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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1860 · page 4

Much of the business on the paper was necessarily postponed, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Wise, Mr. Isaacs, and Dr. Douglass. INQUEST ON FIRES…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, 16Th February

Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1860 · page 4

The Legislative Council sat for rather less than an hour. Mr. Deas Thomson moved for the adoption of a Standing Order requiring the transmission of all…

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To the Electors of the Shellharbor Municipality

Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1860 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Owing to the alarming reports in reference to the disastrous flood at Shoalhaven, and fearing that my relatives there had shared in the calamity, I was induced to go down, in order to ascertain the true state…

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Shoalhaven. Election of Aldermen

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 2

On Tuesday, 14th instant, the polling commenced, It at first seemed likely that some confusion would arise from the following causes:—Mr R. H. F. Kemp appointed Mr David Berrie as his substitute, but that…

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Shellharbor Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 2

The Municipal Council met yesterday (Tuesday last.) Present-The Chairman, Councillor M'Gill, Russell, Graham, Wilson, Collins, and Martin. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 16Th February

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 2

The full Council met in the nomination chamber, and the three newly elected members made the declaration of office according to schedule D, before James Robb, Esq., J.P.; alter which the Council adjourned for one hour…

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Shoalhaven Municipal Council. Thursday, February 16, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 2

The Council met in the Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment, at 4 o'clook, p.m. Present—Alnermen Moss, M'Guire, Graham, Bico, and Munro…

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Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 3

The only business of importance was the passing of similar resolutions relative to telegraphic communication to those adopted by the Assembly…

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The Legislative Council Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1860 · page 4

The old bill provided that the colony form one electoral district, and that the new Council should consist of thirty members. While the now bill provides—Clause 4. The Legislative Council shall consist of 28…

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Municipal Council. Wednesday, 22Nd February

Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1860 · page 2

Present—The full Council. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. His Worship the Mayor handed in his declaration…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 22Nd February

Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1860 · page 4

THE Legislative Council sat from twenty-five minutes past four o'clock until ten minutes to nine. The royal assent was received to the Maitland…

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District News. Shoalhaven. Shoalhaven Municipal Council. Saturday, 25Th Feb. 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1860 · page 2

The Council met in the Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment at 4 o'clock, p.m. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Moss, Munroe, of Guire, and M'Grath…

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Right of the Council to the Wharf

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1860 · page 2

WE have learned that Mr THOMAS HALE has received a peremptory order from the Government to remove the Store he had recently erected on the south side of the Wollongong basin, and…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 29Th February

Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 3

The Council met pursuaut to adjournment. Mr. Deas Thomson presented a petition from two hundred members of the Church of England, resident in the district of Richmond, against the…

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Dapto. Central Illawarra Municipality

Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 2

The Council met on Friday, February 24. The Chairman related in detail the steps that had been taken to repair the damages inflicted by the late flood on the Figtree bridge, and the new bridge near…

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Wollongong Municipal Council. Friday, March. 2, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1860 · page 2

Present—The Mayor Alderman Macdonald, Hetherington, Osborne. Beatson. Robson, and Gariett. CORRESPONSENCE. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1860 · page 4

Mr. Eagar moved an adjournment to Tuesday next, in consequence of recent events in the Assembly, and took occasion to thank the House for the courtesy and kindness with which he had…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, 7Th March. (Before the Mayor, and J. Gurrett, J.P)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 2

Thomas Cook and Thomas Phelan, were brought up charged with refusing to pay their passage money by the Hunter to Merrimbulla. They both stated, in their defence that they had come on board to see an…

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Shoalhaven. Special Meeting of the Council. Friday, March, 2, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 3

The Council met specially, pursuant to notice, at the Council Chamber at one o'clock p.m., to take into consideration a letter from the Treasurer of the Sydney Relief Fund Committee, addressed to the Mayor and Alderman…

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Kiama Municipal Council. Wednesday, 7Th March

Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 2

PRESENT—the full Council. The Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. LETTERS. The Town Clerk read a letter from the Colonial…

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