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Council & local affairs, 1844

1,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 53

Police Incidents. Wednesday, May 1.—Before the Mayor

The Australian · Friday 3 May 1844 · page 3

Stealing a Ring.—Susan Donovan and Mary Perry were charged with stealing a mourning ring from the finger of James Woodward, tinman, of Brickfield-hill. on Tuesday. Constable…

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Legislative Council—prospects of This Ensuing Session

The Australian · Friday 3 May 1844 · page 2

It requires more strength and coherence to stand a charge than to make one. The impetus acquired in moving to tho attack is in favour of the assailing body…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1844 · page 2
Also in The Guardian, The Dispatch, The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, on Monday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon. ORDERS OF THE DAY…

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Sydney District Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 4 May 1844 · page 567

The Secretary having read the advertisement calling the meeting, and the letters which had been received by that officer on business which belonged to the Council, as…

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Local Intelligence. City Council. --MONDAY

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 4 May 1844 · page 2

The proceedings of the last meeting were read by the Town Clerk, after which Mr. Allen presented a report from the committee appointed to open the tenders for stationary and…

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Sydney News. City Council.--MONDAY

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1844 · page 3

The proceedings of the last meeting were read by the Town Clerk, after which Mr. Allen presented a report from the committee appointed to open the tenders for stationary and…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1844 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, at three o'clock this afternoon. ORDERS OF THE DAY…

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Police Incidents. Saturday, May 4—Before the Mayor

The Australian · Tuesday 7 May 1844 · page 3

Theft.—James Marks, tree, was charged with tealing cigars from tho shop of Mr. Ambrose Foss, chemist and Druggist, of Pitt- street. It appeared that the prisoner and another man vent into the shop to purchase some articles…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1844 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Macdermott, Broughton, and Flood; Councillors, Agars, Driver, Brown, Cowlishaw, Neale, Coyle, Thurlow, Holden, Jenkins, and Taylor…

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Parramatta District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1844 · page 2

YESTERDAY being the time appointed for the nomination of Distuct Councillors for the District of Parramatta, the WARKEN opened the meeting by stating that he was present to…

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Sydney District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1844 · page 2
Also in The Australian

THE first Tuesday in the month of May being the day appointed by the Charter for the nomination of members of the District Council, the Warden of the Sydney Council convened a…

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City Council. Monday, May 6

The Australian · Wednesday 8 May 1844 · page 3

The members to whose names p. is prefixed, were present at the opening of the Council; a denotes those members who took their seats after. the business had commenced…

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Penrith District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1844 · page 2

ACCORDING to the advertisement inserted in the Sydney Morning Herald of the past week, calling on the electors to meet this day, May 7, at the Court-house, for the purpose of nominating…

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Sydney District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1844 · page 2

WE perceive that three of the Aldermen of the City of Sydney are candidates for the office of District Councillors, but we question the propriety of their being…

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News From the Interior. (From our various Correspondents.) Windsor District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1844 · page 2

TUESDAY was the day appointed for the nomination of the candidates for scats in the Windsor District Council. The WARDEN, W. Cox Esq., hating stated…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 May 1844 · page 2

THE Seventh Quar[?]ly Meeting of the Council of the City Of Sydney, was holden yesterday, at the Town Hall, York-street. There were present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor;…

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