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Council & local affairs, 1860

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Legislative Council. Business for This Day

Empire · Tuesday 12 June 1860 · page 8

Toils Amendment Act Repeat Bill; The considererd in Com[?]. Common Law Procedure Act Extension Bill; second reading. Public Loan Bill, 1860; to be considered in Committee…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Monday, 11Th June

Empire · Tuesday 12 June 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four[?] Mr. ALLEN called the attention of the House to the [?]ot of the death of the late Usher. On the ocoasion of the decease of so old and valuable an officer, he thoug[?]…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Monday, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at thirty-three minutes past four o'clock. SHOALHAVEN MUNICIPALITY. Mr. DOCKER brought up the report of the select…

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Legislative Council Business Proceedings for This Day. General Business—o[?] the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1860 · page 4

Tolls Amendment Act Repeal Bill—to bs considered in [?] mittee. Common Law Procedure Act Extension Bill—second reading, GOVERNMENT BUSINESS—ORDENS OF THE DAY…

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Parliament of New South Wales. the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 6

On Wednesday,16th May, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in three bills, namely, a Bill for the continuance of Temporary Acts; a Bill to Repeal certain Enactments as to the modes of…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 12Th June

Empire · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 5

THE President[?] took the chair at a quarter-past four. The consideration in committee of the Tolls Amendment Act Repeal Bill, and the second reading of the Common Law Procedure Act extension Bill, were postponed until to-morrow…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at eighteen minutes past four o'clock. TOLLS' AMENDMENT ACT REPEAL BILL. On the motion of Mr. WANT, the consideration in…

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Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council. Friday, June 8th

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 2

The Colonial Secretary, in a few words, moved the second reading of the Loans' Bill for 1860. Mr. Deas Thomson complained of the brevity with which the bill was introduced, and that there…

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Municipality of Balmain

Empire · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 8

A MEETING of Council was held on Friday last, the 8th instant: present the Chairman and Messrs. Beanie, Burt, Evans[?] Reynolds, and Rountree. Minutes or previous meeting read and con[?]med Read a letter from the Chairman of the Municipality…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 13Th June

Empire · Thursday 14 June 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. A Message was received from his Excellency the Governor-General, conveying the Royal assent to the Li[?]n…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1860 · page 2

THE PRRSTDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. MESSAGES—ASSENT TO BILLS. The Private Secretary to his Excellency the…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. General Business—notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1860 · page 4

Mr. CODKER to move, that the report from the select committee upon the alligations in the petition of the Hon. Alexander Berry, and into all circumstances connceted with the formation of the Shoalbaven municipality, be now adopted…

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Municipality of Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1860 · page 5

A MEETING of Council was held on Friday last, the 8th instant; present, the chairman, and councillors Beattie, Burt, Evans, Reynolds, and Rountree. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, 14Th June

Empire · Friday 15 June 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four. INQUEST ON THE DEATH OP THOMAS POWER. Mr. EAGAR gave notice that on Wednesday next, he…

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Colonial Parlianent New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1860 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes pab feur o'clock. INQEST ON THE LATE THOMAS POWALL. Mr. EAGAR gave notice of his intention, at the [?]ert…

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Parliamentary Paper. Shoalhaven Municipality Petition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1860 · page 2

THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on 19th April, 1860, "to inquire into and report upon the allegations contained in the petition of the Honorable Alexander Berry, presented…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 12th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 June 1860 · page 2

The House went into Committee on the Loan I Bill for 1860. Mr. Thomson urged tho necessity of economy in providing for the repayment of the public debt…

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Woollahra Municipality. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 16 June 1860 · page 4

SIR. — At the close of the election of the above, the following lines were suggested as appropriate to the occasion:— To take the hills. To fill he hollows…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings for This Day. General Business—notices of [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1860 · page 4

[?] JOHNSON to move, I. That inasmuch as this Council resolved, on the 3rd of April last,—"(1.) That the practice which has prevailed of spending the public moneys upon the authority of [?] [?] the Legislative Assembly only, is illegal, and subversive of the…

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Rand Wick Municipal Council

Empire · Wednesday 20 June 1860 · page 3

AT a meeting held on Friday, 15th June,—present: the Chairman, Messrs. C. Moore, Hebblewhite, Dawson, and Kidman—the following business was transacted:— The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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