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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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Municipal Council of Central. Illawarra, Repairs to and Improvement of Main and Bye Roads

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1860 · page 4

REPORT of Committee appointed to examine and report the state of the Main Road from Guard's corner to Charcoal, and of the Bye Roads entering between these two points…

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Doings of Municipal Candidates. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1860 · page 4

Sir,—On Friday morning last, the Bob-Tail Bench were early observed to be on the move. Lord Bounce' mall, Bob Buster, and Softstone Toole, Esq., held a consultation on on the Tan Pits, concerning some rumours they had heard…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 18Th January

Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

Present—His Worship the Mayor and a full Council. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed, the Clerk read a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that the 30th clause of the…

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Kiama. Municipal Council. Wednesday, 18th January. (Present the whole Council.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 2

The minutes of the last meeting having been read and sighed the Town Clerk read a letter from the Colonial Secretary (in reply to one from the Council as to the possession of the Ballot Boxes) stating that the 30th…

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Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 3

The President announced the retirement of Mr. Macpherson from the office of Clerk of the Council, and the appointment of Mr O'Connor as his successor; and this having been done,…

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Municipality of Shellharbor. January 17,1860. Present—The Chairman. Councillors M'Gill. Russell

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 2

James, Moles, Wilson and Collins. Mission to alter wish read from O.T. Smith Esq, refusing permission to alter the Council to allow the line of round at…

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Legislative Council

Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

The Council sat for a few minutes on Wednesday, the 18th instant, having met merely for the purpose of fixing a day on which business should again be entered upon. It…

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To the Electors of the Shellharbor Municipality

Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—You are about to be called upon to exercise your political judgment in the choice of three municipal councillors. You have credit for being shrewd; it is well admitted that you are enterprising;…

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Shoalhaven Municipal Council. Saturday, 21st January, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1860 · page 3

The Council met pursuant to adjournment, in the Council Chamber, at 5 o'clock p.m. Present—The Worshipful the Mayer in the chair; Aldermen Bice, Moss, M'Gaire, M'Kenzic, and Muaro…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 25Th January

Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 2

Present—His Worship the Mayor, and a full Council. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. The Town Clerk read three letters containing tenders for repairing the road at Woodstock Lane, Jamberoo…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 25th JANUARY

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1860 · page 2

The Council held its weekly meeting on Wednesday. Present, the full Council. The Clerk read the minutes of previous meeting. Alderman Blow thought that the names of the…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, January 25, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1860 · page 2

Present—His Worship the Mayor, and a full Council. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. The Town Clerk read three letters containing tenders for repairing the road at Woodstock Lane, Jamberoo…

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Local. Wollongong Municipal Council. Friday Jan 27

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1860 · page 2

There being no business paper the Council on meeting, immediately resolved itself into its Standing Committees, when the Finance Committee recommended the payment of L30 to the Crown-street…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1860 · page 3

The Secretary for Works laid upon the table a number of papers, namely, the dispatches on the subject of the assessment on runs—a dispatch relative to the nomination of naval cadets—a return to an address for papers relative…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 1St February

Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

Present, the full Council. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Two letters addressed to the Council by Mr…

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Wollongong Municipal Council. Quarterly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 2

The third Quarterly Meeting of this body took place yesterday, when the following members were present:—The Major, Aldermen Macdonnell, Hetherington, Hewlett, Wilshire, Robson, and Haworth…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday. February 1. 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 2

Present—The full Council. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. LETTERS…

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Local. Wollongong Municipal Council. Friday, Feb. 3

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 2

Present—Aldermen Hawlett, Lott, Hetherington, Wilshire, Robson, and Haworth. Alderman Hewlett took the chair, and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Police Court.—thursday, 2Nd February. (Before Messrs Porrott, the Mayor, and J. S. Kendall)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 2

John Hines and Patrick Downey were each fined 5s. and 24. 6d. costs for drunkenness. Harrison v. Sharpe, for illegally impounding a bull. This case was partly heart, and adjourned for further…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests, Nowra Wednesday, February 1, 1860. (Before the Mayor, Andrew Aldcorn, James Aldcorn, A. K. Mackay, and James Graham, Esqs., J.P.,s

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 3

Graham v. Hitchcock, for £10 damages for overholding a cottage and garden. Postponed till next Court, day. Ryan v. Hampstead, for £2 2s, rent for a cottages…

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