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Council & local affairs, 1837

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday July 11Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 14 July 1837 · page 3

1.—Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor in the chair, Committee on immigration. The Honorable Colonel Snodgrass, as…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 11, 1837

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1837 · page 3

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Committee on Immigration; The Honorable Colonel Snodgrass, as…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 11

The Sydney Times · Saturday 15 July 1837 · page 2

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Committee on Immigration; the Honorable Colonel Snodgrass, as Chairman, reported progress, and…

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FINANCE. Minute of His Excellency the Governor to the Legislative Council, explanatory of the several Heads of Expenditure, and of Ways and Means, as estimated for the year 1838

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1837 · page 2

From the Abstracts of Revenue and Expenditure for the last year, laid upon the Table at the opening of this Session, tho Council will have perceived the…

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Government Gazette. Wednesday, July 12. Anno Octavo Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 1. By His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Colony of New South Wales and its Depeden[?], and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. "An Act for regulating the appointment of the "Surveyor of the Town of Sydney, and for trans"ferring to other Persons certain powers hereto"fore vested in the Surveyor-General of the "Colony of New South Wales, and in the "Surveyors and Assistant-Surveyors of Roads in "the said Colony."

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1837 · page 4

WHEREAS, by an Act of the Governor and Legislative Council of the Colony of New South Wales, passed in the fourth year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled,…

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An Open Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 17 July 1837 · page 2

The following paragraph is from the Tasmanian (Hobart Town paper) of June 17th:- "We have much [?]atisfaction in stating that…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Thursday July 13Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 17 July 1837 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. English Acts Adoption Bill; presented by the Governor as amended, read…

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English Extracts. Reviews of Recent Works. Napoleon in Council

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 19 July 1837 · page 4

So far as our acquainta[?]ce with the Napoleonic memorials enables us to form a judgment (and has read all that has been written upon Baonaparte?) this…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 11

The Colonist · Thursday 20 July 1837 · page 2

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Committee on Immigration; the Honorable Colonel Snodgrass, as Chairman, reported progress, and…

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The Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 18, 1837

The Australian · Friday 21 July 1837 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to Adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the Table, "A Bill for regulating Buildings and…

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An Open Council. Vox Populi—Vox Dei

The Australian · Friday 21 July 1837 · page 2

THE Herald alleges, that the "Tory' Members of our Legislative Council are anxious that the doors of the secret Concave should be opened to the public, but…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 18

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 24 July 1837 · page 4

1.—The Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the Table; ''A Bill for regulating Buildings and…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 18

The Colonist · Thursday 27 July 1837 · page 3

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the table, "A Bill for regulating Buildings and Party-walls, and for preventing…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Tuesday, 25Th July

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 28 July 1837 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and laid upon the Table, "The Report of the Aboriginal Mission, at…

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Votes and Proceedings O[?] the Legislative Council. Wednesday,26th july, 1[?]37

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1837 · page 2

I Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor took the chair, and laid upon the table, " A Bill " for applying certain sums arising from…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Thursday, July 13, 1837

The Sydney Times · Saturday 29 July 1837 · page 2

1. COUNNIL met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. English Acts Adoption Bill; presented by the Governor as amended; read a third time and passed…

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Anno Octavo Gulielm[?] Quarth Regis. No. 3. By His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Richad Bourke, Knight Commander of the Most Honora ble Military order of the Bath, Captain Genera and Governor in Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and ViceAdmiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. " A Act for adopting a certain Act of Pa[?]ia "ment pased in the third and fourth Years of "the Reign of His present Majesty King " William the Fourth, and applying the same "in the Administration of Justice in New "South Wales, in like manner as other Laws "of England are applied therein."

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1837 · page 4

WHEREAS a certain Act of Parliament was passed in the third and fourth Yoars of the Reign of His present Preamble, Majesty King William the Fourth…

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Government Gazette Wednesday, July 26. Anno Octavo Guliel[?]i Quarth Regis. No. 1. By His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. " An Act for adopting certain Acts of Parliament " passed in the third and fourth years of His " present Majesty King William the Fourth, " and the fourth and fifth Years of His said " Majesty, and the sixth and seventh Years of " His said Majesty respectively, and applying " the same in the Administration of Justice in " New South Wales, in like manner as other " Laws of England are applied therein "

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1837 · page 4

WHEREAS a certain Act of Parliament was passed in the third and fourth Preamble. Years of the Reign of His present 3 & 4 Wm. Majesty,intituled, " An Act to allow…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Thursday, 28Th July

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 31 July 1837 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Sydney Building Bill; re-committed and amended; to be further…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Friday, 28Th July

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 August 1837 · page 3

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Appropriation B H; road a second time: to be read a third time on Friday…

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