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Council & local affairs, 1851

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Police Office.—wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate, J. M'Lerie, Esq., and Alderman Egan.)

Empire · Thursday 7 August 1851 · page 3

ASSAULT.—An elderly woman, named Elizabeth Cain, and Joseph Cain, her son, surrendered to answer the ohargo preferred against them by Catherine Donovan, a millinor, for assaulting her…

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Police Office.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman Egan, and J, M'Lerie, Esq.)

Empire · Friday 8 August 1851 · page 3

SHOPLIFTING.—Thomas Ennis, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a piece of cotton print, valued at 30s. from the shop of Mr. A. A. Tating, King-street, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1851 · page 3

A QUARTERLY meeting of the City Council will be held at the Town Hall, York-street, this day, Saturday, 9th August, at 12 o'clock, for considering the following…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 August 1851 · page 2
Also in Empire

ON Saturday, the customary General Quarterly Meeting of the City Council took place at the Town Hall. The Right Worshipful the MAYOR took the chair at 12 o'clock, when the…

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City Council Business Paper

Empire · Monday 11 August 1851 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of this body will be held, at the Town Hall, this afternoon, at three o'clocl. The following is the Business Paper:- NOTICES OF MOTION…

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City Council

Empire · Tuesday 12 August 1851 · page 3

Pursuant, to adjournment the City Council met yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the Hight Worshipful the Mayor in the chair. The Tows CLERK having read the Minutes of…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 August 1851 · page 2

THE adjourned Quarterly Meeting of the City Council was held on Monday. The Mayor took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. Present: Aldermen—Allen, Broughton, Brown, and…

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Police Office.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Alderman Egan.)

Empire · Wednesday 13 August 1851 · page 3

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Edward Hoyes was charged by Constable Todd with assaulting him while in the execution of his duty, in Parramattastreet, on Monday evening. The constable…

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Police Office.—thuhsday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman Egan, and Edward Flood, Esq., J.P.)

Empire · Friday 15 August 1851 · page 3

BREACH OF THE POLICE ACT.—Samuel Murphy, an elderly man, was sentenced to pay a fine of £5, and 2s. 6d. costs, for being drunk, and indecently exposing his person, in King-street, at 3 p.m, on…

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The Empire. Friday, August 15, 1851. the City Council—the New and the Old

Empire · Friday 15 August 1851 · page 2

IN November last, a novel principle of municipal election, was introduced into the Corporation of Sydney, that of choosing the councillors by the suffrages of the…

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City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 16 August 1851 · page 5

On Saturday the quarterly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall, the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair. The following reports were received: -- From the Mayor; from the Finance Committee; from the Water Committee,…

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Police Office—monday. (Before, the Police Magistrate, J. M'Lerie, Esq., and Alderman Allen.)

Empire · Tuesday 19 August 1851 · page 3

DRUNKARDS, AND DISORDERLIES.—An unusually large number of persons, charged as above, were placed in the dock yesterday, 19 men, and 4 women, were fined in the penalties…

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Police Office—tuesday. (Before His Worship the Mayor, and the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Wednesday 20 August 1851 · page 3

BREACH OF THE PEACE—Thomas Jones and Edward Fletcher, charged by Inspector Singleton with fighting in the public streets, were ordered to enter into recognizances for their good…

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Police Office—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Alderman Egan.)

Empire · Thursday 21 August 1851 · page 3

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Francis Kearney was fined in the penalty of 20 shillings, and 2s. 6d. costs, or in default to be imprisoned 14 days, for assaulting constable Maine, whilst in the…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 August 1851 · page 3

A MEETING of the City Council will be holden at the Town Hall on Monday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon for considering the following…

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Police Office.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Alderman Allen.)

Empire · Saturday 23 August 1851 · page 2

FEMALE EQUESTRIANISM.—Margaret Connolly was placed at the bar, charged by Constable Matthews with disorderly conduct in the pnblic streets. The constable deposed that about…

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City Council

Empire · Monday 25 August 1851 · page 3

This body will meet this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for the despatch of the following business:- NOTICES OF MOTION. By Councillor WEEKES:…

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Domestic Intelligence. City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1851 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, Brown, Fisher, and Egan; Councillors Ryan, Board, Thornton, Flood, Moore, Driver, Williams, Thomas, Josephson, Tierney,…

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City Council.—monday

Empire · Wednesday 27 August 1851 · page 3

The City Council, met pursuant to adjournment at 3 P.M. The Right Worshipful the Mayor occupied the chair. PRINTING…

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