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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1844

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

The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, December 27 1844. "Sworn to no master, of no sect am I." Legislative Council. Thursday. the Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Appropriation Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 December 1844 · page 2

The COLONIAL SECRETARY gave notice of his intention to move, to-morrow, that the Governor's Message on the Appropriation Bill, having in conformity with the 39th section of…

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District Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1844 · page 2

The District Council met at their chambers on Wednesday. The members present were, the Warden, Gilbert Elliott, Esq, and Dr. Anderson, James Houison, and James Pye, Esquires, councillors. The…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Saturday 28 December 1844 · page 2
Also in The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature, The Sydney Morning Herald, Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser

On the Speaker taking the Chair, yesterday, at the usual hour, Mr. Robinson presented a Petition from the Town Council of Melbourne, praying aid from the General Revenue…

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Legislative Council. Friday, December 20

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1844 · page 1

The speaker announced that the addresses of the House to her Majesty, on the Judicial salaries and Police and Gaol expenditure, as well as that on the Crown land grievances, had been presented to the…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, Dec. 18

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 28 December 1844 · page 1

Mr. Cowper moved that a sum be placed on the Estimates, not exceeding £2,000, towards the education of the humbler classes of society, according to the existing regulations, and to be applied towards the erection of…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 December 1844 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past twelve. ASSENT TO ACTS. The SPEAKER reported that the Royal…

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Legislative Council. Friday, December 27

The Australian · Monday 30 December 1844 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past three o'clock. MARKETS AT MELBOURNE. Mr. ROBINSON presented a Petition from the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 December 1844 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair some time before the appointed hour, which waa one o'clock. At this time a number of ladies and gentleman occupied the chamber, but the attendance…

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Legislative Council. Monday, December 30

The Australian · Tuesday 31 December 1844 · page 3

The Council met at one o'clock. CIRCULAR QUAY WHARFAGE BILL. The SPEAKER announced that his Excellency had been pleased to assent in the name and on…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 December 1844 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor; Aldermen Broughton, Macdermott, Flood, Hill, and Wilshire. Councillors—Little, Agars, Neale, Ryan, Iredale Henderson, Chapman, Smidmore, Thurlow,…

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