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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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District News. Shellharbor. Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1860 · page 3

The body met on Tuesday, May 8th. Present—the full Council. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1860 · page 2

In answer to Questions, it was said by the Colonial Secretary—That the Government lead under consideration the apportionment of public debt between this colony and Queensland, but had not set arrived at any conclusion; that the encroachments on…

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Central Illawarra Municipality. [Abstract of Minutes of Council from March 2nd to April 13th.] Friday, March 2Nd

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1860 · page 2

Present—The Chairman; Councillors Irving, Osborne, Gerard Brown, Higgins, Lindsay, and Ritchie. The minutes of the former meeting were rend and confirmed. A letter from the Sense ary of Lands, inquiring the probable…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 8Th, 1860. (Before the Mayor, and C. R. Smith and G. Waring Esquires, J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1860 · page 2

John Smith was brought up on remand, charged with obtaining goods and money from Mr. John Bright under false presences. James Hetherington, of Sydney, stated that he had…

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To the honorable the Colonial Secretary. Shoulhaven Municipal Council, Court-house, Nowra

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 2

SIR—I do myself the honor to submit to your consideration the very unsatisfactory state of the police arrangements for this district, to which I respectfully solicit your early and earnest attention…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 4

Mr Johnston postponed his motion as to illegal public expenditure. The Mount Keira Tramroad Bill was advanced a stage…

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Wollongong Munich'al Council. Saturday, May 12

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 2

Present—The Mayor. Alderman Hetherington, Garret Bestson, Oshorne and Robson. The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council

Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1860 · page 3

THE Council met on Thursday at half-past four o'clock. Mr. Deas Thomson brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee in reference to…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 9Th May

Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1860 · page 4

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…

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Shoalhaven. Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1860 · page 2

The Council met, pursuant to adjournment, in the Court House, Nowra at 2 o'clock, p.m. Present— The Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen Boe, McG[?]h, MrGuire, Moss, and M[?]…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday. Nowra and Good Dog Municipality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1860 · page 2

The Colonial Secretary said that, acting upon the suggestion of the hon. the President on a former day, he had placed himself in communication with Mr moss with a view to obtain a copy of a letter written in reference to certain signatures to a petition…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday May 16. (Before the Mayor, and G Waring, Esq, J.P)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1860 · page 2

John Smith was again brought up to answer three different charges of obtaining goods by means of spurious cheques, and was fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing sitting of the Wollongong Court of Quarter…

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Municipal Council

Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1860 · page 2

The proceedings of last Wednesday are unavoidably left over until next issue for want of space. The proceedings of the Assembly on Wednesday are also deferred for the…

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Central Illawarra Municipality. Friday, May 18Th, 1860

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1860 · page 2

Present—The fall Council. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Chairman suit he was not aware that any particular business would come before the Council…

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District News. Shoalhaven. Municipal Council.—wednesday, 16Th May

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1860 · page 2

The Council met, pursuant to adjournment, in the Nowra Court House, at 2 o'clock p.m. Present—The Worshipful the Mayor in the chair: Alderman Moss, M'Guire, Bice, and M'Grath…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1860 · page 2

Messages were received from the Governor-General, conveying the Royal assent to the Parramatta Water Protection Bill, and the Mount Keira [?]ramroad Bill. Mr T[?]omson laid on the table the report of the Select…

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Kiama Municipal Council. Wednesday, 16Th May

Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1860 · page 2

PRESENT—The full Council Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The Mayor informed the Council that the parties whose tenders were accepted for making the road in…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 17, 1860

Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1860 · page 4

The Council sat from half-past-four until [?]past eight o'clock. Mr. Holden obtained leave to introduce a bill Simplify Deeds and other instruments. He…

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District News. Kiama. Municipal Council,—wednesday, 16Th May

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1860 · page 2

Present—The full Council. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The Mayor informed the Council that the par[?]ies whose tender, were accepted for making the [?]oad in…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, May 28. (Before the Mayor, and Messrs Smith and Garrett.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1860 · page 2

MASTER AND SERVANTS' ACT—Robert Haw[?]th appeared to answer the summers of Robert Da[?]ham who el imed one [?] from him as wages. The plantiff in this case is a lenear, who agreed with his [?] to put up…

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