860 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor General, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to appoint Mr. Leonard Cooper to be third clerk in the department of the Legislative Council, in the room of Mr. H. Gale, promoted, from the 1st…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Tuesday, April 3, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1860 · page 6

The PRESIDENT announced that Mr. David Jones had resigned his seat, and that his Excellency had accepted his resignation. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice of his intention to ask the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Wednesday, April 4, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1860 · page 2

The Legislative Council met, but there was some difficulty in making a quorum. THE NEW COMMISSION. In reply to Mr. JOHNSON, the COLONIAL SECRETARY…

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Municipalities in Victoria. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1860 · page 5

The Municipalities Act in force in this colony was sub stantially a copy of that which had been previously passed in Victoria though wiht consideralble difference as to the nature and extent of enrowment's. It will be not…

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Wednesday, April 18. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1860 · page 1

The President took his seat at half-past four o'clock. Mr. MONTEFIORE'S motion for papers and correspondence on railway matters, led to debate, which, after some time, was put an end to as, if not altogether irregular, at all events premature…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, April 19, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1860 · page 1

The PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four. On the motion of Mr. DOCKER, a select committee of inquiry with reference to the Shoalhaven Municipality, founded on Mr. Berry's petition, was appointed…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, April 25, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1860 · page 2

The President announced that Mr. Montefiore had resigned his seat. The Governor-General sent down a reply to the address of the Council on the subject of the appointment of the Clerk and…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 26, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1860 · page 2

The legislative Council met at half-past four o'clock. Notice was given by Dr. DOUGLASS, on behalf of Mr. Isaacs, that the latter hon. member will, on Wednesday next, move for leave to bring in a [?] for the appointment or a fourth…

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Maitland District Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1860 · page 2

On Tuesday a public meeting was held at the Courthouse, last Maitland, for the purpose of electing two members to serve in the District Council of Maitland and as Commissioners of the Road Trust in the room of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 2, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 2

The Council met at half-past four. Mr. DEAS THOMSON gave notice of questions in reference to the debt owing by Queensland to New South Wales, and as to the part Victoria proposes to take with reference to telegraphic…

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[?]W South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Taursday, May 3, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1860 · page 2

The Council sat until six p.m. Mr. D[?]AS THOMSON gave notice of a motion for again referring for the consideration of the Standing Orders Committee the matters having reference to the clerks and…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, Mat 8, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 7

His Excellency the Governor General directs it to be nocified that Jacob Levi Montefiore, Esq., has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 9, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 2

The President of the Legislative Council took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. The assent of the Governor General, on behalf of her Majesty, was received to the Gunpowder Exportation…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, May 10, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 2

The Council met at half-past four o'clock. Mr. DEAS THOMSON brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee in reference to private bills, which is for adoption by the house on Thursday next,…

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Wednesday, May 16, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1860 · page 2

The Legislative Council sat from twenty minutes past four o'clock until seven o'clock. The ATTORNET GENERAL obtained leave to bring in three bills, namely, a Bill for the continuance of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, May 17, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1860 · page 2

The Council sat from half-past four until half-past eight o'olook. BILL TO SIMPLIFY DEEDS. Mr. HOLDEN obtained leave to introduce a bill to…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 23. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1860 · page 2

The Council sat from half-past four o'clock until a quarter to eleven p.m. The Colonial Secretary, adverting to the public holiday—Queen's Birthday—his day, and to the coming…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Friday, May 25. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1860 · page 2

Mr. JOHNSON drew attention to what he considered the unsatisfactory character of the return as to expenditure, which was laid upon the table by the Colonial Secretary, on Wednesday evening last, and wished for explanations…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, May 29, 1860. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 7

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 summons…

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