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Council & local affairs, 1854

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Legislative Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 2

The resumption of the debate upon Mr. Darvall's motion for refusing the estimates, occupied the Council during Thursday evening. The amendment was lost by a majority of 32 to 10. The House then went into Committee on the supplementary…

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Council Papers. Health Officer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 5

Report from the Health Officer of Port Jackson, for the year 1853. Sydney, 1st June, 1854. SIR,—In conformity with directions contained in your…

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Legislative Council. Friday, August 4

Empire · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at half past three, but as therre were not eighteen members present, the Council was further adjourned, in pursuance of the Standing Orders, till Tuesday…

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State Churchism a Subject of Discussion in the Legislative Council. [From a Correspondent]

Empire · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 4

Now that a proposal for increasing the pecuniary assistance rendered by the Government to clergymen of the denominations recognised by Law is before the…

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Council Paper. Health Officer. Report from the Health Officer of Port Jackson for the Year 1853. Sydney, 1st June, 1854

Empire · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 3

SIR—In conformity with directions contained in your Letter of Instructions to me. I have the honor of submitting to you, for the purpose of being laid before the Legislative Council, a…

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Bathurst Copper Mining Company. Incorporated by Act of Council. Report of the Directors of Thee Above Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 August 1854 · page 4

AT the half yearly general meeting of the proprietors, held at the office of the Company, No. 354, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Monday, the 31st July, 1854, pursuant to public advertisement, the following Report was read and adopted:—…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1854 · page 4

1. MR. HOLROYD to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act for regulating the trade or business of Pawnbrokers in New South Wales. 2. Mr. PARKES to move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. The SPEAKER announced to the House that the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 8

Empire · Wednesday 9 August 1854 · page 4

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

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Government Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1854 · page 5

1. Tolls' Regulation Bill; second reading. 2. Estimates of Expenditure for 1854-5; to be further considered in Committee…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. RAILWAY FROM MINMI TO HEXHAM. Dr. DOUGLASS, under the suspension yesterday…

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Council Papers. University of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 5

COPY of Report from the Senate of the University of Sydney, for the year ending 31st December, 1853, to the Colonial Secretary. University, 2nd May, 1854…

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Legislative Council—business of To-day

Empire · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 5

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.—ORDERS OF THE DAY. Tolls Regulation Bill; second reading. Estimates of Expenditure for 1854-5, with Message No. 30; to be further considered in Committee…

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Council Papers. Inquest on the Body of Isabella Osborne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 3

RETURN to an Address from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated the 13th of June, 1854, praying that his Excellency the Governor-General would be pleased to cause to be laid upon the table…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Government Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 5

1. Tolls' Regulation Bill; second reading. 2. Estimates of Expenditure for 1854-5, with the Message No. 30, to be further considered in Committee. OTHER BUSINESS—NOTICES OF MOTION…

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Legislative Council. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 25 minutes past 3 o'clock Continuation of Railway From Minmi to Hexham

Empire · Thursday 10 August 1854 · page 4

Dr. DOUGLASS, under the suspension, yesterday, of the standing orders relating to private bills, presented a Petition from Gilbert Wright of Sydney, gentleman, one of the attorneys of the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 August 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. COUNCIL PAPERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, August 10

Empire · Friday 11 August 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past three o'clock. COUNCIL PAPERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the…

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Council Paper. University of Sydney

Empire · Friday 11 August 1854 · page 2

Copy of Report from the Senate of the University of Sydney, for the year ending 31st December, 1853, to the Colonial Secretary. University, 2nd May, 1854…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 August 1854 · page 4

1. MR. JAMES MACARTHUR to move, That, in the opinion of this Council, no time should be lost in taking the stops requisits for bringing into operation the law recently passed for [?]bodying Volunteer Corps, in order that they may be in…

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