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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1862

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 14Th. Before the Mayor, and A. Thompson, Esq

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1862 · page 2

Andrew Lysaght and George Beadle pleaded guilty to an information laid by Senior Sergeant Gibson of not keeping a light burning in front of their licensed houses between the hours of sunset and…

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Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1862 · page 2

The Council met on Friday last, when the Mayor, and Alderman Hewlett, Smith, Owen, Lott, Beatson, and Cole, were present. THe minutes of the previous meeting having been…

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District News. Central Illawarra. Municipal Council. Friday, Sep[?]

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1862 · page 2

Present—The Chairman, and Council[?] Lindsay, Turkington, Haworth, Thompson, and Richie. The minutes of the [?] meeting were read and signed…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1862 · page 4

The House went into committee on the Private Lunatic Asylums Bill. The bill was gone through as far as the sixth clause, and the further consideration postponed to…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 16

Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1862 · page 2

The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Grants for Public Worship Prohibition Bill. After going at some length into the history of State-aid in this colony, he…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 22Nd. (Before the Mayor and C. T. Smith, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1862 · page 2

Robert Beavis pleaded guilty to an information laid by Senior Sergeant Gibson, of neglecting to keep a light burning in front of his licensed public house between sunset and sunrise, and was fined 5s., and…

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Municipal Council. Friday, September 26

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1862 · page 2

Present,—The Mayor, Aldermen Hewlett, Smith, Owen and Osborne. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed on the motion of Alderman Hewlett…

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WEDNESDAY. In the Council

Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1862 · page 3

In the Council, The Attorney-General moved, without notice, that the debate on the Grants for Public Worship Prohibition Bill be further postponed for a…

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Parliamentary Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1862 · page 2

The Gunpowder Export Restriction Bill, Gold Duties Reduction Bill, and Wollongong and Kiama Tonnage Dues Postponement Bills were brought up from the Assembly, read a first time, and the second…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. (Before the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1862 · page 2

Michael M'Kenzie pleaded guilty to an information laid by Senior Sergeant Gibson of having made use of indecent language in the public-streets, and was ordered to a fine of £2 and 5s. 8d. costs…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 23

Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1862 · page 3

The Council met at the usual hour. In reply to Mr. Deas Thomson, the Attorney-General stated that the Government did not at present intend to adopt any measures for the…

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District News. Shellharbor. Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 October 1862 · page 2

The Municipal Council met on Saturday last. Present,—The Chairman, Councillors Russell, Graham, Wilson, and James. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 October 1862 · page 2

Petitions against the abolition of State-aid were presented by Mr. Plunkett, from Parramatta, Albury and the Nepean district; by Mr. Butler, from Berrima, by Mr. Kemp, from Tamworth, and from the Manning…

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Municipal Council. Friday. Oct. 3

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1862 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Hewlett, Smith, Beatson, Owen, and Cole. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the Finance Report…

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Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1862 · page 4

The Kiama Tonnage Duty Postponement Bill was debated, read a second time, and ordered to stand for Tuesday next. The Wollongong Tonnage Duty Postponement…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 30

Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1862 · page 2

The House went into committee on the Legislative Council Bill. The Attorney-General submitted to the committee a series of amendments, which he…

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Local News Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 3. (Before the Mayor, A. Thompson, and John Brown, Esqs., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1862 · page 2

Henry Murphy, a boy of 12 or 14 years of age, was charged with assaulting Edward Gibson, whereby his arm was broken. The complainant, a youth apparently a year or so…

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Court of Requests. Monday, October 6Th. (Before the Mayor, and Messrs. J. W. Wilshire, C. Fairs, and W. Robson, Esqs. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1862 · page 2

This Court sat yesterday, the business being very light, and the few cases gone into possessed but little interest. Robson and Co. v. Michael O'Hart, to recover £10…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Before the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1862 · page 2

Reuben Parsons was charged with allowing a ferocious dog to stray about the streets, whereby the limbs of passengers were endangered. Henry Thompson deposed that whilst on duty in…

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Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1862 · page 2

Mr. E. D. Thomson presented the eighth report of [?] the printing committee, which was adopted. Petitions against of abolition of State-aid were presented by Mr. Plunkett from the Catholic clergy…

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