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Council & local affairs, 1845

819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 41

The Mayor's Fancy Ball. Canto the Third

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1845 · page 2

All the world's a stage,— And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits, and their entrances, And one man in his day plays many parts."…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1845 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor; Aldermen Macdermott, Broughton, and Flood; Councillors Neale, Driver, Sillitoe, Agars, Henderson, Iredale, Holden, Cowlishaw, Jenkins, Josephson, Ryan,…

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Police Office.—saturday, April 12. (Before his Worship the Mayor.)

The Australian · Tuesday 15 April 1845 · page 3

There were eight drunkards on the list this morning, two of whom were discharged, and the rest fined under the Police Act. John Hayes was fined 10s., and 2s. Gd. costs…

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A Round Robin. To the erudite and witty Author of. Canto No. 2, on the Lord Mayor of Sydney's Fancy Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1845 · page 3

WE, the Houses of " THE TERRACE," immortalised by your pen, humbly venture to represent to your Worship, that you have been a leetle too hard upon our then inhabitants. We are…

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Extracts from Punch. the Alderman

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1845 · page 1

How gallantly, how merrily, they ride upon their way; Fleet-street is in commotion, the QUEEN, comes here to day!…

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The Market Wharf. (From yesterday's Government Gazette.) Allen, Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1845 · page 2

A bye-law to amend the bye-law for regulating the traffic on the Market Wharf, in the city of Sydney. WHEREAS, on the first day of April, in the year…

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City Council. Monday, April 14, 1845

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1845 · page 2

Present a the Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Macdermott, Broughton, and Flood; Councillors Neale, Sillitoe, Driver, Agars, Henderson, Iredale, Holden, Cowlishaw, Jankins, Josephson,…

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The Mayor's Fancy Ball. Canto the Fourth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1845 · page 3

"And there were dresses splendid and f antastical, Masks of all times and nations, Turks and Jews, And harlequins and clowns, with feats gymnastical, Greeks, Homans, Yankee-doodles, and Hindoos."…

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Local Intelligence. Allen, Mayor

The Australian · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 3

A Bye-Law to amend the Bye-Law for regulating tho traffic on the Market Wharf, in the City of Sydney. Whereas on the first day of April, in the year…

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City Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 183

Alderman Flood enquired whether it was by the order of the Council that the assessments should be advertised separately, instead of being advertised altogether in a single…

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The Parramatta District Council

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 2

A few days since this body was called together most unexpectedly by a circular from the Warden, to discuss some business of pressing importance. On its meeting, the…

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Police Office—tuesday, April. 15. Before His Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 4

There were seven drunkards on tho list this morning, two of whom were discharged, as first offences, two wore fined 10s., and 1s. costs, and three were sent to the mill for twelve hours…

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Sydney News. The City Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 4

THIS body met on Monday. The Valuators of Phillip Ward, Messrs. Low and Austin, haying petitioned to be paid for the whole time they had been employed, (35 days) several of the…

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The City Council THIS body met on

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 19 April 1845 · page 1

The Valuators of Phillip Ward, Messrs. Low and Austin, having petitioned to be paid for the whole time they had been employed, (35 days) several of the Councillors stating that this ward contained nearly…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office.—friday, April 18. Before His Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Tuesday 22 April 1845 · page 4

There were three drunkards on the list this morning, two of whom being men were sent to the mill for twelve hours, and one, a woman, to the cells for twelve hours…

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Suggestion to Members of the Legislative Council, of All Parties. 7

The Australian · Tuesday 22 April 1845 · page 2

We have noticed an advertisement requiring the services of a person who thoroughly understands the manufacturing pf Mustard. It suggests to us the propriety…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office.—monday, April 31. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Thursday 24 April 1845 · page 4

There were sixteen drunkards on the list, three of Whom were discharged, being first offences, and the rest were fined or confined according to their state of their finances…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1845 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, on Monday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon: 1. To receive Reports from the Chairman of…

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Breach of the By-laws of the City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1845 · page 2

MR. JAMES HOLT, a member of the City Council for Busbane Ward, appeared at the Police Court yesterday, before Mr, Windeyer, by his attorney, Mr. Owen, of the firm of Carr,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1845 · page 3

THIS body met on Wednesday, the 23rd instant. The Warden, Gilbert Eliott, Esq., P.M., and Messrs. James Pye, James Howison, Drs. Anderson, Hill, and Forster, Councillors, were…

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