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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1864

155 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 8

District News. Central Illawarra. Municipal Council. Friday, August 26Th

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 September 1864 · page 2

Present—The Chairman (R. J. Marshall, Esqr.) and Councillors Brown, Evans, Lindsay, Tighe, Jckyll, Ritchie, and Haworth. The minutes of the meeting on the 22nd ult. having…

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Local News. Municipal Council. Quarterly Meeting. Wednesday, August 31, 1864

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 September 1864 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Hewlett, Cole, Beatson, and Allen. The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed, a memorial from eighteen ratepayers was…

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KIAMA. Court of Requests. (Before Messrs Gray, Moles, and Emery, Esqs., J.P's.; W. Moles, Esq., in the Chair.) William Irving v R. H. Owen (Mayor of Kiama)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 September 1864 · page 2

For work done, £10. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the above amount, for work done to the Corporation…

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A Cabinet Council. Assembled—M[?] Forster Eager, Hol[?] Wilson

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1864 · page 4

MARTIN appears confident and [?]lines his head upon his hand by way of a change. Forster is de[?] Eager watchful, Wils in c[?]ting and Ho[?]oyd pretending to be asleep. Martin opens the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 5. (Before the Mayor, C. T. Smith, and J. W. Wilshire, Esos., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1864 · page 2

John Mannix was placed in the dock, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and having pleaded guilty to the offence was admonished and discharged…

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Court of Requests. (Before the Mayor, and Messrs C. T. Smith, J. W. Wilshire, and F. P. McCabe Esqs., J.P.'s.) Echlin v Brown

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1864 · page 2

To recover £1 11s. No appearance of parties. Cop[?] v King, To recover £1 10s…

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Thursday, Sept. 8Th. (Before the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1864 · page 2

John Flanaghan was charged with allowing a cow his property, to stray in the public streets, and having pleaded guilty, he was ordered to pay 5s.m and 4s 2d costs…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Sept. 6. (Before the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1864 · page 2

Mary Anne Harley was charged with having stolen fowls in her possession. W. T. Baxter deposed: That since the 1st of Aug. he had several times lost some fowls, and his…

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Municipal Rates

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1864 · page 2

Some doubts having been expressed as to the legality of the mode of assessing unoccupied and unproductive town allotments, hitherto adopted by the Municipal Council, namely, by first ascertaining the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 12. (Before the Mayor and C. T. Smith, Esqs. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1864 · page 2

James Mead, charged with allowing a horse to stray in the public streets, was cautioned and the case dismissed. Mrs Moran and Mr Robson, appeared to answer a…

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District News. Shellharbor. Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1864 · page 2

The Municipal Council met on Saturday last. Present The Chairman, Connections Fryer Ewans, Dunster, Fenwick, Mc[?] Cosgrove, Collins. Minutes of the previous meeting, were read and…

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Central Illawarra Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1864 · page 2

More than ordinary interest was felt by the public in the meeting of Council which was to have taken place on Friday last but unfortunately there was no quoram, and the Chairman adjourned the meeting…

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District News. Central Illawarra. Municipal Council. Friday, September 23

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1864 · page 2

Present—The Chairman, and Councillors Brown,. Thompson, Evans. Ritchie. Jokyll, and Tighe. The minutes of the previous meeting were lead by the Treasurer, confirmed, and signed…

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Local News. Municipal Council. Tuesday, September 27

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1864 · page 2

The Council sat on Tuesday. Present—the Mayor Aldermen Robson, Howlott. Allen, Cole, Beatsor, and Wilshire. The minutes of the provious meeting having been…

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District News. Central Illawarra. Municipal Council. (Continued.) For Breaking Stone

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1864 · page 2

A. Murphy and J. Council, at 2s 6d per ton, or 3s 9d per lead. The next tender opened was from W. Hamilton for 500 loads of gravel between Geard's Corner and…

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District News. Shellharbor. Municipal Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1864 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Council it was stated that a balance remains to Cr. of Council amounting to £173 2s. 4d. A large sum of arrears of rates remains due to the Council which it is the full…

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Local News. Municipal Council. Friday, Oct. 14

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1864 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen bott, Robson Cole, and Wilshire. After the confirmation of the minutes, the following reports were adopted:…

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Parliamentary News. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 October 1864 · page 2

The New South Wales Parliament was opened on Tuesday. In the Legislative Council, the President took the chair at 10 o'clock…

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Local News. Municipal Council. Friday, Oct. 21

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1864 · page 2

Present, the Mayor, Alderman Hewlett, Robson, Beatson, Allen, Osborne, Cole, and Wilshire. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed…

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Parliamentary News. Legislative Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1864 · page 4

The Council met at the usual hour, and then proceeded to Government House to present the Address adopted in reply to the Governor's speech…

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