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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1844

1,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 53

City Council. Monday, Oct. 28

The Australian · Tuesday 29 October 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; A…

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Legislative Council. Report From the Select Committee on Wharfage Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1844 · page 2

Your committee hnve examined such witnesses as they conceived would be likely to afford them correct information on the points respecting which their report has been required,…

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The Sydney District Council "Ab Agendo."

The Australian · Friday 1 November 1844 · page 3

In two former numbers we had occasion to notice the fact of the Sydney district Council being declared ab agendo by the opinion of counsel. In both cases we endeavoured…

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News From the Interior. (From our own correspondent.) Parramatta District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1844 · page 2

PRESENT—The Warden (G. Elliot, Esq.), Dr. Forster, and Messrs. N. Lawson, Pye, Houison, and Nichols. The minutes of the last meeting were read…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, November 1, 1844. 'Sworn to no master, of no seet am I." Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1844 · page 2

perform what is [?]eir un[?] record their votes at the elections which take place to-day. Let all the citizens vote, and we have no fear of the result…

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Municipal Institutions.--aldermen

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 218

THE title of Alderman is derived from the. Saxon Ealdor, senior. There are various opinions respecting the original office and dignity of an Aldermen. Verstegan says,…

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City Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 219

Alderman Allen brought up the Report of the By-law Committee, recommending the prayer of the petition of George Cameron, for exemption from the payment of rates for…

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The District Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 2

PRESENT, the Warden, (G. Elliott, Esq.) Dr. Foster, and Messrs. Nelson Lawson, Pye, Houison and Nichols. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read, Mr. Nichols said that he had been spoken to by…

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A Short Speech To be spoken at the next opening of the Legislative Council, by His Excellency the Governor

The Bee of Australia · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 4

Gentlemen of the Legislative Council I feel happy again to meet you, And with every sentiment or regard most cordially greet you, And trust that the seal you evino'd in the business of last…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 2

YESTERDAY, being the first of November, was the day fixed by the Act for incorporating the inhabitants of Sydney, for the annual election of members of the City Council, and we have…

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The Municipal Elections

The Australian · Saturday 2 November 1844 · page 2

Yesterday the annual elections, to supply the vacancies in the City Council, took place in the several Wards of the City; and in announcing tho results, we have great…

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City Co Council. Monday, Nov. 4

The Australian · Tuesday 5 November 1844 · page 3

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

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A Word of Advice to the New Members of the City Council

The Australian · Tuesday 5 November 1844 · page 3

IN announcing the results of the municipal elections in our paper of Saturday last, we promised, in an early number, to offer a word of advice to the new members of the…

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Death of the Right Worshipful Pierce Shannon, Mayor of Limerick

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1844 · page 3

Yesterday about three o'clock, the inhabitants of this city were thrown into the greatest grief and consternation by the almost instahtaneous death of our' excellent, popular, and universally and…

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Election. To the Editor of The Australian Daily Journal

The Australian · Friday 8 November 1844 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me, through the medium of your paper, to call the attention of the newly elected members of the City Council, and especially of those who are supposed to…

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City Council

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 9 November 1844 · page 1

This Council met at the usual hour. The Report of the Aldermen appointed to receive the votes of the electors and the names of the successful candidates, was read and received; and these[?]gentlemen…

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Sydney News City Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1844 · page 1

This Council met at the usual hour. The Report of the Aldermen appointed to receive the votes, of the electors and the names of the successful candidates, was read and received; and these gentlemen…

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The Election of Mayor

The Australian · Monday 11 November 1844 · page 2

SATURDAY last being the 9th November, the annual election for the Mayoralty of the City took place, according to the provisions of the Act of Incorporation; when the…

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City Council. the Mayoralty

The Australian · Monday 11 November 1844 · page 3

On Saturday last, the City Council met, according to appointment—all the members being present, with the exception of Coun-cillor Agars, who, it was understood, had…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 November 1844 · page 2

PRESENT: All the members except Mr. Agars. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and received, Mr. THURLOW moved, that Mr. Little and Mr. Sillitoe be appointed…

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