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Council & local affairs, 1855

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Ascent of Mont Blanc. (From the New York Herald.) Mr. W. B. Richardson, eldest son of Mr. Alderman W. Richardson, of this city, has kindly forwarded us the following account of his ascent of Mont Bl[?]n[?] on September 1:—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1855 · page 3

"I started from Chamounix at half-past 8 in the morning on the 31st of August, with five guides and seven porters, carrying the necessary provisions. On Laving the village of…

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Writ of Election. (From Yesterday's Government Gazelle.) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 5th January, 1855

Empire · Saturday 6 January 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, 'Knight, the' honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that one of…

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Writ of Election. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 5th January, 1855

Empire · Wednesday 10 January 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat…

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Launceston Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY the biennial election of aldermen to serve in the town council of Launceston was held, in accordance with the Municipal Act, under the direction of the Sheriff, in front of the Court House…

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Generalland Regulations for the Provence of Auckland, Newzealand. (Passed through Committee of the Provincial Council, Friday, the 23rd December, 1854.) I.- General Regulations

Empire · Thursday 11 January 1855 · page 3

1. All regulations now in force in the province of Auckland for the sale, letting, disposal, and occupation of the wastelands of the crown (except such regulations as are hereinafter confirmed),…

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Hobart Town Municipal Elections. (From the Colonial Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1855 · page 5

THIS (Monday, January 1st) being the day named for the election of aldermen for the city of Hobart, for the ensuing two years, the candidates for civic honours and their active supporters were on the qui vive at an…

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Criminal Executions' Bill. It will be seen that the Queen has assented to the Bill recently passed by the Council to authorise private executions. The following is the proclamation, issued yesterday, as a supplement to the Government Gazette:— PROCLAMATION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1855 · page 4

WHEREAS by an Act of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, passed in the fifth and sixth year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, "An Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land," it is amongst…

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Council Paper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1855 · page 5

REPORT from the Select Committee on the Pyrmont Bridge Company's Bill. The Select Committee appointed on the 9th day of November, 1854, to whom was referred the above-mentioned Bill, have agreed…

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Council Paper. Crown Lands. Progress Report from the Select Committee on Crown Lands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1855 · page 2

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed 8th August, 1854, to inquire into the Law regarding the occupation and sale of the Waste Lands of the Crown, the Orders in Council, and the…

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Tuesday's Cabinet Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1855 · page 3

A CABINET Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Fourteen Ministers were present. Lord Aberdeen commenced proceedings by observing…

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Council Paper. Reserves Out of Pastoral Runs. (Beyond the Settled Disteicts)

Empire · Thursday 25 January 1855 · page 6

Copy of a despatch from Governor Sir Charles A, Fitz Roy to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies,…

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The Empire. Tuesday January 30, 1855. the Order in Council 19Th June 1850

Empire · Tuesday 30 January 1855 · page 4

IT was competent to the Select Committee on Crown Lands to withhold a report of their proceedings if they did not find themselves able to frame one; but it…

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Dissolution of the Legislative Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 3 February 1855 · page 2

A Public Meeting has been convened for Tuesday next, at one o'clock in the Victoria Theatre for the purpose of adopting an address to the Governor-General, requesting him to dissolve the present…

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The Empire. Monday, February 5 1856. Ought the Council to Be Dissolved!

Empire · Monday 5 February 1855 · page 4

OUR contemporary, the Herald, is evidently of our opinion that Sir William Denison will listen to the voice of the people, and dissolve the present…

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The Dissolution of the Council. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 6 February 1855 · page 5

SIR— I am glad to see the advertisement for the meeting on Tuesday, to petition the Governor General for the dissolution of the present Council, which I trust will he responded to throughout the…

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Dissolution of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1855 · page 4

YESTERDAY afternoo[?], pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the Victoria Theatre, for the purpose of adopting an address to his Excellency to dissolve the present Legislative Council, with a…

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Public Meeting in Favour of a Dissolution of the Council

Empire · Wednesday 7 February 1855 · page 4

A public meeting was hold in the Royal Victoria Theatre, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of adopting an address to the Governor General, praying his Excelleney to dissolve the…

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The Municipal Misgovernment of London. (From the Times, November 7.)

Empire · Wednesday 7 February 1855 · page 3

There are not many persons who trouble; themselves much or at all about the government of this motroplis. It is not that they are wholly uninterested in the…

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Writs of Election. (From Tuesday's Government Gazette,) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 3rd February, 1855

Empire · Thursday 8 February 1855 · page 4

Sir charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to he notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat in the…

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Dissolution of the Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 February 1855 · page 2

A public meeting was held in the Royal Victoria Theatre on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of adopting an address to the Governor-General, praying his Excellency to dissolve the…

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