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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1859

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings, This Day. General Business—notice of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1859 · page 4

THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS to move, That the Standing Orders be suspended to enable the House to go through the remaining stages necessary to pass during the present sitting, the Crown Lands Temporary Regulation Bill…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 20

Empire · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four o'clock. SURVEY OF THE GROSE. Mr. EAGER laid on the table a report of the engineer in…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 4

THE President took his seat at quarter-past four o'clock MESSAGE. STANDING ORDERS. The PRESIDENT, having received a message from the Governor-General, signifying his Excellency's approval of the Standing…

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Synodical Letter of the Fathers Assembled in the Third Provincial Council of Westminster, at St. Mary's College, Oscott, Mdccclix. We, the Cardinal Archbishop, and [?] Bishops of the Province of Westminster, in Provincial Synod Assembled, to Our Dearly Beloved Brethren and

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 1

Health and Benediction in our Lord Jesus Christ For the third time we have the consolation of addressing you in a joint Synodical Letter. We have supplied, through the Divine blessing, the omission…

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Redfern Municipal Council

Empire · Thursday 22 December 1859 · page 3

AT the usual weekly meeting of this Council, held on the 10th instant, the following business was transacted. Present, the Chairman and full Council. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed,…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 21

Empire · Thursday 22 December 1859 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes put four o'clock. PETITIONS. Dr. DOUGLAS presented a petition from the churchwardens…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Mayor, Messrs. Warburton, Peden, Raper, Arnold, RSo's, Kettle, Cullen, Asher, Lucas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1859 · page 3

Five drunkards were severally sentenced topsy 10s., or to be imorisoned twenty-four hours. Two women were brought before the Court, having been apprehended for drunkenness: one bad already been convicted of this…

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THE [?] Lonial Parliament. [?] New South Wales. [?] Legislative Council. Wednesday. [?] PRESIDENT took the chair at four o'clock STATE-AID

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1859 · page 5

Dr. DOUGLASS presented a petition from the churchwardens and number of members of the Charon of England in Bungonis, praying that the Council will not assent to any measure for the abolition of State-aid to religion…

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Redfern Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1859 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of Wednesday last there appears a report of the meeting of Council held on the 12th instant. If it can be asserted that it is anything like a reflex of the proceedings as they occurted, laying bare facts with truthfulenss, and giving…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thurday—december 22

Empire · Friday 23 December 1859 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four o'olook. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. A message was received from the Assembly, announcing that…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, 22Nd December

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1859 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. MESSAGES—ROYAL ASSENT TO BILLS. The Clerk to the Executive Council (Mr. E. C…

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Friday, December 23. General Business—notice of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1859 · page 8

Mr. ISAACS to move, 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 copies of any communications which have passed between his Honor the Chief Justice…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Friday 23 December 1859 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday, 20th instant. Present—The Chairman, Counciliors Smithers, Browne, Joseph Vickery, Simmons, Newland, James Vickery, O'Brien, and Dickson, when the following…

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Parliamentary Intelligence Legislative Council. Friday, December 23

Empire · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter-past four o'clock. FREIGHT AND CHARGES BILL. On motion of Mr. MONTEFIORE, the report of the…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, 23Rd December

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at a quarter-past four o'clock. FREIGHT AND CHARGES BILL. Mr. MONTEFIORE moved the adoption of the report…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 20th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 2

The Secretary for Works communicated to the House a report received from the party engaged in the survey of the Grose Valley, and. in moving that the same be printed, drew attention to the following…

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Newtown Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1859 · page 5

SIR,—Please allow me to say to "Householder" that the petition for the incorporation of Newtown was signed by the persons whose names are attached thereto, in the proper, open legitimate way, and that…

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Newtown Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 December 1859 · page 5

SIR,—The letter of Mr. Kingsbury, published in your issue of to-day, scarcely answers the objection which I alluded to as applying to the steps which a few interested—and, it may be, patriotic—persons have…

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Redfern Municipal Council

Empire · Thursday 29 December 1859 · page 5

AT the weekly meeting of this Council, held on Tuesday, the 27th instant, the following business was transacted, Present:—the Chairman, and Messrs. Stack, Woods, Williamson, Lodge, Powell, Wild, and Royce. The…

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Scheme for the Reconstruction of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1859 · page 2

ASSUMING that, in reconstructing the Legislative Council, the elective principle will be adopted, it seems desirable— 1st. That a different basis of representation from…

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