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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1847

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City Council. Monday, Jan. 25

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1847 · page 2

Present: Aldermen Wilshire, Thurlow, Allen, and Macdermott; Councillors Hill, Little, Titterton. Ryan, Egan, Brown, Hyndes, Smidmore, Jenkins, Josephson, Sillitoe, Neale, Henderson, May, Fisher,…

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Municipal Financial Affairs

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1847 · page 2

The annual Report of the Financial Committee of the City Council on the financial affairs of the Corporation of Sydney for the year 1847 has been printed, and the accompanying estimate will be…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1847 · page 2

THIS body met yesterday (Wednesday). The members present were the Warden (Dr. Hill), Councillors Messrs. Pye, Oakes, Howison Edrop, J. Byrnes, Shepherd, and G. R…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council. Thursday, January 28Th, 1847

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1847 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Macdermott, Wilshire, and Thurlow; Councillors Fisher, Josephson, Hill, Driver, Neale, Owen, Robey, Egan, May, Jenkins, Moir,…

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City Council. Thursday, Jan. 28

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1847 · page 2

Present: the Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Macdermott, Wilshire, and Thurlow; Coucillors Fisher, Josephson, Hill, Neale, Owen, Robey, Egan, May, Jenkins, Moir, Iredale, Little,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1847 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor; Aldermen Fisher, Thurlow, Wilshire, Allen; Councillors Hill, Egan, Driver, Henderson, Sillitoe, Jenkins, Titterton, Owen, Robey, Josephson,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1847 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor; Aldermen Allen and Fisher; Councillors Cowlishaw, Sillitoe, Iredale, Neale, Driver, Henderson, Jenkins, Smidmore, Brown, Egan, Titterton, Owen,…

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City Council. Friday, Feb. 5

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1847 · page 2

Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Fisher, Thurlow, Wilshire, and Allen; Councillors Hill, Egan, Driver, Henderson, Sillitoe, Jenkins, Titterton, Owen, Robey, Josephson, Muir,…

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Local Intelligence. City Council

The Australian · Thursday 11 February 1847 · page 3
Also in The Sentinel

A quarterly, meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, in the Town Hall. The Mayor took the chair, at a quarter-past twelve. The Town Clerk having read the minutes of the…

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The Alderman's Resignation; O[?], Doings in York-street

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 13 February 1847 · page 2

SCESE.—The City Council Chamber; Members assembled. SUBJECT.—Alderman Flood's resignation. THE MAYOR…

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Maitland District Council

The Australian · Saturday 13 February 1847 · page 3

The Maitland District Council met yesterday in pursuance of an advertisement, signed by the Warden, calling that body together on that day. Present:—The Warden (E. C. Close, Esq.), and…

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Legislative Council. Proclamation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1847 · page 2

Whereas the Legislative Council of New South Wales now stands prorogued to Tuesday the 9th day of March next, and it is expedient further to prorogue the same: Now, therefore,…

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Legislative Council.—further Prorogation. Proclamation

The Australian · Saturday 20 February 1847 · page 3

By His Excellency Sir Charles Augustus Fitz Roy, Knight Companion of the Royal Hanoverian Gnelphic Order, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Territory of New…

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Legislative Council. the Government Gazette of yesterday contains the following:— PROCLAMATION

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1847 · page 2

Where as the Legislative Council of New South Wales now stands prorogued to Tuesday, the 9th March next, and it is expedient further to prorogue the same : Now therefore, I Sir Charles Augustus…

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City Council. Monday, February 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1847 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Wilshire, Macdermott; Councillors Hill, Ryan, Moir, Titterton, May, Hyndes, Smidmore, Neale, Driver, Jenkins, Agars, Iredale,…

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City Council. Monday, Feb. 22

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1847 · page 2

Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Wilshire, Macdermott, Thurlow, and Fisher; Councillors Ryan, Hyndes, Driver, Smidmore, Jenkins, Cowlishaw, Sillitoc, Josephson, Neale,…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, February 24, 1847. 'Sworn to no master, of no sect am I." the Mayor's Explanation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1847 · page 2

THE City Council of Sydney seems to rejoice in putting from it every appearance of a seemly and dignified deportment…

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City Council. Thursday, February 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1847 · page 2

PRESENT: — The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Thurlow, Macdermott, and Fisher; Councillors Ryan, Robey, Moir, Hyndes, Smidmore, Henderson, Driver, Sillitoe, Owen, Cowlishaw,…

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City Council. Thursday, Feb. 25

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1847 · page 2

Present: the Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Fisher, Macdermott, and Thurlow ; Councillors Ryan, Robey, Moir, Hyndes, Cowlishaw, Owen, May, Brown, Titterton, Jenkins, Smidmore,…

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