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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1845

819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 41

Legislative Council

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 2

WE perceive from a proclamation in the Government Gazette of yesterday, that his Excellency the Governor has further prorogued the Legislative Council from…

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District Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 4

THE Council met on Wednesday. The members present were the Warden, and Councillors--Drs. Hill, Forster, and Anderson, and James Houison, and James Pye, Esquires…

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Parramatta District Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 194

The Warden stated that, since the Council last met, he had received a communication from the Colonial Secretary, the purport of which was, that by the Council's account of…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) PROCLAMATION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 2

WHEREAS the Legislative Council of this colony stands prorogued to Tuesday, the sixth day of May next, and it is expedient further to prorogue the same: Now, therefore, I, Sir…

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Breach of the By-laws of the City Council

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 2

On Thursday last, Mr. James Holt, a member of the City Council for Brisbane Ward, appeared by his attorney, Mr. Owen, of the firm of Carr, Rogers and Owen, before Mr. Windeyer, at the Police…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, April 20, 1845. "Sworn to no master, of no sect am I.' (Dissolution of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1845 · page 2

IT was currently reported and very generally believed yesterday that the GOVERNOR had dissolved the Legislative Council, the report having evidently arisen from a…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1845 · page 2

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

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1845 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Alderman Broughton, Councillors Josephson, Neale, Jenkins, Fisher, Smidmore, Sillitoe, Holden, Iredale, Cowlishaw, Thurlow, Wilkie, and Agars…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office—master April, 28, Before his worship the Mayor

The Australian · Tuesday 29 April 1845 · page 3

There were ten off [?] morning, [?] two were [?] and the other there were[?]…

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City Council. Monday, April 28

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1845 · page 2

Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Alderman Broughton, Councillors Josephson,. Neale, Fisher. Jenkins, Smidmore,Sillitoe, Holden, Iredale, Cowlishaw, Thurlow, Wilkie, and Agars…

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City Council. Monday, April 8

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1845 · page 2

Present--His Worship the Mayor, Alderman Broughton, Councillors Jenkins, Neale, Josephson, Fisher, Smidmore, Sillitoe, Iredale, Holden, Cowlinshaw, Thurlow, Agars, and Wilkie…

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Government Gazette. Friday, April, 25. Sydney Streets. Executive Council Chamber, Sydney, March 31, 1845

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1845 · page 4

Whereas by an Act of the Governor with the advice of the Legislative Council, passed in the fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty, King William the Fourth, intituled, "An Act for better…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1845 · page 2

THIS body met on Wednesday; the Wardens Gilbert Eliott, Esq. P.M., and Dr. Anderson' Dr. Forster, James Houison, and James Pye, Esquires, councillors, wero the members in…

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District Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 2

THIS Body met on Monday, but as no answer had been received to the letter addressed by the Warden, at the request of the Council to his Excellency, giving an explanation of those amounts in the Council's…

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City Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 214

Alderman Broughton brought up a report from the committee appointed to enquire into the subject of the City Treasurers letter, relative to the dishonouring of Corporation…

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Parramatta District Council

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 214

A meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, at which a letter was read from the Colonial Secretary, with reference to the Tolls, of which the following extract gives…

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Sydney. The City Council

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 3

THIS body met on Monday. Petitions were received from the inhabitants of Swan-street, complaining of its filthy state, and praying that an order might be given for certain necessary…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office.—thursday, May 1. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 4

There were nine drunkards on the list this morning, two of whom were discharged as new offenders, and two paid a fine of 10s. each, and 1s. costs, one elderly matron went to the cells…

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The City Council. THIS body met on

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 1

Petitions were received from the inhabitants of Swan-street, complaining of its filthy state, and praying, that an order might be given for certain necessary improvements, and from Ed. Clarke complaining of…

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Sonnets Dedicated to Senators. No. Xvi. Went Worth's Council Dream

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 3 May 1845 · page 208

After a brimstone speech in Council made, Great Bill grew drowsy. First one eye he closed, Then t'other; and when both were shut, he dozed.; And as he dozed--behold, a Mabbish jade…

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