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Council & local affairs, 1844

1,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 53

Legislative Council. Friday, August 2

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 1

The Bill to amend an Act, intituled "an Act to declare the town of Sydney to he a City," &c. was read a first time. "A Bill for preventing of fraud in taking in goods…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, August 8

The Australian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 3

The Speaker took the Chair at the usual hour. POST OFFICE REGULATIONS. Dr. NICHOLSON inquired of the Colonial…

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Literary Register. a Letter to W. C. Wentworth, Esq., M. C., on the subject of Municipal Revenue. By J. R. WILSHIRE, Esq., Mayor. Sydney : 1844

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 75

THIS is an argument in support of the petition to the Legislative Council praying that the publicans' licenses, together with the fees, fines, and forfeitures, levied at the police…

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Legislative Council. Friday, 9Th July

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour, Mr. WENTWORTH gave notice that it was his intention, on Friday, 16th August, to move "That in the opinion of this Council it is…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 7, 1844

The Guardian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 172

The SPEAKER announced the assent of his Excellency, on the part of her Majesty, to the Law of Evidence Bill. A Message was received from his Excellency, in…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 7. The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour, Corporation of Sydney

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 2

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said, that he had not been able to discover any memorandum containing promises made by Sir Richard Bourke, of an endowment to the inhabitants of Sydney, in the event…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 August 1844 · page 2

FRIDAY being the Councils quarter day, the Council met in their Chambers at noon, when there were present— The Mayor; Aldermen Broughton, Allen, and Macdermott;…

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Legislative Council. Friday, August 9

The Australian · Monday 12 August 1844 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR. Mr. WENTWORTH gave notice that, on…

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City Council. Friday, Aug. 9

The Australian · Tuesday 13 August 1844 · page 4

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

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Tuesday, August 13. Notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1844 · page 4

1. MR. LOWE to move, that Petitions to Her Majesty and both Houses of Parliament, be adopted hy this Council, humbly praying that they will be pleased to admit corn, the…

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Legislative Council. the Following Are the Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day on the Paper. Tuesday, August 13

The Australian · Tuesday 13 August 1844 · page 3

NOTICES OF MOTION:—1. Mr. LOWE to move, That Petitions to her Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament, be adopted by this Council, humbly praying that…

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Council Paper. a Bill

The Australian · Wednesday 14 August 1844 · page 4

To amend the Act, passed in the second year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, "An Act to define the qualifications of Medical…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1844 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PASTORAL REGULATIONS. Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition from ninety-seven stockholders and others resident…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 13, 1844

The Australian · Wednesday 14 August 1844 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past three o'clock. SQUATTING AND LAND REGULATIONS. Mr. ROBINSON presented a Petition from the…

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Sydney District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 2
Also in The Colonial Observer

A MEETING of this body took place yesterday afternoon at their Chambers in George-street, when the following members were present viz.:—The Warden, and Messrs. Allen, Carr,…

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Crotchets in Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 2

IN penning our comments of Tuesday upon the debate in Council on Friday last, we confined our attention to the main point in discussion, not stopping to notice…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 14

The Australian · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 3

The Speaker took tho Chair at half-past three o'clock. REPLIES TO ADDRESSES. The SPEAKER read a letter, received from…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, Aug. 8. Postage of Petitions

The Colonial Observer · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 4

DR. NICHOLSON asked the Colonial Secretary, whether the government had adopted any regulation respecting the transmission of public documents by post to members of Council…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 14. the Princess Royal. (Answer to Address)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 2

THE SPEAKER communicated to the House a letter received from Colonel Anson, Secretary to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, in answer to the address voted by this Council,…

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