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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1851

586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 30

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

Empire · Thursday 28 August 1851 · page 3

STEALING.—Margaret Doyle was charged with stealing two silver spoons, from a Mr. Molloy. Constable St. Clair gave evidence as regarded the apprehension of the prisoner, who was ordered to…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 August 1851 · page 2

PRESENT.—The Mayor; Aldermen Allen, Broughton, and Egan; Councillors Driver, Josephson, Moore, Thomas, Weekes, Peek, Flood, Board, Thornton, Tierney, Hill, Ryan,…

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City Council.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 28 August 1851 · page 3

Pursuant to adjournment the Council met yesterday afternoon at three o'clock. The Right Worshipful the Mayor occupied the chair. ELECTION OF CLERKS…

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City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 30 August 1851 · page 4

A meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday. The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair: -- Alderman Allen called attention to the Minutes which were ordered to be printed, saying, that unless they were printed in…

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

Empire · Saturday 30 August 1851 · page 3

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—A young woman of interesting appearance, and very respectably attired, named Marianne Burton, was placed at the bar chaged with stealing six white…

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Opening of the New Legislative Council of South Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1851 · page 2

OUR Southern sister has been first in the field as regards the boon of representation which the Australian Colonies Government Act has granted to the younger colonies of the…

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

Empire · Thursday 4 September 1851 · page 3

EMBEZZLEMENT.—Samuel Lee was charged with having embezzled a quantity of paint, valued at £2, the property of Robert Ncach. The prosecutor stated that he had engaged Lee to perform…

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Our Use of the Names of Alderman Egan and Dr. Tierney

Empire · Friday 5 September 1851 · page 2

We are authorised by Alderman Egan, J.P., who presided at the meeting at the Royal…

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City Council

Empire · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the City Council will take place on Monday next, the 8th instant. The following is the business paper:- NOTICES OF MOTION…

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The Mayor's Proclamation. (From the Picayune, July 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 2

This document will be found in another part of our paper this afternoon. We are not disposed to comment at length upon it. In issuing the proclamation, the Chief Magistrate of…

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Police Office.—saturday. (Before his Worship the Mayor, and the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Monday 8 September 1851 · page 3

ASSAULT.—Trayner v. Evans.—Mr. George Evans, a wine and spirit merchant, of Pitt-street, appeared to answer the complaint of william Trayner, a person lately employed by him to…

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

Empire · Tuesday 9 September 1851 · page 3

PERSONATING A CONSTABLE.—Thomas Flynn, who appeared at the bar in a policeman's coat, which had been metamorphosed into a jacket, by the simple process of cutting off the tails, was…

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City Council

Empire · Tuesday 9 September 1851 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The City Council met yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, The Hight Worshipful the Mayor occupied the chair, The TOWN CLERK opened the business in the…

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

Empire · Wednesday 10 September 1851 · page 3

ASSAULT.—Mary kelly appeared to answer the complaint of Elizabeth bardwell, (whose husband is in California), for assaulting her, and threatening her life. The defendant is also a married…

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Police Office—wednesday. (Before His Worship the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, and Aldermen Brown and Allen.)

Empire · Friday 12 September 1851 · page 3

HEARTLESS ROBBERY.—Patrick Byrnes and James Salmon, two ruffianly looking men, were placed at the bar, charged by Inspector Higgins with burglariously entering the house of Mary…

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

Empire · Thursday 18 September 1851 · page 3

INDECENT ASSAULT ON A CHILD.—John Murphy, who was remanded on Tuesday, was again placed at the bar to answer the charge of indecently assaulting Matilda James, an orphan child about…

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

Empire · Monday 22 September 1851 · page 3

ROBSING A COUNTRYMAN.—Thomas Severn and thomas Schofield were placed at the bar, the former charged with robbing james Dunn of a five-pound note, a one-pound note, and eighteen…

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The New Council.—memuers Returned

Empire · Monday 22 September 1851 · page 3

More than one half of the elective members of the new Council are now returned. The following is a correct list supplied by our latest intelligence:…

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