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Council & local affairs, 1850

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1850 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council will be held at the TOWN Hall, on Friday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon. NOTICES OF MOTION…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council. Thursday. PRESENT—The Mayor, Aldermen Egan, Brown, Fisher, Broughton, Allen, and Thurlow; Councillors Macdonald, Thomas, Board, Thornton, Moore, Driver, Ryan, and May. Water Fountain in Elizabeth Street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1850 · page 2

Alderman FISHER stated, that he deemed it his duty to contradict a statement which had been made in a letter to the Herald, by a person calling himself a Citizen of Bourke Ward,…

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City Council. Thursday, Dec. 27

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 5 January 1850 · page 4

Present: the Mayor, Aldermen Egan, Brown,Fisher, Broughton, Allen and Thurlow; Councillors Macdonald, Thomas, Board, Thornton, Moore, Driver, Ryan, and May. WATER FOUNTAIN IN ELIZABETH-STREET…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1850 · page 4

PRESENT: The Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Egan, and Thurlow; Councillors Williams, Macdonald, Board, Ryan, Peden, Thomas, Paton, Moore, Jenkins, May, Moir,…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1850 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor, Aldermen Broughton, Fisher, Allen, Thurlow, Egan; Councillors Moore, Driver, Macdonald, Thomas, Board, Josephson, Paton, Williams, Ryan, Thornton,…

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City Council. Wednesday, Jan. 26

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 26 January 1850 · page 4

Present: The Mayor; Aldermen Broughton, Fisher, Allen, Thurlow, Egan ; Councillors Moore, Driver, Macdonald, Thomas, Board. Josephson, Paton, Williams, Ryan, Thornton, May, Roberts, Lingard, and Moir…

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Legislative Council. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) PROCLAMATION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1850 · page 2

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

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1850 · page 2

PRESENT — The Mayor, Aldermen Thurlow, Allen, Broughton, and Egan; Councillors Moore, Thomas, Board, May, Driver, Josephson, Paton, Ryan, Peden, [?]lood, Macdonald,…

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Council Openings

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 2 February 1850 · page 1

We recollect the Figaro in London used to report the Parliamentary debates by merely giving the opening of the members' speeches, considering that the public would be amply…

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Sydney Quarter Sessions. Monday, February 4. BEFORE the CHAIRMAN, Alderman EGAN, and Mr. J. O'neil Brenan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1850 · page 2

John Johnson was indicted for an assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and was convicted of common assault. Sentence, twelve months' hard labour in Sydney gaol…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1850 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Egan, Thurlow, and Brown; Councillors Driver, Ryan, Flood, Moore, Thomas, Peden, Williams, Board, Roberts, Jenkins,…

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City Council Paper. Financial Report for 1850. REPORT of the Finance Committee of the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1850 · page 2

Council on the financial affairs of the Corporation for the year 1850. YOUR Committee, consisting of the Right Worshipful the Mayor, Alderman Thurlow,…

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The Mayor's Pic-nic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1850 · page 2

THIS brilliant affair came off yesterday. The day was fortunately a fine one until towards the evening, when it became showery, but by that time the festivities had drawn to a close,…

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The Mayor's Pic Nic

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 16 February 1850 · page 2

"The Mayor and pic-nic," rose on every tongue: North pricked his ears; South on the accents hung: East could not keep the secret in-his breast,…

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City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 16 February 1850 · page 8

PRESENT -- The Mayor, Aldermen Allen, Broughton. Egan, Thurlow, and Brown; Councillors Driver, Ryan, Flood, Moore, Thomas, Peden, Williams, Board, Roberts, Jenkins, Smidmore. Moffitt, Lingard, Josephson, Macdonald, and Wilkie…

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City Council. Monday. the Right Worshipful the MAYOR took the chair at the usual hour. Reports Received

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1850 · page 2

Alderman FISHER, Chairman of the Water and Lighting Committee, brought up a report on the subject of a petition from certain inhabitants of Malcolm's-buildings for a supply of…

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City Council. Monday. Feb. 25

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 2 March 1850 · page 3

Present -- His Worship the Mayor; Alderman Egan, Fisher, Allen, Broughton, Thurlow ; Councillors Driver, Ryan, Moore, Little, Smidmore, Paton, Thomas, Board, Jenkins, Lingard, Thornton, Josephson, Wilkie, and May,…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1850 · page 2

PRESENT—The Mayor, Aldermen Allen. Thurlow, Broughton, Fisher, Egan, and Brown; Councillors Peden, Thornton, Paton, Board, Moore, Flood, Driver, Williame, Josephson,…

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The Southern Colonies; Their Municipal Annexation, or Their National Independence: in a Letter From Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield to Mr. Henry Petre. To the Hon, Henry Petre, Wellington, New Zealand. Reigate, 20th September, 1849

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1850 · page 2

MY DEAR HENRY PETRE.—In continuation of my letter to you of 16th April, which was originally sent by the Cornwall, and in dupli cate by the Pekin, I now write by the…

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City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 9 March 1850 · page 5

Present -- The Mayor, Alderman Allen, Thurlow, Broughton, Fisher, Egan, and Brown; Councillors Peden, Thornton, Paton, Board, Moore, Flood, Driver, Williams, Josephson, Ryan, Little, Jenkins, Roberts, Macdonald, May, and Smidmore…

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