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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1860 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney, is to be held at the Town Hall, King-street, this afternoon, at three o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:—…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, King-street, yesterday afternoon. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Broughton, Speer Sutherland, Northtvood, Smithers,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council took place yesterday, at the Town Hall, the Right Worshipful the Mayorlin the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read by…

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Municipal Council

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council took place on Monday. A report was read from the Improvement Committee as to certain alterations in Cambridge-street…

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Randwick Municipal Council

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

AT the usual weekly meeting, held Friday, January, 20th:—Present, the Chairman, Mr. Hebblewhite, Mr. Kidman, Mr. Thempson, and Mr. Charles Moore.—The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 5

Tthe Second Quarterly Meeting of this Council was held in the Council Chambers, waverley, on Tuesday, 24th instant. Present, the Chairman, Councilors Smithers, Browne, Joseph Vickery, Simmons, Newland, James Vickery, O'Brien, and…

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Randwick Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 31 January 1860 · page 5

AT the usual westly meeting held on Friday, the 27th January. Present—The Chairman, Mr. Habblewhite, Mr. C. Moore, and Mr. Thompson. The following business was transacted. The minutes of the previous…

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Waverley Municipal Council. [Communicated.]

Empire · Thursday 2 February 1860 · page 3

AT the opening of the business of this Council, on Tuesday evening, Councillor SMITHESS inquired of the Chairman, why it was that the division of the Municipality into wards, approved as he understood by the…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 1

Empire · Thursday 2 February 1860 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 4. PAPERS. Mr. EAGAR laid on the table several papers which…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 1St February, 1860

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took his seat yesterday at twenty-five minutes past four o'clook. PAPERS. The SECRETARY FOR WORKS laid upon the table…

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Thursday, February 2. General Business — Notices of Motion

Empire · Thursday 2 February 1860 · page 5

Mr. Deas Thomson to move—That this House entertaine just and high sense of the distinguished and exemplary manner in which William Macpherson, Esquire, late Clerk of this House, uniformly discharged the duties of his situation…

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Parliamentary Intelligence Legislative Council. Thursday, February 2

Empire · Friday 3 February 1860 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 4. PETITION. Dr. DOUGLASS presented a petition from a number…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, 2Nd February, 1860

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1860 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four 0'Clock. STATE-AID TO RELIGION. Dr. DOUGLASS presented a petition from residents.in…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 1st

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

The Secretary for Works laid upon the table the dispatches on the subject of the assessment on runs —a dispatch relative to tho nomination of naval cadets—a return to an address for papers relative…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1860 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of SydneY will be held this afternoon, at the Town Hall, King-street, at three o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:—…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, King-street, at three o'clock, yesterday afternoon, Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Speer, Northwood, Caraher, Sutherland, Broughton, Smithers, Caldwell, Oatley, Curtis,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 7 February 1860 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday, at the Town, Hall. Present—His Worship the Mayor in the Chair, and Aldermen Oatley, Curtis, Northwood, Smithers, Broughton, Caldwell, Caraher,…

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Municipal Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 5

GLBBE.—The nomination of Councillors for the seats in the municipality of the Globe, rendered vacant by the retirement of three councillors and two auditors, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipalities Act, took place at the hustings…

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Municipal Council of Randwick. Nomination of Councillors and Auditors

Empire · Thursday 9 February 1860 · page 3

YESTERDAY, the 7th instant, at noon, the Chairman of the abovenamed municipality attended at the High Cross, Randwick, and opened the proceedings by informing the electors that the seats of Mr. William Ellis…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 8

Empire · Thursday 9 February 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. THE LATE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL. The PRESIDENT handed in a letter received from…

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