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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1843

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City Council

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 11 March 1843 · page 878

The Council met on Wednesday, at three o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present--The Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Mitchell, Broughton, Wilshire, and Flood;…

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City Council. Wednesday, March 8

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1843 · page 2

Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor, all the aldermen, and all the councillors except Messrs. J. Jones, Holt, Pawley, and D. Jones. ALDERMAN FLOOD…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1843 · page 2

THIS body met putsuant to adjournment yesterday; when there were prsent, the Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Mitchell, Wilshire, Broughton, and Flood, with Councellors Hunt, Foss,…

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City Council. Monday, March 13

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1843 · page 2

Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Mitchell, Flood, Broughton, and Wilshire; Councillors Holden, Macdermott, Smidmore, Taylor, Little, Hollinshed, Pawley, Hill,…

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City Council. Monday, March 13

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 15 March 1843 · page 882

Present: -- The Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Michell, Flood, Broughton, and Wilshire ; Councillors Holden, Macdermott, Smidmore, Taylor, Little, Holinshed, Pawley, Hill, Hunt, Foss, Peacock…

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South Australia. the New Legislative Council

The Australian · Wednesday 15 March 1843 · page 3

On the 10th instant, the Legislative Council for tho province, acting under the old South Australian Act, met for the last time. The now Act came into force on the…

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South Australian Extracts. Legislative Council. February 18, 1843

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1843 · page 4

THE Council met at 1 o'clock; the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. The Advocate-General moved the third reading of the Weights and…

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Original Poetry. Hints From Horace. No.3. The Retiring Alderman. Equam memento rebus in orduis Servare mantem. Hor. Lib. 2, CAR. 3

The Australian · Wednesday 15 March 1843 · page 4

IN adverse times preserve an equal mind: Not harshly forward, nor obtusely blind: Let all your actions be your country's guard, A in its approbation meet reward…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1843 · page 2

PRESENT; The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Mitchell, Wilshire, Broug[?]ton, and Flood, and ten Councillors. The TOWN CLERK read the minutes of the…

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City Council. Wednesday, March 15

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 16 March 1843 · page 2

Present: the Right Worshipful the Mayor, all the Aldermen, and Councillors Foss, Macdermott, Hurst, Pawley, Hollingshed, Little, Taylor, Holden, Egan, and Peacock…

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City Council

The Satirist and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1843 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of these sapient gentlemen took place on Monday last, for the purpose of enquiring into the cause of the COMET'S, appearance, when it was…

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The City Council

The Sun and New South Wales Independent Press · Saturday 18 March 1843 · page 3

THIS sapient body assembled on Monday, pursuant to adjournment, when the usual expenditure of twaddle was retailed on the occasion. Alderman Allen brought up the Report of the Water…

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City Council. Wednesday, March 15

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 18 March 1843 · page 6

Present: the Mayor, all the Aldermen, Councillors Fess, Macdermott, Hunt, Pawley, Hollingshed Little, Taylor, Holden, Egan, and Peacock. MAYOR'S SECRETARY.--The Mayor enquired whether…

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City Council Papers

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 22 March 1843 · page 902

Report of the Committee of the City Council, appointed to consider and report upon the most suitable means of Lighting the City of Sydney.-- Council Chambers, 14th March, 1843…

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City Council. Monday March 20Th 1843

The Australian · Wednesday 22 March 1843 · page 2

Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen Aleen Wilshire, Mitchell, Broughton, and Flood, Councillors Macdernott, Hollinshed, Taylor, Holdon, Hunt…

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Colonial Politics. Judge Burton versus the Late Legislative Council

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 22 March 1843 · page 897

IN his masterly address, delivered at the opening of the Maitland. Assizes, of which we subjoin a pretty long extract from the Report published in the Herald of Monday…

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Original Correspondence. How to Raise an Assessment on Sydney Property, According to the Act of Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1843 · page 2

1. PROCURE either by contract or otherwise, a plan of the city, in blocks or other convenient divisions, upon sufficiently large scale to admit of the smallest building being laid…

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City Council. Monday, March 20, 1843

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 23 March 1843 · page 2

Present: the Right Worshipful the Mayor, all the aldermen, and Councillors Foss, Smidmore, Little, Hill, Hollinshed, Macdermott, Holden, Peacock, Hunt, Neale, and Holt…

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City Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1843 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be held on Monday next, the 27th March, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Council Chambers:…

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Scene in Council

The Satirist and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 25 March 1843 · page 2

MAC loquetor-- 'Tis atrocious I say, 'Twould be silly to pay, Such a large sum for gas--…

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