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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1851

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 29 October 1851 · page 3

Sir—In your paper of to-day, appears the speech of Mr. Hogan at a meeting held in Cook Ward. In the course of his address he states that with…

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

Empire · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 4

BREACH OF THE POLICE ACT.—John Bathurst was summoned to answer the information field against him at the instance of Constable Craig, for allowing a certain animal, called a goat, to…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarterpast three. PETITIONS. Mr. LAMB presented a petition from 347…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, 29Th October

Empire · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past three o'clock. HYDE PARK. Mr. LAMB presented a petition from 347…

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Legislative Council. Thursday. Notices of Motion

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 9

Mr. LAMB obtained leave to postpone until Friday (to-morrow) the motion standing in his name relative to Trasportation. Mr. Martin gave notice, that on Friday, 31st…

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Domestic Intelligence. Council Paper. Private Subscription for Female Immigration

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 9

COPY of a despatch from the Right Honourable Earl GREY, to Governor Sir CHARLES A. FITR ROY. Downing-street, 18th February, 1850…

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City Council Petition for the Drainage of the City

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 7

WE trust that this most reasonable petition for a most urgent object will meet with speedy and complete success. We are well assured, that His Excellency the…

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Council Papers. Royal Instructions. Charles A. Fitz Roy, Governor-General. Message No. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 4

The Governor-General avails himself of the earliest opportunity of placing before the Legislative Council, a copy of that portion of the Queen's instructions, by which it is Her…

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General Post Office. Extract from Minute of Proceedings of the Executive Council, with reference to the Report of the Board appointed to enquire into the management of the General Post Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 October 1851 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor-General lays before Council the Report of a Board, consisting of— The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer…

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The League Council

Empire · Friday 31 October 1851 · page 3

A meeting OF the Council of the Australasian Le[?]gue was held at their rooms, yesterday morning, when, after a lengthy eo[?]Yersation on the subject of the Despatches of Sir William Denison,…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 October 1851 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past three. STANDING ORDERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday 29Th October, Estimates. (Continued From yesterday's report.)

Empire · Friday 31 October 1851 · page 2

The COLONIAL TREASURER moved that the sum of £58 l6s. 6d. beallowed as the salaries of two additional constables at Newcastle, at the rate of 3s, 3d. per day, from the 4th July last,…

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Municipal Election

Empire · Friday 31 October 1851 · page 2

A meeting of the friends of Mr. pemell was held, on Wednesday evening, at the Wellington Inn, Parramatts-street, Which was attended by about fifty persons. Mr. Councillor. Simmons…

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

Empire · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 4

DESERTING A WIFE.—George Skelton, a stonemason, living at crown-street, Woollomooloo, was summoned to anser the complaint preferred against him by Mary, his wife, for repeatedly…

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The City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 2
Also in Empire

As some of the retiring members of the City Council have announced their intention of again soliciting the votes of their fellow-citizens, we would advise the electors just to look at the following statements. It will be remembered that some time ago…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 4

THE Speaker took the Chair at twenty minutes past three. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. DONALDSON gave notice of his…

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Legislative Council. Friday, October 31

Empire · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 3

The SPEAKER, took ths Chair, at 20 minutes after 8. POSTPONEMENT. Mr. MARTIN on behalf of Mr. Nichols,…

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Original Correspondence. Divisions in Council. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Observing in your paper of this day a letter from "A Colonist," on the subject of the late division on Mr. Donaldson's Finance amendment, I cannot refrain from…

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Municipal Election. -- Mr. Steel

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 2

At a meeting of the electors, held in pursuance of public advertisement, yesternight, at Adrain's Inn, George-street, south, to hear Mr. Steele's views, and the very important matters which will require the serious attention of the Town Council during the…

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