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Illawarra · Council & local affairs
320 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 16
AT the first quarterly meeting of the Corporation, held on the 21st day of December, 1859, (present, the full Council), the Council heard appeals against the assessment of several properties, and in some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The provision in the Municipalities Act, conferring the power to borrow money to the extent of three years' revenue, is virtually a deal letter. The banks will not lend money on such a security as the revenues of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Waring, Macdonnell Hetherington. Garrett, Robson, and Beatson. The Minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denis Foley v John Fodd, forest 10s, being the balance due on an amount for stumping a quantity of land at Fairy Meadow. The evidence was very lengthy, but much of it relevant. The fist of the whole dispute was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Government of the counties into which Upper Canada is divided, county councils are established, elective in character. Each council is composed of a certain number of reeves and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The usual weekly meeting of the Council took place yesterday, the Mayor occupying the chair, and Alderman Waring, Hetherington, Garrett, Robson, and Osborne being present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met, pursuant to adjournment in the Court H use, Nowra, at 4 p.m. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Munro, Moss, Bice, McGrath, and McGuire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colonial Secretary stated that Mr Hargrave had been appointed Attornoy General, and that the Government intend to confine the business of the Session, if possible, to passing the Appropriation Act, and a Bill of Indemnity for legalising the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In reference to a letter headed as above, signed "John Smith." in your issue of the 27th ult., in which he states—"I would beg to remind your correspondent that I am no tool either paid or unpaid."—I am…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Council sat for four hours yesterday The President announced that Mr. David John had resigned his seat and that his Excellency had accepted his resignation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Present—The Mayor and full Council, except Alderman Miller The Clerk read copies of letters addressed to the Minister for Works and the Minister for Lund, respectively,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An old woman, and an old offender, was fined 20.4, or in default to suffer 18 hours confinement, for drackeaness. She took the alternative. (Before the Mayor and Mr. Fairs)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Waring, Macdonnell, Garrett, Osborne, and Beatson. The minutes of the Previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was also read from Mr G. Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present—Councilors [?]ll, Collins, James, Russell Marten, Graham, and the Ca[?] Minutes of Previous meeting read and confirmed. Surveyor Wells laid before the Council the Plans and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The House adjourned to Wednesday next, on the motion of the Attorney-General, as a taken of [?]pect in the memory of the late Sir Thomas Brisance, for nearly Governor of New South Wales and its dependences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr George Osborne, undertaker, pleaded guilty to having buried dead body and neglected to sent a certificate thereof to the District Registrar, and was fined 10s, and costs 3s, 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met pursuant to Act of Parliament and to adjournment in the Court-house, Nowra, at noon. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Moss, M Guire, Bire, M'Grath, and Munro…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The indemnity ran was brought down from the Assembly and read a first time. The report of the Standing Orders Committee, in reference to protests against the passing of any Bill was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Council met pursuant to Act of Parliament, and to adjournment, on Thursday the 12th April, in the Court House, Nowra, at Noon. Present—The Worshipful the Mayor in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE President took his seat at half-past four o'clock' yesterday. Several notices of motion were given for the next sitting day…
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