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Council & local affairs, 1841

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 14

Sydney Free Press · Thursday 16 December 1841 · 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. Berry,…

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News of the Week. Legislative Council. Friday, Dec. 10, 1841

The Colonial Observer · Thursday 16 December 1841 · page 6

Present--The Governor, the Chief Justice, Bishop Broughton, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs,…

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The Executive Council and the General Church Act. to the Editors of the Colonial Observer

The Colonial Observer · Thursday 16 December 1841 · page 4

GENTLEMEN--May I inquire through the medium of your Journal what has been done with the money that was subscribed towards the Gaelic Church some months ago ? There is no word about the Church now, nor…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, December 16

The Sydney Herald · Friday 17 December 1841 · 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…

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Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Friday Morning, December 17, 1841. Nothing extenuate nor aught set down in malice. SHAKESPEARE. "Sir George Gipps in Council." Speech upon the presentation of the commitlee's Report upon the Debenture Bill, Tuesday, 14th. December, 1841

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1841 · page 2

THE remarks of the Governor, upon the presentation of the Decenture Report, are such as [?]ll for notion on the part of the Public Press, more particularly for the reason that they sfford…

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Legislatibe Council. Wednesday, December 15, 1844. PRESENT—His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the commander of the Forces the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Mr. berry. Mr. Jones. mr. Blaxland, Mr. James Macrthur, and Sir John Jamison. Insolvent Debtors' Bill

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1841 · page 2

His Excellency said, that by the Insolvent Debtors' Bill, it was provided that certain Commissioners should be appointed, end consequently that a heavy expense would be incurred. As he…

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Legislative Council

The Omnibus and Sydney Spectator · Saturday 18 December 1841 · page 91

Well! The Council has met, and the Governor has failed to carry his measures--the permits are given up, but no outcry is raised against excise laws, of which his Excellency speaks with his…

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Privileges of Council

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 18 December 1841 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. R. Jones read a letter from Mr. Abercrombie, the distiller, threatening him with some undefined punishment for stating in council that the writer did not keep a bushel of grain on his…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, Dec, 16

The Australian · Saturday 18 December 1841 · 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. Berry, Mr. Jones, Mr…

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Legislative Council. Friday, December 17

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 18 December 1841 · 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…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, December 16, 1841

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1841 · 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, Messrs…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, December 10, 1841

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 18 December 1841 · page 1

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

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 16

Sydney Free Press · Saturday 18 December 1841 · 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. Berry,…

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Legislative Council. Friday, December 17, 1841

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1841 · page 2

PRESENT—His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General,…

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Legislative Council. Notice of Motion. Tuesday, December 21

The Australian · Tuesday 21 December 1841 · page 2

Mr. JAMES MACARTHUR; That he will move the adoption of the following Resolutions: 1. That this Council, having had under consideration the Report presented on the 14th…

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Legislative Council. Debenture Bill. Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee on the Debenture Bill. Wednesday, December 1, 1841. John Cunningham M'Laren, Esq., Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia, called in and examined:—

The Sydney Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1841 · page 2

1. You are the Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia? I am. 2. There being a deficiency in the amount of the Land Fund to meet the promises of…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 21

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1841 · page 2

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,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 21. 1841

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1841 · page 2

PRESENT,—His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Lord Bishop of Australia, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary the Auditor General, the Collector of Customs…

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Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Wednesday Morning, December 22, 1841. Nothing extenuate nor aught set down in malice. SHAKSPEARE. Legislative Council

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1841 · page 2

Yesterday's proceedings in Council abound in matter of so much importance, that we have not sufficient time before us to prepare anything like an adequate comment thereupon. We may…

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Council

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 23 December 1841 · page 4

His excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that the general objects of the following bill, about to be brought under consideration of the legislative council, be published for general information…

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