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Council & local affairs, 1855

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Legislative Council. Business Pr0ceedings for This Day. Other Business — Notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1855 · page 8

MR. NICHOLS to move for leave to introduce a bill for the establishment of Municipal Institutions in New South Wales, and to make provision for regulating, pa[?]ing, lighting, draining, cleansing, and supplying with water the Country Towns therein…

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Council Papers. Parramatta Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 8

IT may be remembered that, on the occurrence of the accident by which a portion of the Parramatta Railway Tunnel at Chippendale gave way and fell in, a select committee, consisting of ten members of the…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, 23Rd October

Empire · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. POSTPONEMENTS. Mr. HOLROYD postponed till Friday next, the motion standing in his name, for the second reading of the…

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Legislative Council—business for To-day. Orders of the Day

Empire · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 4

Consideration of the Governor-General's Message No. 80, proposing certain Stamp Duties. Hunter River Tonnage Duty Bill; to be further considered in Committee…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 5

Consideration of Governor-General's Message No. 80, proposing certain stamp duties. Hunter River Tonnage Duty Bill; to be further considered in committee…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday. the Speaker took the chair at half-past three o'clock. Polack and Wells

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 2

Mr. WILSHIRE moved, "That an Address be pre. sented to the Governor-General, praying that his Excellency will be pleased to cause to be laid upon the table of this House, copies of all petitions,…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 October 1855 · page 4

THE Speaker took the chair at half-past three o'clock. MESSAGE. The following Message from his Excellency the Governor-General was received and read:…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, 24Th October

Empire · Thursday 25 October 1855 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. MESSAGE. Government Railways Bill:—The following Message…

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Legislative Council-business for To-day. Goverment Business—orders of the Day

Empire · Thursday 25 October 1855 · page 4

Electoral Rolls Alteration Hill: second reading. Consideration of Governor-General's Message, No. 84, with Government Railways Bill. Hunter River Tonnage Duty Bill; to be further considered…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 October 1855 · page 8

Electoral Rolls Alteration Bill; Second reading. Consideration of Governor-General's Message No. 84, with Government Railways Bill. Hunter River Tonnage Duty Bill; to be further considered is…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 October 1855 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. POSTPONEMENTS. Mr. NICHOLS obtained leave to postpone his…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, 25Th October

Empire · Friday 26 October 1855 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. POSTPONEMENTS. Mr. NICHOLS postponed,. till Tuesday next, the motion standing in his name, relative to the grant to…

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

Empire · Friday 26 October 1855 · page 4

Mr. HOLROYD to move—That Betts' Trustees Bill be now read a second time. Mr. RUSDEN to move—That this House is of opinion that an address should be immediately presented to his Excellency…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 October 1855 · page 5

Mr. HOLROYD to move, That Betts' Trustees Bill be now read a second time. Mr. RUSDEN to move, That this House is of opinion that an Address should be immediately presented to his Excellency the…

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Acts of Council

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 7

By an announcement in Tuesday's' Gazette his Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, that the right honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has intimated in his despatch under date the 12th July last, No…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 4
Also in The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator, The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. BILL ASSENTED TO. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency the…

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Legislative Council. Friday, 20Th October

Empire · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. ASSENT TO BILL The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency the Governer-General had been pleased to give the Royal…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, October 23

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 10

On the motion of Mr. Wilshire— That an Address be presented to the Governor-General, praying that his Excellency will be pleased to cause to be laid upon the table of this House,…

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