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Council & local affairs, 1839

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 22

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 25 October 1839 · page 4

Present—The Governor, the Bishop, the Colonial Secretary, the Auditor-General, the Chief Justice, Colonel Gibbes, Sir John Jamison,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, 27Th October

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1839 · page 2

Present-The Governor, Chief Justice, Bishop of Australia, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Collector of Customs. Auditor General, Messrs. Campbell, Berry, Jones, Blaxland, M'Arthur,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 22

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment; his Excellency the Governor in the chair. Markets in Country Towns Establishment Bill; read a third time and passed…

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Legislative Council [?]Tillation Petitions' Committee

The Sydney Herald · Monday 28 October 1839 · page 1

Your Committee have not deemed it necessary [?] evidence to any considerbale extent. much as the general notoriety of the circum[?] connected with the manufacture and use…

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Œuvre de la Propagation de la Foi. Branch Council for Great Britain

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 29 October 1839 · page 2

PATRON—The Right Rev. Dr. Walsh. PRESIDENT—The Right Hon. the Earl [?] Shrewsbury. VICE.PRESIDENTS—The Right Hon. the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1839 · page 2

TUESDAY.—Present the Governor, the Bishop, Sir M.O'connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, Colonel Gibbes, Mr. Lithgow, Mr Campbell, Mr. Beny, Mr.Jones, Mr. Blaxland, Mr…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 29

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. The Hawkesbury Benevolent Society Bill…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 29

The Colonist · Wednesday 30 October 1839 · page 2

PRESENT, the Governor, the Bishop, the Colonial b Secretary, the Commander of the Forces, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr…

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The Council. Tuesday, October 29, 1839

The Australian · Thursday 31 October 1839 · page 2

Present—His Excellency the Governor, the the Commander of the Forces, Colonial Secretary. Attorney General, Coll ector of Custom of Auditor of Accounts, Messrs Campbell…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 29, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, the Bishop of Australia, the Colonial Secretary, the Commander of the Forces, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Messrs…

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Legislative Council. Education

The Sydney Herald · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

The Memorial of the Kirk Session of the Presbyterian Church at Goulburn. HUMBLE SHEWETH—That your Memorialists have seen a document, designated a Minute of His…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 29

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

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

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 29, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 1

Present, the Governor, the Bishop, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, Sir Maurice O'Connell, Sir John Jamison, Colonel Gibbes, Captain King, and Messrs…

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EDUCATION. PETITION.—To His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Knight, Captain-General and Gonornor-in-Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c., and to the Honorable the Legislative Council: praying that provision may be made for granding the accustomed Aid to Schools in the Rural Districts in connection with the several Religious Denominations, although the number of Scholars appertaining therete or attending, may be less than Forty or Thirty

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

The Memorial of the Kirk Session of the Presbyterian Church at Goulburn. HUMBLY SHEWETH. That your Memorialists have seen a document, designed a Minute of His Excellency the…

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Legislative Council. Orders of the Day. Tuesday, November 5

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 November 1839 · page 2

1. Female Convict Transportation Abolishment Bill; second reading. 2. Synod of Australia Establishment Petition; further consideration…

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Circular Quay. To His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, and the Honorable the Legislative Council of the said Colony

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1839 · page 2

The memorial of the undersigned Proprietors and Householders in the town of Sydney; RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH : That your Excellency having, with the…

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Council Papers. Circular Quay

The Australian · Tuesday 5 November 1839 · page 2

To His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Governor of the colony of New South Wales, and the honorable the Legislative Council of the said colony…

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Prisoners' Council Bill

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1839 · page 2

Below we give the Bill, declared by their Honors the Judges on the 30th ultimo, to be in force in this Colony, with reference to the hearing of defendants in any case by…

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The Council. Council Office, 5 Nov. 1839

The Australian · Thursday 7 November 1839 · page 2

The Legislative Council will not meet until Tuesday next, the twelfth day of November instant, in consequence of the Reports of the Committees on Police and…

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The Council. Council Office, Nov. 5, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 8 November 1839 · page 1

The Legislative Council will not meet until Tuesday next, the 12th day of November instant, in consequence of the Reports of the…

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