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Council & local affairs, 1848

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The Mayor's Fancy Ball

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1848 · page 2

IN our last issue we gave a cursory glance at the above entertainment, of which we now proceed to give as full a detail as our columns will permit. The…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 October 1848 · page 3

PRESENT.—The Right Worshipful tho Mayor, in the Chair;—Aldermen Broughton, Allen, Thurlow, Wilshire, and Fisher; Councillors, Thornton, Tittorton, Paten, Board, Mooro,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—friday. Before the full Court. HOLINSHED v. the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 October 1848 · page 2

Declaration of trespass to the close of the plaintiff, and from thence with force taking certain goods and chattels belonging to the plaintiff. The defendants justified, and a long…

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Our Leader. the Mayor's Fancy Ball

The Australian Sportsman · Saturday 14 October 1848 · page 2

Lysippus. Strato, thou hast some skill in poetry; What think'st thou of the Masque? Will it be well! Strato. As well as Masque can be. Lysippus. As Masque can be?…

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News of the Day. Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Banco Sittings. Friday. Before their honors the three judges. Demurrers. Hollinshed V. the Mayor and Corporation of the City of Sydney

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1848 · page 3

This is an action of trespass for an alleged illegal seizing of the plaintiff's property on the 29th October. 1847. The defendants pleaded that by a certain Act of…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1848 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town' Hall, York-street, on Monday next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, to consider the following matters:…

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Legislative Council of Swan River. Thursday, June 29. Opening Speech of Governor Irwrn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1848 · page 4

GENTLEMEN of the Legislative Council,—I have summoned you at this period to lay before you the e[?]mates for the year 1849-50. For the last two years the [?]timates have been…

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The Mayor's Fancy Ball. or the Josephiate. Canto Ii

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 October 1848 · page 2

" A pen—a pen—my laurels for a pen! —Critics avaunt! Fuz is himself again! " Hail Muse, etcetera! "—Last week too soon Some kindly critics say, we stopped the…

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Latest From France. Louis Napoleon President of France. — Resignation of the Executive Council; their powers Conferred on General Ca" vaignac

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 October 1848 · page 2

From the Port Phillip papers we glean the following additional interesting intelligence:— (Extract from a letter from Marseilles, of 27th…

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To His Excellency Sir Charles Augustus Fitz Roy, Governor-in-chief, &c., &c., &c On the Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council of July 1847, on the price or prices of Waste Lands of the colony

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1848 · page 2

SIR,--I cannot, even unwell as I am, refrain from addressing Your Excellency on the subject of the Report of the "Select Committee of the Legislative Council,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1848 · page 2

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Wilshire, Broughton, Thurlow, Allen, and Fisher; Councillors Paton, Neale, Driver, Board, Hill, May,…

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Local Intelligence. Who's to be Mayor and Aldermen Elect?

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 October 1848 · page 2

DEAR BELL,—My customers are continually asking me about the New Mayor and Aldermen, and as I don't like to contaminate myself do you see, by saying, " I don't know," and thus show…

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Fuzboz's City Council Reports

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 October 1848 · page 3

The Chair was taken by the MAYOR at the usual hour, and the table was taken up by the members in full force. Mr. GKOROE THORNTON, was away on the stool of repentance from sitting…

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Convictism in Van Diemen's Land. Report of the Comm[?] of the Legislative Council of Van Diemen's Land on Convict Expenditure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 October 1848 · page 2

THE delay which has taken place in bringing up this Report has been occasioned by the Convict Department not furnishing the necessary information to your committee. The…

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City Council Monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1848 · page 2

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Thurlow, Fisher, Wilshire, Allen, and Broughton; Councillors Board, Hyndes, Neale, Jenkins, Thornton,…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, November 1, 1848. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1848 · page 2

The annual election of members to fill up vacancies in the City Council takes place to day, and we hope the citizens generally will show themselves worthy of the…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 November 1848 · page 2

THE elections to supply the several vacancies in the Ci[?]y Council came off yesterday, with the following result:- For Gipps Ward, Mr. M'Donald was returned; for Bourke Ward,…

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City Council-ana

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 4 November 1848 · page 2

A MISNOMER.—At the meeting of the City Council on Monday last Mr. Thornton remarked that several of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the Police Office viewed the…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Sydney, November 4, 1848. The New Mayor

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 4 November 1848 · page 2

Now that the bustle of the Council elections is over, the only subject mooted is the selection of the Mayor, and the excitement which prevails upon the point affords…

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A Local Nuisance --The Water Committee of the City Council. To the Editors of the Australian Sportsman

The Australian Sportsman · Saturday 4 November 1848 · page 2

GENTLEMEN--Will you allow me through your columns to draw the attention of the proper authorities to a nuisance to which I am subject by reason of the conduct of the Water Committee of the…

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