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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1849

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1849 · page 3

A MEETING of the City Council will be held at the Town Hall, York-street, on Wednesday, 3rd January, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for considering the matters undermentioned,…

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Members of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1849 · page 1

SYDNEY.—William Charles Wentworth, Robert Lowe, Esqrs. CUMBERLAND.—Charles Cowper, Nelson S. Lawson, Esqrs…

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Executive Council. PRESIDENT. [?] the Governor. MEMBERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1849 · page 1

The Honorable Major-General Wynyard, Commander of the Forces. The Honorable Edward Deas Thomson, Colonial Secretary…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1849 · page 2

PRESENT: The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Egan, Thurlow, and Brown; Councillors Ryan, M'Donald, Thornton, Hill, Paton,…

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The City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 January 1849 · page 6

ON Wednesday last, a rather curious scene occurred in the City Council chamber, from which one would be inclined to think that the citizens have not made the wisest possible choice in their representatives. Our…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council. Wednesday, January 3, 1849

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 January 1849 · page 2

PRESENT --The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen Broughton, Allen, Egan, Thurlow, aed Brown ; Councillors Macdonald, Hill, Ryan, Thornton, Paton, Moore, Jenkins, Lingard, Josephson, Simmons, Driver, Neale, Smidmore, Titterton, May, Wilshire,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1849 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, to-morrow, at three o'clock in the afternoon. NOTICES OF MOTION…

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Parramatta. the District Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1849 · page 2

PRESENT—The WARDEN (Dr. Hill); and Messrs. HOWISON and J.PYS, Councillors. FINANCE. The WARDEN stated the receipt of a letter…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1849 · page 2

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Thurlow, and Fishor; Councillors Hill, Ryan, Moore, M'Donald, Board, Little, Jenkins,…

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City Council. Thursday, January 11, 1849

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 13 January 1849 · page 10

Present : the Right Worshipful the Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Thurlow, Fisher, Egan; Councillors Hill, Ryan Driver, Macdonald, Moore, Jenkins, May, Board. Neale, Little, Simmons, Wilshire, Paton, and Wilkie…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1849 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor, Aldermen Thurlow, Fisher, Egan, and Broughton; Councillors M'Donald, Ryan, Jenkins, Moore, Simmons, Lingard, Moir, Wilshire, Paton, Driver, Hill,…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1849 · page 2

IN consequence of the non-attendance of a sufficient number of members, the adjourned meeting of the City Council was not held yesterday. The following gentlemen were in…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1849 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall, on Monday, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. NOTICES OF MOTION…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, January 19, 1849. "Sworn to no Master; of no Sect am I." the City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1849 · page 2

IT has been doubted by many able and conscientious men, whether English society has not outgrown the use of Municipal Councils. They were…

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City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 20 January 1849 · page 4

Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Thurlow, Fisher, Egan, and Broughton ; Councillors M'Donatd, Ryan, Jenkins, Moore, Simmons, Lingard, Moir, Wilshire, Paton, Driver, Hill, Wilkie, and May…

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The City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 20 January 1849 · page 7

We know not whether to be grave or merry at the proceedings of our Civic Councillors during the last few days; there is much in them to excite mirth, but more in our opinion to create sorrow. When we see a body…

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The Mayor and the Late Licensing Meeeting of Petty Sessions. (To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1849 · page 2

GENTLEMEN.—Now that the interests.Which were at stake during the dispute between the Mayor and some of the Magistrates on the late licensing meeting or Petty Seasions, have been…

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(COPY.) To the Right Worshipful the Muyor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the City of Sydney. The respectful petition of the undesigned, citizens and rate-payers of the City of Sydney, Sheweth,—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1849 · page 3

That your Pelltioners are desirous that the city works should be performed by contract, which would give general satisfaction, inasmuch as the cost of such works would be known before commenced…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1849 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING was held pursuant to notice. His Worship the MAYOR took the chair, and the-following members their seats, at the hour appointed: Aldermen Allen,…

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Special Meeting of the City Council. Sydney, 20th January, 1849. To the Right Worshipful the Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1849 · page 2

Sir,—We, the undersigned members of the City Council, request that you will call a special meeting of the Council, to consider the propriety of r[?]ding the following resolution, passed on the 5th December, [?]…

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