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Council & local affairs, 1836

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12, 1836

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 July 1836 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the Table, "A Bill for the amendment of the Law…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 5, 1836

The Colonist · Thursday 14 July 1836 · page 4

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the table, The Supplementary Estimate of Expenditure for the present year, together…

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Colonial Statistics. Minute of His Excellency the Governor to the Legislative Council, Explanatory of the Several Heads of Expenditure, and of Ways and Means as estimated of the Year 1837

The Colonist · Thursday 14 July 1836 · page 3

BEFORE I request the attention of the Council to the Estimates for the ensuing year, I have to offer some observations on he Abstract of Revenue and Expenditure laid on the table at the…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12, 1836

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1836 · page 4

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the table, "A Bill for the Amendment of the Law…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 14, 1836

The Colonist · Thursday 21 July 1836 · page 3

COUNCIL me pursuant to Adjournment, His Excellency the Governor, in the Chair. Petition presented from the Lay committee of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, in the name and…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Education. To His Excellency Majar-General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B. Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., and the Hnorable The Ligislitive Council of the said Colony

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 21 July 1836 · page 2

Shewelh, That the Society which your Petitioners represent was instituted on the 2nd ot February 1835, having for its sole object, the…

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Our Legislative Council

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 23 July 1836 · page 3

WE have been amused with the following description of our Sydney Legislative Council; not on account of its accuracy, though that is considerable, but not…

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Anno Septimo Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 1. By His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B., Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. "An Act for ascertaining the Number of the Inhabitants of the Colony of New South Wales, in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six."

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1836 · page 4

WHEREAS it is expedient that provisioni should be made for ascen[?] the Preamble. Number of Inhabitants within the Colony of New South Wales, as well those…

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The Sydney Herald. Monday, July 25, 1836. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Trade with New Zealand

The Sydney Herald · Monday 25 July 1836 · page 2

Return of the Gross declared Value of Exporfs and Imports to and from the Forts of New South Wales and any part of New Zealand, during the Years 1833, 1834,…

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EDUCATION. Minute of His Excellency the Governor to the Legislative Council

The Australian · Tuesday 26 July 1836 · page 2

With reference to the Despatch of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the 30th November, 1835, now before Council, I lay on the Table for tho further information of the…

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EDUCATION. To His Excellency Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B., Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Territory of New South Wales and is Dependencies, and to the Honorable the Legislative Council of the same, in Council assembled

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 28 July 1836 · page 2

The Humble Petition of the Right Reverend William Grant Broughton, D.D., Bishop of Australia. Sheweth,…

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Swan River. Legislative Council, Perth. March 19, 1836. Report of the Committee appointed to take into consideration the Estimate for 1837

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 28 July 1836 · page 4

The Committee appointed for the purpose of taking into consideration the Estimate of Expenditure of the Colony of Western Australia, for tbe financial year commencing 1st April, 1837,…

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"Vox Populi—Vox Dei." the Late Decision in Council, and Subsequent Manoeuvres

The Australian · Friday 29 July 1836 · page 2

The proceedings in Council on this subject have attracted more of public attention than any other topic that of late years has been discussed in that [?] The debate which lasted until seven o'clock…

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Swan River. Legislative Council. Perth, March 11, 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 30 July 1836 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor having taken the chair, the order of the day for the third reading of the Bills, which have already been before the public, was…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Beer Shops. Beer and Wine Licences. To His Excellency Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, Knight Commander of the Most Honerable Military Order of the Bath, Captain-General and Governor-inChief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and to the Honorable the Members of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 1 August 1836 · page 4

The respectful Petition of the undersigned landholders and free inhabitants of the said Colony, Humbly, heweth,—…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Friday, 22 July, 1836

The Australian · Tuesday 2 August 1836 · page 3

1.—Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair; Petition presented from the Right Reverend Bishop of Australia, praying to be heard…

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Swan River. Legislative Council

The Colonist · Thursday 4 August 1836 · page 2

THE following is the Address of His Excellency Sir James Stirling, at the opening of the late Session of the Legislative Council of that colony to which we alluded in our last:…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Education

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 4 August 1836 · page 4

To His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B., Governor-in-Chief in and over the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and to the Honorable the…

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EDUCATION. Minste of His Excellency the Governor to the Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 4 August 1836 · page 4

With reference to the Despatch of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the 30th November, 1835, now before Council, I lay on the Table for the further…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 22, 1836

The Colonist · Thursday 4 August 1836 · page 4

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the table, A Bill to enable the Proprietors of a certain Company carried on in the Town of…

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