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Council & local affairs, 1857

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Municipal Institutions

Empire · Monday 26 October 1857 · page 2

The following is a copy of the Bill introduced on Thursday night by Mr. Jone. A BILL FOR ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES…

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Municipal Council. Monday, October 26Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1857 · page 5

THE City Council met at 3 o'clock p.m. Present: the Mayor and Aldermen Murphy. Golden, Northwood, Roberts, Ryan, Hill, Raper, Williams, O'Dowd, Hogan, S. Sutherland, and Smithers…

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Municipal Council. Monday' October 26, 1857

Empire · Tuesday 27 October 1857 · page 4

The Mayor took the chair at three o'clock. THE MINUTES. The minutes of the Town Clerk were read and confirmed…

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The Municipalities Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1857 · page 5

THIS measure, for establishing Municipal Institutions in New South Wales, consists of ninety clauses: the preamble setting forth, in the usual form, the expediency of such an enactment…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. Government Business—notice of Motion. the Solicttor-general to move for leave to bring in a bill to establish District Cou[?] GENERAL [?] Notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1857 · page 8

Mr. W[?] to move for leave to bring in a Bill, intituled, " A Bill to amend two several Acts, the one intituled, 'An Act to enable he President, Senior Vice-President, and Treasurer of the [?] Mechanies' Scholl of Arts, to sell the Land belonging [?] thw said…

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Dodgery Amongst the Aldermen. to the Editor of the Emptbe

Empire · Thursday 29 October 1857 · page 5

SIR—My share of the city rates this year for the premises I occupy, will be about eighteen pounds; this is certainly a large sum, but were the advantages at all commensurate with such a burdensome amount of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 28

Empire · Thursday 29 October 1857 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at five minutes past Four o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. LUTWYCHE laid upin the table a similar document to that laid upon the table of the other House…

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Parliament of New South Wales. [?]Lative Council. Wednesday, October 28Th. the President took the chair at five minutes past four o'clock. PAPERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1857 · page 4

Mr. LUTWYCHE laid on the table a despatch received by the Governor-Ganeral relative to the mail service between Great Britain and Australia; also a despatch relative to the separation of Moreton Bay…

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Dr. Leichhardt. (Proposed Eependition Search Of.) Broceedings of the Executive Council on the 14th September, 1857, with respect to an Expedition in. Search of Dr. Leichhardt. Minute, No. 57[?]44

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1857 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor-General, at the instance of the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, brings under the consideration of the Council a proposal which has been made to organise another Expedition, to…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, October 29

Empire · Friday 30 October 1857 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four o'clock. DESTITUTE WIVES AND CHILDREN'S BILL. Sir WILLIAM BURTON brought up the report of…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. General, Business-notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 October 1857 · page 8

Mr. MONTE[?] to move, 1. That this House is of opinion that the conduct of the existing Steam Postal Service between this colony and Great Britain has been most irregular and disgraceful, and that the contract for the same has not been carried out. 2…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, October 29Th. the President took the chair at a quarter-past four o'clock. REPORT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 October 1857 · page 4

Sir WILLIAM BURTON, as chairman, brought up the report of the select committee on the Destitute Wives and Children Bill. The report and bill were ordered to be printed…

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Municipal Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council on Monday, a letter from Dr. Aaron was read, in reply to the resolutions of Alderman Northwood, stating it was not his duty to make notes of individual nuisances,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 28th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 2

Mr. LUTWYCHE introduced a Bill to establish District Courts. Dr. DOUGLASS obtained leave to bring in a Bill to extend and make compulsory Vaccination…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, October 30Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four O'clock. THE STEAM POSTAL SERVICE. Mr. MONTEFIORE moved, pursuant to amended…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, October 30

Empire · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four o'clock. THE STEAM POSTAL SERVICE. Mr. MONTEFIORE moved, pursuant to notide…

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Dodgery Amongst the Aldermen. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 3 November 1857 · page 5

SIR—Will you allow me to make a few remarks in reply to the letter headed as above, and signed "An Indignant Citizen," which appears in your issue of the 29th instant. The citizen's indignation appears to have…

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Legisla Tive Council. Business Pro[?]eedings This Day. Government [?]—Orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1857 · page 5

District Courts Bill; second [?]ding. [?]ptum Duty Bill; to be cous[?] in committee. GENERAL [?]—[?]ERS OF THE DAY. Comp[?]ry Vaccination Bill; [?]cond reading…

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MUNICIPALITIES. (From the maitland Mercury, November 3.)

Empire · Wednesday 4 November 1857 · page 6

Tho second reading of. the Municipal Bill was rei dared amusing by a double exposure1. Mr. Jones,- o moving the first reading of the bill, bad stated that i was throughout based on the Municipal Bill of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 4Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 November 1857 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four o'clock. MESSAGES. A Message was received from the Assembly,…

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