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Council & local affairs, 1848

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Council Papers. Railways. Report From the Select Committee on Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1848 · page 2

THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 28th of March, 1848, "to take into consideration the practicability and expediency of introducing Railways into this…

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Legislative Council. Notices Of-motion and Orders of the Day. Monday, June 12. Notice of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1848 · page 2

1. Mr. DANGAR to move, That the petition from Murrurundi, presented by him on the 9th instant, praying the appointment of a Police Magistrate, or of an officer of Mounted…

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Legislative Council. Monday, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1848 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Daily Advertiser

THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. MURRURUNDI. Mr. DANGAR rose to move the following…

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Lighting the City. Report of the Lighting Committee of the City Council., on the Subject of Lighting the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1848 · page 2

Your committee, consisting of Alderman Fisher, Councillors Sillitoe, Wilkie, May, Moir, Board, and Paton, appointed by the Council, on the 26th November, 1847, have…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1848 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took his seat at the usual hour. BOTANIC GARDENS, MELBOURNE. Mr. ROBINSON withdrew the motion…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, 14Th June

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1848 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual time. The motion for the consideration of the Committee of estimates for PublicWorks, proposed to be carried on by a loan from the…

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THE [?] Morning Herald. Thursday, June 15, 1848. Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I.' Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1848 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took his seat at the usual hour. SAVINGS' BANKS LOAN FOR PUBLIC WORKS…

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Legislative Council

The Australian · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 3

On Wednesday (June 7), the ATTORNEY GENERAL gave notice of moving on the following day, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the removal of an obstruction in Bourke-street…

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Legislative Council. Thursday June 15

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at half-past three. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent to the following Bills…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, June 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took his seat at the usual hour. ROYAL ASSENT. THE SPEAKERR reported to the house that…

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Council Papers. Report From the Select Committee on Steam Communication with England, India, and China

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 3

The select committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 29th of March, 1848, "to resume the consideration of the best means of establishing a Steam Communication…

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Mr. Bland's Denouncement of the Wakefield Scheme of Colonization.—result of His Late Motion in Council

The Australian · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 2

ON Friday evening last, Mr. Bland, pursuant to notice, moved un Address to the Governor, representing the destructive effects of that principle of the Wakefield…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1848 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor, Aldermen Broughton, Wilshire, Thurlow, and Allen; Councillors Hill, Ryan, Hyndes, Jenkins, Brown, May, Paton, Driver, Egan, Moir, Neale, Wilkie,…

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Legislative Council. Friday, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1848 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Daily Advertiser

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. APPROPRIATION BILL. The SPEAKER announced that his…

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Legislative Council. Monday, June 12. MURRURUNDI

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1848 · page 8

Mr. DANGAR moved, that the petition from Murrurundi, presented by him on the 9th instant, the appointment of a police magistrate, or of an officer of mounted police, to assist in the duties of the bench of that district, be printed; and in doing so,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1848 · page 2

PRESENT: The Right "Worshipful the Mayor in the chair; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Little, and Wilshire; Councillors Mooro, May, Di iver, Moir, Jenkins, Hill, Neale, Henderson,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday June 20

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1848 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at Twelve o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. REPORT or LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Mr. Cowper laid on the table the reports of the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1848 · page 2

THE Council met pursuant to adjournment at twelve o'clock, nt which hour the Speaker took the chair. The official members present were—The Honorable Colonial Secretary, the…

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