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Council & local affairs, 1839

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 13 November 1839 · page 2

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12.—Present, the Governor, the Chief Justice, Sir M. O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General, Mr…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 12

The Colonist · Wednesday 13 November 1839 · page 2

PRESENT, the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of…

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Legislative Council—(tuesday.)

The Australian · Thursday 14 November 1839 · page 2

Present—His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forced, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, November 12, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1839 · page 2

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

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Friday 15 November 1839 · page 2

WEDNESDAY,—Present, the Governor, Sir M. O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Collector of Customs, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blaxland, Mr. Macarthur, Sir J. Jamison, and…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1839 · page 4

PRESENT—The Governor, Commander of the Forces, the Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Collector of Customs, Auditor General, and Messrs…

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Legislative Council.—(thursday.)

The Australian · Saturday 16 November 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, Chief Justice, Bishop, Commander of the Forces, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Collector, of Customs, Auditor General. Messers Berry, Jones, Blaxland…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 13

The Colonist · Saturday 16 November 1839 · page 2

PRESENT, the Governor, the Colonial Secretary, the Commander of the Forces, Mr. Berry, the Collector of Customs, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jones, Mr. M'Arthur, Mr. Blaxland, Captain King,…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 18. Present—The Governor, the Colonial Secretary, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Messrs Campbell, Berry, Jones, Blaxland, M'Arthur, Sir John Jamison, and Captain King

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

Captain King presented a pet[?]ion from the subscribers of the Hawkesbury Benevolent Society, praying that their bill which had been ordered to stand over until next sussion as a public measure…

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Report of the Committee on Police and Gaols. The Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 11th June, 1839, to Inquire into, and Report upon, the Establishment and Strength of the Police Force in all its Branches—to what extent it may be expedient to maintain or increase it—and the expense it will occasion—have carefully examined into the several matters to the mreferred, and agree to the following Report:—

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1839 · page 4

Your Committee, immediately upon its appointment, proceeded to call before them such of the Magistrates and other persons resident in Sydney, and in the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 November 1839 · page 2

On Thursday the 14th Instant, a warm altercation took place in the Legislative Cou[?]d originating in the castigation inflicted by Mr. H. H. M'Arthur on the Chief…

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Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Monday Morning, November 18, 1839. Nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. SHAKSPEARE. Was the Attorney-General or the Sydney Press the most 'factious' on a certain subject lately discussed in Council, and by the Press?

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1839 · page 2

THE Attorney-General called the Sydney Press"'factious" in its strictures on the late trial of the two convict ruffians who assaulted Miss Byrne. The Sydney Press, like most other presses in…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, Nov. 14, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1839 · page 1

PRESENT—The Governor, the Bishop, the Chief Justice, Sir Maurice O'Connell, the Attorney General, the Colonial Secretary, the Auditor of Accounts, Colonel…

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Report of the Committee on Police and Gaols. (CONTINUED.) The Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 11th June, 1839, to Inquire into, and Report upon, the Establishment and Strength of the Police Force in all its Branches—to what extent it may be expedient to maintain or increase it—and the expense it will occasion—have carefully examined into the several matters to them referred, and agree to the following Report:— the Division of the Colony Into Police Districts

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1839 · page 4

Your Committee now proceed to describe the Boundaries of the several Police Districts into which they recommend the colony should be divided,…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1839 · page 2

[One of our reporters having rather suddenly left our service, we had no attendant at the Council last Wednesday or Thursday. The following is the Herald's account of the proceedings of those…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, Nov. 12

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1839 · page 2

Council met pursuant to adjournment; His Excellency the Governor in the chair. The Female Convict Transportation Abolition, was read a second lime, and ordered to…

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Legislaltive Council—(tuesday.)

The Australian · Thursday 21 November 1839 · page 2

Present—The Governor, Chief Justice, Bishop, Commander of the Forces, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Auditor of Accounts, and Messers Campbell, Berry, Jones, Blaxland, land…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Thursday, November 21, 1839. The late Scene in the Council Chamber

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1839 · page 2

Sir JAMES DOWLING protests against the right of the Colonial Legislature to sit in judgment upon his public conduct, grounding his claim to exemption from…

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Report of the Committee on Police and Gaols. (CONTINUED.) The Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 11th June, 1839, to Inquire into, and Report upon, the Establishment and Strength of the Police Force in all its Branches—to what extent it may be expedient to maintain or increase it—and the expense it will occasion—have carefully examined into the several matters to them referred, and agree to the following Report.— Police for the town and district of Sydney, including the Water Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1839 · page 4

Upon this subject your Committee have examined the three Police Magistrates, and also Mr. Gisborne, who was formerly third Police Magistrate, and…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Friday 22 November 1839 · page 2

TUESDAY, November, 19th. Present the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Bishop, Sir M O'Connell, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, Mr' Lithgow, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr'…

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