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Council & local affairs, 1839

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Legislative Council

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 20 September 1839 · page 1
Also in The Sydney Herald

On Wednesday, the Distillation Bill was read a third time, and passed; also the Trial by Jury Laws Amendment Bill. The Market Bill was laid on the table. The…

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Legislative Council. Friday, September 18

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, Chief Justice, Commander of the Forces, Attorney-General, Colonial Secretary, Collector of Customs, Auditor-General, Messrs. Campbell, Berry, Jones, Blaxland, Sir…

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The Council. Wednesday, September 18

The Australian · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 2

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…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 18

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, the Chief Justice, Sir Maurice O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Mr Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Sept. 18

The Colonist · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 2

PRESENT, the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, the Commander of the Forces, the Attorney-General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blaxland, Captain…

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The Colonist. Saturday, September 21, 1839. Colonial Politics. Proceedings of Council

The Colonist · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 2

IT has often occurred to us as an error in Editorial management, to enter into the discussion of isolated subjects however important in themselves, at a time when the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 23 September 1839 · page 1

FRIDAY, September 20th.—Present the Governor, Sir Maurice O'Conuell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones,…

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Legislative Council. FRIDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1839 · page 2

Present-The Governor, Commander of the Forces, Colonial Secretary, Attorney-General, Messrs. Berry, Jones, Blaxland, Sir John Jamison, and Captain King…

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Domestic. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Sept. 18

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 23 September 1839 · page 2

PRESENT, the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, the Commander of the Forces, the Attorney-General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blaxland, Captain…

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Legislative Council. Friday, Sept. 20

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1839 · page 4

Council met pursuant to adjournment—all the Members present. The Governor laid upon the table two bills which had been read a second…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 21, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1839 · page 2

Present—the Governor, Sir Maurice O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of the Customs, the Auditor General; Messrs[?] Berry Jones, Blaxland, Sir John…

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The Blundering Council

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1839 · page 2

NATIVE BLACKS.—when the Bill for making the native, blacks of this colony competent wit[?] was before the Council, Mr. Borry observed, that the assertion in the preamble did not appear…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, Sept. 18

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor in the. chair. The Chief Justice brought up the Report on the Insolvent Debtor's Bill,…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 25, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr Jones, Mr. M[?] Arthur, Sir John Jamison, Mr…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 25

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1839 · page 2

Present, the Governor, Commander of the Forces, Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, Atterney-General, Auditor-General, Messrs. Campbell, Berry, Jones, M'Arthur, Blaxland, Sir John…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, Sept. 25

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 27 September 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present—His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the…

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Petitions to the Governor and Council

The Colonist · Saturday 28 September 1839 · page 2

WE have made frequent remarks on the improvident has[?]e with which measures involving public interests and convenience are pushed into law by our Constitutional Legislative Assembly…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 September 1839 · page 1

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH.—Present, the Governor, the Chief Justice, Sir M. O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, Mr. Lithgow, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr…

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Domestic. Petitions to the Govenor and Council

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 30 September 1839 · page 2

WE have made frequent remarks on the improvident haste with which measures involving public interests and convenience are pushed into law by our Constitutional Legislative Assembly…

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