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Council & local affairs, 1854

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Legislative Council—business Fort To-day. Notices of Motion

Empire · Tuesday 12 September 1854 · page 4

Mr. [?] to move for leave to bring in a pill to form and make a dam or bridge, or both combined, across the river called Cook's River, in the county of Cumberland, in the colony of New South Wales, and for…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 September 1854 · page 4

1. Mr. HOLROYD to move for leave to bring in a Bill to form and make a Dam or Bridge, or both combined, across the River called Cook's River, in the County of Cumberland, in the colony of New South Wales, and for other purposes there in…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock, COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY'S BILL. Mr. COWPER presented the Commercial Bank…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, 12th SEPTEMBER

Empire · Wednesday 13 September 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER, took the chair at twenty minutes past three. MESSAGE. The following message from his Excellency the…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Wednesday, September 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1854 · page 5

CONTINGENT.—Mr. COWPER to move (on the order of the day for the Resumption of the Committee of the whole Council, for the further consideration of the Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1851-5, with Messages Nos. 30 and 33—…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 September 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. MESSAGE. The following message was received from his…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, 13Th September

Empire · Thursday 14 September 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twentyfive minutes past three. CONSTITUTION BILL. The following Message fron his Excelleney the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, 12th SEPTEMBER. [ThE following portion of the Council proceeding of Tuesday were omitted in our issue of yesterday.] the Estimates

Empire · Thursday 14 September 1854 · page 3

The AUDITOR-GENERAL moved, That the resumption of the Committee of the whole Council, for the further consideration of the Supplementary Estimate and Estimates of Expenditure for the…

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Council Papers. the Legal Profession in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 September 1854 · page 3

A PAPER has been laid upon the table of the Council by the Colonial Secretary, respecting the legal profession in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, as to barristers, &c., of the one colony practising in the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday. Incorporation of the Commercial Bank

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 5

Mr. COWPER presented the Commercial Bank Rill, and produced a certificate that the sum of £25 had been paid into the Colonial Treasury for the public uses of the colony, and in support of the Government thereof, pursuant to the requirement of the 54th section of the Standing Orders Bill, intituled…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords, June 29. Legislative Council (Canada) Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 6

some one strong popular feeling that might prevail at the time of the election. I attach great importance to another change suggested, which, though not of equal importance, was of some weight—that the…

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Legislative Council Sporting Intelligence. Grand Pugilistic Passage at Arms, between Henry Parkes and James Martin, for a most Terrifically Tremendous Stake -- viz., a whole MINT of Money

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 6

The greatest excitement was created in the Senatorial Sporting Circles, when it was announced that the stakes had been put down and all the necessary preliminaries arranged for this interesting match Parkes, although not so old a stager as James in the…

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Legislative Council Business for To-day. Notices of Motion

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 4

Mr. PA[?]KES to move, "That the question on his motion that the Coal Bill be now read a second time, which was intercepted on the 29th August last by the previous question—be now put."…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 5

MR. PARKES to move, That the Question on his motion that the Coat Bill be now read a second time—which was intercepted on the 29[?] August last by the previous question,— be now put…

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Council Papers. Disasters on Board the Steamer City of Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1854 · page 2

RETURN to an address from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated 5th September, 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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1854 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. ASSENT TO BILL. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, September [?]

Empire · Wednesday 20 September 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER look the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. ASSENT TO BILL. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Wednesday, September 20. Government Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1854 · page 5

Gold Fields Management Bill—third reading. Estimates for City Sewerage and Water Supply; to be considered in Committee. OTHER BUSINESS—ORDER OF THE DAY…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 September 1854 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. [For preliminary business see end of debate.] THE ADJOURNED DEBATE…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 20

Empire · Thursday 21 September 1854 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. COOK'S RIVER BRIDGE BILL. Mr. HOLROYD having presented this Bill, and…

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