Municipal Council. Monday, August 17, 1857
The Municipal Council met yesterday in the Town Hall, King-street, at 3 o'clock. Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor and aldermen. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES…
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Council & local affairs, 1857
467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 24
Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. Government Business
MR. DEAS THOMSON to move: 1. That a Select Committee be appointed to consider and report on the expediency of establishing a Federal Legislature, invested with the necessary power to discuss and determine all questions of an inter-colonial character…
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The PRESIDENT took the Chair at a quarter past four o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. DEAS THOMSON, by command of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday 17Th August. the President took the chair at the usual hour
Mr. WANT, in pursuance of notice, asked the honorable member representing the Government—"What are the duties of gentlemen appointed as Parliamentary draftsmen; and, whether members of this House, not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. Other Business—notices of Motion
DR. DOUGLASS to move for leave to introduce a bill for the M[?]dutenance of Desorted Wives and Children. Mr. Lurwrong to move for leave to bring in [?] bill to amend he [?]law relating to New Trials and Write of Err[?]or in Criminal…
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Petitions were received from Crown, Riley, Bourke, and Parramatta streets as to repairs, and from Anne-street praying that it be proclaimed. A letter was read from the Colonial Secretary, intimating the…
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SIR—In your issue of this morning a letter appears signed "Israelite," respecting the night that the above ball is to come off, and evidently written in a tone as if the writer did not care for himself but for the Israelites…
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SIR—In your issue of this morning a letter appears signed " Israelite," respecting the night that the above ball is to come off, and evidently written in a tone as if the writer did not care for himself but for the Israelites…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Police Court.—thursday, August 20. (Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman Hill, Mr. McArthur, and Captain M'Lean.)
VAGRANTS.—Ellen Boyes, having no abode, and for being an idle and disorderly character, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment; Elizabeth Nolan was sentenced to one month, and Amelia Beard to three months'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Police Court.—thursday, August 20. (Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman Hill, Mr. McArthur, and Captain M'Lean.)
VAGRANTS.—Ellen Boyes, having no abode, and for being an idle and disorderly character, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment; Elizabeth Nolan was sentenced to one month, and Amelia Beard to three months'…
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In answer to a question from Mr. Want, Mr. E. Dens Thomson said that the duties of the Parliamentary Draftsmen were to draw public Bills, and should any honorable member require their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, 21st AUGUST
THE PRESIDENT entered the House at half-past four o'clock. There were present Honorables Deas Thomson, G. Allen, Montefiore, Lutwyche, Norton, Towns, D…
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The PRESIDENT took the Chair at twenty minutes past four o'clock, but there not being a quorum of members present no business was proceeded with, and the [?]ouse stood adjourned till Wednesday next at four…
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The PRESIDENT took the Chair at twenty minutes past four o'clock, but there not being a quorum of members present no business was proceeded with, and the House stood adjourned till Wednesday next at four…
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A meeting of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The following is the business paper:— NOTICES OF MOTION…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Johnson's Narrative to the Right Worshipful the Mayor
SIR,—I have been all day down at the scene of the wreck of the "Dunbar," and had a long interview with Johnson, the man who was saved. If the statement he made to me, and which I carefully noted, be…
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THE Right Worshipful the MAYOR took his seat at three o'clock. There were present Aldermen G. Hill, Sutherland, Roberts, Raper, Ryan, Williams, Murphy, Smithers,…
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The Municipal Council met yesterday at three o'clock in the Town Hall, King-street. Present, the Mayor and Aldermen. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. Government Business—notice of Motion
Mr. DEAS THOMSON to move,—That this House having taken into consideration the Correspondence laid upon the table, on the subject of a provisional arrangement between the Government and Mr. Champion Wetton, as agent for the Royal Mail Steam…
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