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Council & local affairs, 1853

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Legislative Council Business of To-day. Order of the Day

Empire · Friday 12 August 1853 · page 2

Mr. NICHOLS to move that an Address be presented to the Governor-General, praying that his Excellency will be pleased to place upon the Supplementary Estimate for the present year the sum of £1800, for the payment of…

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The Empire. Friday, August 12, 1853. Municipal Rights

Empire · Friday 12 August 1853 · page 2

IT has been said in our Legislative Council that the abolition of a municipality violated no rights of the people, and that therefore it would not be wrong to…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 5
Also in The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. PETITION. Mr. WENTWORTH presented a petition…

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City Council.—tuesday

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 9

PRESENT,—The Right Worshipful the Mayor ; Alderman Ryan ; Councillors Arkins, Simmons, Driver, Thomas, Hogan, Watson, Peden, M'Encroe, Weekes Eldridge and Oatley…

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Meeting of the City Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 5

The usual Quarterly Meeting of this body was held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair. There wore present -- Alderman Ryan, Councillors Weekes, Arkins, Peden, Driver, Thomas, Eldridge, Simmons, Hogan, M'Enoroe, Watson, and…

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Council Paper. Gold License Fee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 5

COPY of a Despatch from His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria," to His Excellency Sir Charles Fitz Roy. Melbourne, 1st August, 1853…

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Legislative Council. Friday, August 12, 1853

Empire · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. PETITION. Mr. WENTWORTH presented a petition from…

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WEDNESDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes after three. Council Papers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 9

The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the return to the address in reference to Bounty Immigration, adopted on motion of Mr. Martin, on the 31st of May last. Ordered to be printed…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday. The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. MESSAGES

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 8

The following messages from the Governor-General were received aud read :- Li compliance with the address of the Legislative Council, dated 2-9th July, 1353, the Governor-Ge-neral recommends to the Council the several ;ip-nropriations contained in the accompanying…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1853 · page 5

THE adjourned quarterly meeting of the City Council took place yesterday. The members present were,—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; Alderman Ryan; Councillors…

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Legislative Council Business of To-day. Notices of Motion

Empire · Tuesday 16 August 1853 · page 3

Mr. MARTIN to move, as an amendment upon the motion for the second reading of the Bill "to confer a Constitution on New South Wales, and to grant a Civil List to Her Majesty," that this Council do resolve as follows:…

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Council Papers. Papers Relative to Surveyor General's Salary. No. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1853 · page 2

COPY of a Despatch from His Excellency Sir CHARLES AUGUSTS FITZ ROY, to the Right Honorable Sir JOHN S. PAKINGTON. Executive. No. 136…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1853 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past three. COUNCIL PAPERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon…

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Meeting of the City Council

Empire · Wednesday 17 August 1853 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of this body was held at the Town Hall, on Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Mayor in the Chair. There were present—Alderman Ryan, Councillors Weekes,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 16, 1853

Empire · Wednesday 17 August 1853 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. COUNCIL PAPER. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the…

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Legislative Council Business of To-day. Government Business. Orders of the Day

Empire · Wednesday 17 August 1853 · page 4

Consideration of Governor-General's Message No. 27, with Gunpowder Exportation Bill. Unclaimed Balances Bill; second reading. Law Pleading Bill Reported; Adoptin of the Report…

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Sydney Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, and E. H. Hargraves, Esq., J.P.)

Empire · Thursday 18 August 1853 · page 2

DRUNKARDS.—There were no less than twentythree cases of this debauching vice on the lists this morning. They were fined five shillings, except in cases where the offence was aggravated by…

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Mr. Wentworth and the Legislative Council of Jamaica. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 August 1853 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Mr. Wentworth, in the course of his speech upon the Constitution Bill last night, alluded to a mon who set himself up as knowing everything, and who had denied that…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, August 18, 1853. 'Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 August 1853 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. THE POWERS OF THE CONSTABULARY…

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