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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Mr. COOPER presented a petition from 611 persons, against the existing Market By-laws, as made and passed by the City Council.â Received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY an overwhelming majority the resolutions of Mr. G. R. Nichols, condemnatory of the supersedeas issued by the Government against Mr. Alderman Thurlow,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Colonial Secretary laid upon the table a copy of the petition against the return of Messrs. Ebden and Mercer for Port Phillip. Mr. Nichols presented a petition from James Callwell, recently a clerk at the Darlinghurst gaol, praying tor compensation for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It having been determined upon that as so much opposition had been offered to Dr. Lang in various ways, and particularly as a Bill had been brought into the House for the express purpose of preventing the Doctor's election, he should be accompanied by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr.OAKES presented a petition from certain citizens of Sydney, praying that the Clergymen's Disqualifying Bill might not be passed into law…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Broughton and Egan; Councillors Ryan, Peden, Thomas, Paton, Board, Flood, Moore, Driver, Josephson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONTINGENT.âMr. WENTWORTH to move his resolutions respecting the Lien on Wool Bill. 1. Dr. LANG to move, That a Select Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN,—In my first letter to you, inserted in the Herald of Saturday, the 20th ultimo, I stated that further reasons could be adduced for the abolition of that part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dr. DICKSON presented a petition from a number of residents at Geelong, praying that the Church Discipline and Church Temporalities Bills introduced by Mr. Moor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second reading of this Bill to abolish this impost was postponed on last Friday to that day week, in consequence of the absence of the Attorney-General. In the mean time petitions have continued to flow in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—On behalf of the Denominational Schoo[?] Board of Port Phillip, I beg to acknowledg[?] the receipt of Your Honor's letter, enclosing a communication from the Colonial Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. MURRAY gave notice of his intention, on Tuesday next, to move that this Council having had under its consideration the despatches from the Right Honorable the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leave of absence, for a fortnight, was granted to Colonel Snodgrass, upon the motion of Mr. DONALDSON. RETURNS…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1. It is my duty to transmit to your Lord-ship two documents which have been placed in my hands for that purpose. 2. The first bears the title of a "Protest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of this body on Friday, the 2nd instant, the following resolutions were proposed by Mr. Flood and seconded by Mr. Paton, viz: -- "That it is the opinion of this Council that the municipal franchise should be extended to a household suffrage;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DR. LANG, in a lengthy speech, moved, pursuant to notice, "that a Select Committee be appointed to ascertain whether there are any, and if any, what foundations, there are for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. WENTWORTH presented a petition from Messrs. Inder and Co., complaining of the non-payment of their demand for work performed at the Museum, and praying that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PRESENT:—The Mayor; Aldermen—Allen, Broughton, Egan, and Fisher; Councillors Driver, Thornton, Moore, Roberts, Macdonald, Flood, Thomas, Moffitt, Jenkins, Lingard,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. DONALDSON moved. "That an address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, praying that his Excellency will be pleased to place upon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN commencing this our second annual report, we beg permission, in the first place, to refer to the letter addressed by us, on the 27th February last, to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary,…
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