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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1845

819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 41

Local Intelligence. Police OFFICE.—Saturday, May 3. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Tuesday 6 May 1845 · page 4

There were five drunkards on the list this morning, three of whom paid the fine of 11s., and two were sent to the mill for twelve hours. Thos. Hardy was charged with stealing some…

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Country News. Parramatta. Public Meeting.—district Council

The Australian · Tuesday 6 May 1845 · page 3

A Meeting was held at Nash's (the Woolpack) Long Room, on Friday afternoon, for the purpose of selecting three gentlemen to fill the vacancies in tho District Council, occurring by…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 2

A QUARTERLY Meeting of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, on Friday next, at 12 o'clock:— I. To receive Reports from the Chairmen of…

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Sydney District Council

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 2

A meeting of the electors of the District of Sydney took place yesterday, pursuant to notice, at the New Court House, Darlinghurst, for the purpose of…

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Parramatta District Council

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 2

YESTERDAY, pursuant to the terms of the Charter, a public meeting of the Electors of the District of Parramatta was holden at the Coart House; the Warden, Gilbert Eliott,…

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Sydney District Council. Nomination Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 2

PURSUANT to notice of the 17th April, 1845, in the Government Gazette, a meeting ot the electors qualified to vote for the election of members of the District Council for Sydney, took…

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City Council. Report of the Lighting Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 2

REFORT of the Select Committee of the City Council, appointed to confer with the Gas Company on the subject of lighting the city with gas, and to estimate the cost of lighting…

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Government Gazette. Friday, May 2. Bank Liabilities and Assets. General abstract of the sworn returns, rendered purauant to the Act of Council 4 Victoria, No. 13, of the average asseta and liabilities, and of the capital and profits of the undermentioned banks of the Colony of New South Wales, for the quarter ended 31st March, 1845 :— Bank of New South Wales

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 7 May 1845 · page 4

LIABILITIES—Notes in circulation, £23, 606; balances due to other banks, £480 11s 4d; deposits, £207,089 2s. Total liabilities, £231,175 13s 4d. ASSETS—Coin, £120,929 2s 6d; notes and bills…

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Police Office.—tuesday, May 6. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Thursday 8 May 1845 · page 3

There were five drunkards on the list this morning, three of whom were discharged, and two sent to the mill for twelve hours. D. G. Hibbert. a cab-driver, was fined 10s…

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City Council. Report of the Lighting Commitee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 May 1845 · page 2

THE following is the Appendix to the Report of the Lighting Committee. The Report appeared in yesterday's Herald:— Appendix.—No. 1…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 May 1845 · page 2

TUESDAY being the day appointed for the nomination of the candidates to fill the three vacancies in the District Council, by noon a numerous assemblage of persons had collected…

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The Legislative Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 217

"To be dissolved or not ?" that is now the question among those who interest themselves in our local politics. What the answer is, we believe nobody yet knows. That a change of…

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City Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 225

Alderman Flood enquired when it was likely that there would be a by-law to regulate hackney coaches. Unless there was a by-law the citizens would probably suffer…

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District Council Election

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 2

TUESDAY being the day appointed for the nomination of Candidates for the vacant Councillorships, by noon about 400 persons had assembled in front of the hustings, which were erected before the Court House…

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Sydney District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 3

YESTERDAY, the election of Councillors to supply the vacancies in this body took place, before the Warden, ut the New Court House, Darlinghurst. The poll commenced at the time…

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Police Office.—thursday, May 8. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 4

There were ten drunkards on the list tins morning, five, of whom were discharged, and five dealt with under the Police, Act. Williams Show a cab driver, was charged…

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Country News. Parramatta District Council

The Australian · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 3

The particulars of the nominations of the various candidates, to fill the vacancies in the District Council, which were made on Tuesday last, will be found in the fourth page…

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Local Intelligence. District Council Election

The Australian · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 3

Yesterday moraine, the polling for the candidates for the District Councillors commenced at 9 o'clock. It was generally understood that the opposition of Mr. Hanson to the other four…

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City Council. Friday, May 9, 1845

The Australian · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Council was held this day, at twelve o'clock. The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the Chair: present, Aldermen Broughton, Flood, and Wilshire…

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Country News. Parramatta. District Council Election

The Australian · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 4

The nomination of candidates to supply the three present vacancies in the District Council, Look place on Tuesday. A bastings had been erected, for the convenience of the candidates…

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