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Council & local affairs, 1860

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday, 1St June

Empire · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 5

INthe Legislative Council, at half-past four, t he clerk of the Council announced that both the President of the Council and the Chairman of Committees were unable to attend in consequence of illness. He, the Clerk, therefore, in accordance with…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 4

THREE was the usual attendance of members yesterday, but no House was formed in consequence of the absence of the President and the Chairman of Committees…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 June 1860 · page 5

Punctually at half-past one the Council met pursuant to notice of adjournment, and the President took the chair. Captain O'Connell gave notice of the introduction…

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Municipality of Balmain

Empire · Tuesday 5 June 1860 · page 5

A MEETING of the Municipal Cuncil was held on Friday, the 1st instant, in St. Mary's Schoolroom. Present, the Chairman and Councillors Beattle, Burt. Elliott, Palmer, and Reynolds. Minutes of previous…

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Parliamentary Paper. Sewerage and Water Supply. (Third Yearly Report of Municipal Council.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 June 1860 · page 3

THIRD YEARLY REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY, OF THEIR PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWERAGE AND WATER WORKS…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. Government Business—notice of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 June 1860 · page 4

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL to move, That the second reading of the Land Titles Declaration Bill stand an Order of the Day for Wednesday next. ORDERS OF THE DAY…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 6Th Jose

Empire · Thursday 7 June 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 20 minutes past four o'clock. ADDITIONAL, STANDING ORDERS. Mr. DEAS THOMSON brought up the report of the…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 June 1860 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes put four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. The PRESIDENT informed the House that the…

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Municipality of Woollahra

Empire · Thursday 7 June 1860 · page 5

A MEETING of the Councillors of the above Municipality was held last evening at the offices of Messrs. Rowley and Holdsworth, in Elizabeth-street, for the purpose of eleting a Chairman…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, 7Th June

Empire · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 26 minutes past four. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF CLERKS TO THE COUNCIL…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at t[?]ty [?] past [?] o'clock. APPOINTMENT OF CLERKS AND OFFI[?]S. Mr. DEAS THOMSON, on behalf of the President,…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. General Business—order of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 8

Tolls Amendment Act Repeal Bill—to be considered in committee. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS—ORDERS OF THE DAY. Public Loan Bill, 1860—second reading…

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Shoalhaven Municipality. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 3

SIR,—On looking over the Parliamentary Paper applied for by the member for Shoalhaven, in reference to a return of all lands sold within the Shoalhaven municipality, I find that Mr. Berry has paid the Government…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, the [?]th instant. Present:—The Chairman, Messrs. Birrell, Browne, Joseph Vickery, Simmons, Newland, Watkins, Smith, and St. Julian. The minutes…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday, 8Th June

Empire · Saturday 9 June 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 24 minutes pass four. LOAN BILL, 1860. Mr. COWPER moved the second reading of the…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1860 · page 5

[?] PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock, TOLLS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. JOHNSON (on the order of the day being called)…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative' Council. Wednesday, June 6th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1860 · page 2

The adjourned debate on the Indemnity Bill was again postponed in consequence of tho return to the order of the House of 19th April last, of all sums expended without Parliamentary authority…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1860 · page 2

THE thirteenth quarterly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at noon on Saturday. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Oatley, Speer, Caraher, M'Keown,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 11 June 1860 · page 5

THE usual quarterly meeting of this body was held at noon on Saturday in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square-Present—His Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Broughton, Roberts, Oatley, Speer, Caraher,…

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Queensland Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1860 · page 3

THE Council met at ll o'clock, and proceeded to Government House to present the address agreed to, in reply to his Excellency's speech. The Council again met, after adjournment, at…

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