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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1844

1,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 53

Legislative Council. Thursday, June 18

The Guardian · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 248

The Speaker took the chair at half-past three. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The Sergeant-at-arms having announced a message from the Governor, Mr. Private Secretary Parker was…

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City Council. Monday, July 15, 1844

The Guardian · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 246

Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Broughton, Flood, and Macdermott, Councillors Cowlishaw, Agars, Smidmore, Jenkins, Neale, Chapman, Brown, Coyle, Holden, Thurlow, and Ryan…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, July 18, 1844

The Dispatch · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 1

A Message from the Governor was received, enclosing the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the ensuing year. Also, a Message enclosing a Bill to settle the proportions in which…

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Local Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday, July 12

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 1

The House this day sat with closed doors, debating the adoption of the Report of the Privilege Committee, which was brought up by Mr. Windeyer. The consideration of the Report was, however, ultimately…

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Legislative Council Friday, July 19. the Privilege Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 2

IMMEDIATELY on the Speaker's taking the chair, winch was somewhat later than usual, Mr. WINDEYER, moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole…

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Colonial Politics. "Knowledge is Power," and "Union is Strength." the Legislative Council and the Labour Question

The Guardian · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 245

IN an article published a fortnight back we devoted some attention to the making apparent the culpable inertia, the reckless apathy, with which our legislators are…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, July 18. The speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Finanocial Minute

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 2

Mr. Private Secretary PARKER presented to the house His Excellency's Financial Estimate, acommpainted by the estimates for ways and means for 1846; and two messages from the Governor our…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, July 18, 1844. (Continued from our last Number.) RETURNS

The Australian · Monday 22 July 1844 · page 3

The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table No. 2 of tho Returns enumerated in the Address adopted on tho motion of Mr. Wentworth, on the 3Oth May last, being a Return of all sums…

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Legislative Council. the Following Are the Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day on the Paper. Wednesday, July 24

The Australian · Tuesday 23 July 1844 · page 3

1. Mr. MACARTHUR to move, "That the Petition presented by him on the 19th instant, from the District Council of Parramatta be printed."…

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[?] Wednesday, July 24, 1844. "Sworn to no master, of no sect am I." New Member of Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1844 · page 2

MR. J. B. DARVALL, barrister, has, it is generally understood, been appointed a member of the Legislative Council, in the place of Mr. H. ELWIN, who has resig[?]ed…

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Legislatives Council

The Australian · Thursday 25 July 1844 · page 2

Upon the Speaker taking the Chair yesterday, ho read a latter from the Colonial Secretary announcing that his Excellency had boon pleased to appoint J. B. Darvall…

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Legislative Council Proclamation

The Australian · Thursday 25 July 1844 · page 3

By His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Knight, Captain-General and Govornor-in-Chief of the Territory of Now South Wales. and its Dependencies. and…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 July 1844 · page 2
Also in The Colonial Observer

THE SPEAKER took his seat at the usual hour. RESIGNATION—APPOINTMENT. It was communicated to the House that…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Friday 26 July 1844 · page 2

THE Colonial Secretary laid upon the, yesterday, the Return to an address moved by Mr. Wentworth, on the 30th May, being copies of the Commissions of the various…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1844 · page 4

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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Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 24

The Australian · Friday 26 July 1844 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past three o'clock NEW MEMBER. The SPEAKER read to the Council a letter…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, 24Th July. the Speaker took his seat at the usual hour. RETURNS. — Governors' Commissions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1844 · page 2

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said, that he had to lay on the table No. 2 of the returns moved for on the 30th May last by the honorable member for Sydney, (Mr. Wentworth),…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Saturday 27 July 1844 · page 3
Also in The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature

On the Speaker taking the Chair yesterday, Mr. Lord presented a Petition from certain residents of the District of Bathurst, praying that tho Jurisdiction of the Thirty Pound…

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