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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1847

553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 28

THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, September 15, 1847. [?]Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1847 · page 2

THE lengthened debate on Mr. COWPER'S motion disapproving of the Report of the Select Committee on Mr. GLADSTONE'S despatch relative to the renewal of…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 September 1847 · page 3
Also in Sydney Chronicle

PRESENT.—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Wilshire, Little, Thurlow, Fisher, and Allen; Councillors, Ryan, Egan, Moir, Titterton, Hyndes, Jenkins,…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 September 1847 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. M'LEAY obtained leave of absence for…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 13

Sydney Chronicle · Thursday 16 September 1847 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. POLICE. Mr. COWPER, as chairman of the committee appointed to inquire and report upon the state of the…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, September 16, 1847. 'Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Legislative Council. Tuesday. (Concluded from this day's Supplement.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 September 1847 · page 2

and still now in a season when labour was so much wanted, they were going to turn away the offer made of these men. Buthe would show that these men, these irreclaimable villains, were…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Friday 17 September 1847 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Speaker took the Chair on Tuesday at the usual hour. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. M'Leay for one month…

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To the Legislative Council of New Sooth Wales

The Australian · Friday 17 September 1847 · page 2

The humble petition of the undersigned Colonists, SHERWETH— That whilst in parts of Groat Britain and Ireland destitution prevails to a fearful extent, this country…

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Council Paper. Report From the Select Committee on Immigration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 September 1847 · page 2

THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 18th May, 1847, to consider and report upon the present demand for labour in the colony, and the best means of obtaining an adequate supply of…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 September 1847 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. IMMIGRATION. Mr. COWPER gave notice that he should…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, September 15

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 18 September 1847 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. AUSRRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. Mr. MURRAY, as chairman of the committee…

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Council Paper: Report From the Select Committee on Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1847 · page 2

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 11th May, 1847, "to enquire into the state of the Police throughout the colony, with instructions to report what increase or reduction may…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Tuesday 21 September 1847 · page 2

On Friday, the Speaker took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. Cowper gave notice of his intention to move, on Tuesday (this day)—1. That there is…

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City Council

The Australian · Tuesday 21 September 1847 · page 2

A meeting of the City Council will be holds at the Town Hall, This Day (Tuesday), [?] o'clock in the afternoon. ORDERS OF THE DAY…

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Council Paper. Report From the Select Committee of Roads and Bridges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1847 · page 2

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 22nd May, 1846, and re-appointed on the 18th May, 1847, to inquire into, and report upon, the state of…

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Domestic Intelligence. Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Tuesday, September 21. Notices of Motion. 1. Mr. COWPER to move :—

Sydney Chronicle · Tuesday 21 September 1847 · page 2

1. That there is at the present moment the most urgent demand for labour in the colony of New South Wales; that this demand is daily increasing and is more pressing than has been…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1847 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past three. LUNATIC ASYLUMS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1847 · page 2

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Allen, Little, Thurlow, Fisher, and Wilshire; Councillors May, Agars, Hyndes, Driver, Neale, Smidmore, Ryan,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 11

Sydney Chronicle · Thursday 23 September 1847 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes to four, p.m. LUNATIC ASYLUM. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the…

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