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Council & local affairs, 1839

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The Irish Municipal Bill

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1839 · page 2

Mr. Grattan, M.P. has addressed the following letter to the National Trades Political Union :—".Glenwood, Rathdrum, Aug. 6…

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Correspondence. the Legislative COUNCIL.—(No 8.)

The Australian · Saturday 5 January 1839 · page 2

"If there's a hole in a your coasts, I rede ye, lent it; A chief's among ye taking notes, An faith! he'll prent it."…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Legislative Council

The Colonist · Saturday 12 January 1839 · page 2

DURING the past week the members of the Legislative Council have received a circular letter from the Governor's Private Secretary, desiring to know whether they conveniently meet in…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Saturday, January 12, 1839. The Legislative Council

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1839 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor, we are happy to learn, has convened an extraordinary Meeting of the Legislative Council for the 14th February next, to take…

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Correspondence. the Legislative COUNCIL.—(No. 9.) the Estimates for 1839. (CONTINUED.) To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Tuesday 22 January 1839 · page 2

SIR—In my last four numbers, I have endeavoured to shew, why the expense paid annually out of the public revenue (besides the large amount paid by individuals, to the…

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To the Honorable the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament Assembled. The Memorial of Members of Council, Magistrates, Landholders, Merchants and other free inhabitants of New South Wales, as agreed upon at a Public Meeting, held in Sydney, the 8th February 1839

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1839 · page 1

MOST HUMBLY SHEWETH, That your M'morialists having read the evidence and report of the Committee of your Honorable House on Transportation, humbly lay before…

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To His Excellency Sir George Gipps &c. &c., and the Legislative Council

The Australian · Thursday 31 January 1839 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I have taken the liberty of addressing your Excellency and Legislative Council upon a matter of great importance relative to the "The…

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Correspondence. the Legislative COUNCIL.—(No. 10.) the Estimates for 1839. (CONTINUED.) To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Thursday 14 February 1839 · page 3

SIR,—In my last letter, I shewed in a tabular form the number of perform whose individual interests, as for as there are concerned in the reception of payment for alleged services rendered to the community, are…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Friday 15 February 1839 · page 2

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1839.—Present; the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, February 14, 1839

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1839 · page 2

Sir Maurice O'Connell and Captain King took the necessary oaths and assumed their seats in Council. His Excellency the Governor laid before the Council "a Bill to amend the Act to restrain the…

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Legislative Council

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

THURSDAY, FEB. 14.--According to summons, his Excellency the Governor and the following Members of Council met at their Chambers;--The Chief Justice, the…

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Sydney Gazette. Saturday, February 16, 1839. The Council

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 2

WE earnestly entreat the attention of our readers to the report of the proceedings in Council on Thursday, which appears in another column of to-day's…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 14, 1839

The Colonist · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 3

PRESENT—the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jones,…

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The Council. Votes and Proceedings. Thursday, 14 February, 1839

The Australian · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to summons, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. New Members sworn, His Excellency Major General Sir…

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Vox Populi—Vox Dei . Extraordinary Sitting of the Legislative Council

The Australian · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 2

Tt is a very useful practice in the London journals, to furnish their readers with an analysis or summary of the proceedings in Parliament, as well as to…

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Waste Lands. To the Honorable the Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to consider the Question of Immigration. New South Wales, September, 1838

The Colonist · Saturday 16 February 1839 · page 4

MY LORD AND GENTLEMEN,—Aware that your honorable Committee is desirous of eli[?]ing the opinions of the colonists with reference to the all important subject you are now engaged…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 18 February 1839 · page 2

IN another part of this journal we furnish an account of the proceedings of the Legislative Council. The Sessions opened on Thursday, February 14, with, of course, a…

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Domestic. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 14, 1839

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 18 February 1839 · page 2

PRESENT -- the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary the Attorney-General, the Collector of Custom's, the Auditor-General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jones…

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The Legislative COUNCIL.—(No. 11.) "If there's a bole in a' your coats, I rede ye, tent it; A chiel's among ye takin notes, An faith I he'll prent it."

The Australian · Tuesday 19 February 1839 · page 3

SIR,—In my last letter, I led your renders to consider the sort of arguments upon which the appropriation of the public revenue, under the plea of [?] SERVICE, to whatever extent it may be carried…

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