Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1839

380 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 19

Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Saturday. August 31, 1839. The Proceedings of Council

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1839 · page 2

We regret to find we were in error, in our remarks on the proceedings of the Council, on Tuesday, on the Education question, in attributing to the Attorney…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 2 September 1839 · page 1

TUSEDAY, AUGUST 27.—Present, the Governor, Chief Justice, the Bishop, Sir M. O'Connell, Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the [?]ector of Customs, Mr. Lithgow, Mr. Campbell,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Legislative Council. Friday 30Th August

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1839 · page 2

PRESENT—The Governor, Chief Justice, Commander of the Forces, the Bishop, the Attorney-General, Collector of Customs, and Messrs. Campbell, Berry, Jones, Sir John Jamison, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Domestic. [Continued.] Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 27

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 2 September 1839 · page 4

PRESENT, the Governor, the Bishop, the Chief Justice, the Commander-in-Chief, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collier of Customs, the Auditor General, Mr. Campbell…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Petition of the Diocesan Committee Against the Government System of Education. to His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Knight, Governor of New South Wales and Its Dependencies, and to the Legislative Council of the Same, in Council Assembled

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 2 September 1839 · page 3

The humble Petition of the Undersigned, acting on behalf of the Diocesan Committee of the Societies for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Legislative Council

The Australian · Tuesday 3 September 1839 · page 2

IN accordance with our promise we have this day, in a supplement, brought up all arrears of the debates in Council. Our reporter having recovered his…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council. Friday, August 30, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1839 · page 3

Present, the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Bishop, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney[?]General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Messrs. Berry,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Council. Thursday, August 22.—Continued

The Australian · Tuesday 3 September 1839 · page 1

Mr Macarthur said, there is another item, which I do not wish to oppose, but which I wish to say a few words upon. It is the travelling expenses for…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Legislative Council. Tuesday August 27, 1839. (Continued from our last Number.)

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 3 September 1839 · page 2

The Chief Justice said, that it was with diffidence he rose to express his opinion on a subject of such vital importance to the community, after the eloquent address of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1839 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28th.—Present the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Bishop, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 27

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency took the chair, and the following members, their seats " -- The Chief Justice, the Bishop, the Commander of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 3

The Colonist · Wednesday 4 September 1839 · page 3

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

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Council. Tuesday, September 3

The Australian · Thursday 5 September 1839 · page 2

Present—the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Bishop, the Commander-in-Chief, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 3, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1839 · page 3

Present, His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of the Customs, the Auditor General, Messrs. Camp…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Legislative Council. Tuesday, 3Rd September

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1839 · page 2

Present, the Governor, Chief Justice, Commander of the Forces, the Attorney General, Colonial Secretary, Collector of Customs, Auditor General, and Messrs. Campbell, Berry, Jones,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council. Friday, August 30, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 6 September 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment. Colonel Gibbes presented a petition from Messrs. Aber[?]rombie & Co., distillers, against the 38th clause of the Distillation Bill, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Sydney Herald. [Friday, September 6, 1839. " Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Council

The Sydney Herald · Friday 6 September 1839 · page 2

The debates in the Legislative Council, which we have lately published very fully, to the exclusion of other matter, contain some very important topics for discussion,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Council. Thursday, 5 September

The Australian · Saturday 7 September 1839 · page 2

The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Union Bank Bill, which was read and passed into law. The Weslevan Marriage Validity Bill…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Legislative Council. Thursday, September 5, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1839 · page 2

Present, His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Bishop of Australia, the Commander of the [?]ces the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General[?] the Collector of the Customs, the Auditor…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 4

The Colonist · Saturday 7 September 1839 · page 2

IN consequence of the weather a sufficient number of members did not make their appearance, and consequently the Council adjourned to. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →