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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1858

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 5

Question:— Mr. Norton to ask the Honorable the Silicitor-General,—Whether the Government has received any despatch or other communication from the captain of H. M. S. Iris, containing the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 21St September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL laid upon the table…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, September 17th

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 2

The motion for the second rending of the Increased Assessment Rill was called on. The second reading was determined on by a majority of sixteen to nine…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 22Nd September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at fifteen minutes past four p m. ELECTORAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL gave notice of his…

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[?] of New South Wales Legislative Council. Thursday, 23Rd Septemebr

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 September 1858 · page 8

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four p.m. precisely, and ordered the [?] of the Black Rod to ring the bell which summonses members to take their places…

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Friday, September 24. Government Business—notice of Notion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 September 1858 · page 8

The SOLICTTOR-GENERAL to move, That the order [?]ade by the Council on Wednesday, September 15, for the Committal of the Electoral Law Amedndment Bill on Tuesday, October 5, be discharged, and that the Committal of the said bill do stand an order…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 31st

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 September 1858 · page 2

The House went into committee on the Government Railways Bill. The only progress made was the adoption of the preamble. The Pastoral Lands Assessment and Rent Bill…

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Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council. Friday, 24Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 September 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four p m. precisely, and ordered the Usher of the Black Rod to ring the bell which summonses members to take their places…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 September 1858 · page 4

A MEETING of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall, at three o'clock this afternoon, to consider the following notices of motion:- By Alderman THORNTON: That the report of the Finance…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1858 · page 5

THE City Council met at 3 p.m. yesterday. Present: the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and fourteen aldermen. MINUTES AND REPORTS…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 28Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past-four p.m., and, on looking round the House, directed the Usher of the Black Rod to ring the bell which summonses members to their places…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, September 29, 1858. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 4

THERE were not sufficient members present yesterday to form a House, and the House was consequently declared by the President to be adjourned to this day. The members present were the Solicitor-General,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, 24th September

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 2

The President took his seat at half-past four p.m. precisely, and ordered the Usher of the Black Rod to ring the bell which summons members to take their places…

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The Electoral Bill in the Legislative Council. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 2

SIR—In your reading article of yesterday, on the subject of the solicitor-General's impudent ruse in respect to the order made by the Legislative Council, on the 15th instant, for the committal of the Electoral Law…

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The Mayor's Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 September 1858 · page 4

THE Fancy Dress Ball has now evidently attained the dignity of an historic institution amongst us, for every successive year its advent is looked forward to with the same amount of eager impatience with which the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 29Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 September 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four precisely. The bell having been rung for members to take their pinces, and the usual time having elapsed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, 30Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1858 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four o'clock precisely, and thereupon ordered the bell to be rung for memebers to take their places. After the ordinary measured lapse of time, the…

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Meeting of the Provincial Council of Baltimore

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 1858 · page 4

On Sunday, the 2nd May, the Ninth Council of the Province of Baltimore was opened in the Metropolitan Church of this city. The evening previous, at 6 o'clock, the bells of the various…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, 1St October

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 October 1858 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four o'clock precisely. There not being the requisite number of members present to form a House the PRESIDENT declared…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 28th September

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 1858 · page 2

The President took his Seat at half-past four p.m. and on looking round the House directed the Usher of the Black Red to ring the bell which summons members to their places…

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