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Council & local affairs, 1860

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 September 1860 · page 4

THE fourteenth quarterly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at noon yesterday. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Sutherland, Oatley. Carsher, Curtis, Northwood, Speer, M'Keown,…

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Municipal Council of Sydney

Empire · Tuesday 11 September 1860 · page 8

A QUARTERLY meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at the Council Chambers,Wynyard square yesterday,at noon. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Sutherland…

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Municipality of Balmain

Empire · Wednesday 12 September 1860 · page 4

A MEETING of the Muniaipal Council of Balmain was held on Friday evening, the 7th instant. Present— The Chairman (the Rev. R. Mansfield) and Messrs. Beattie, Burt, Cameron, Elliott, Evans, Palmer, Reynolds, and…

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Paddington Municipality—judicial Decisions. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 September 1860 · page 2

SIR,—The 79th section of the Municipality Act provides for the assessment of all properties, "according to their fair average annual value." And the 80th section provides a legal remedy for any grievance that…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Friday 14 September 1860 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of the council was held in the Council Chambers, Waverley, on Tuesday evening,the 11th instant. Present— the Chairman, Messrs. Birrell smith, St. Julian, Watkins, Simmons, and Newland…

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Paddington Municipality

Empire · Saturday 15 September 1860 · page 5

THE Usual weekly meeting was held on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at the council Chamburs. Present — The Chairman, and Messrs, Smith, Westaway, Lynch, Blumer, Steol, Alston, and Taylor…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 September 1860 · page 4

A MEETING of the Muicipal Council will be held this afternoon (Monday), at three o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:— By Alderman SPERR—That the report of the Finance…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 17 September 1860 · page 5

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion— By Alderman Speer— That the report of the Finance Com…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 September 1860 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town-hall, Wynyard-square, yesterday afternoon. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Sutherland, Williams, Caldwell, Oatley, Bronghton, Northwood,…

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Randwick Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 18 September 1860 · page 4

At a meeting held on Friday, 11th September— present The Chairman, Masers. C. Moore, Flebblewhite, and Thompson. The following business was transnoted— The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Central Police Court— Tuesday. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, Ronald, Laycock, Hogg, Sutherland, George Hill, Oatley, Oaden, Burnell, and the Mayor. Absent-None

Empire · Wednesday 19 September 1860 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS, &cO— Seven men and one women were convicted of drunkenness, and punished in the usual way. Mary Ann Filzgerald and Alexander Morrison, for drunkenness and obscene language, were each fined…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 September 1860 · page 5

PADDINGTON.—The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, the 15th instant, at 7 p.m. Present: The Chairman, and Councillors Smith, Alston, Westaway, Blumer, Reddy, Steel, Lynch, and Taylor. The minutes of the previous…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Saturday 22 September 1860 · page 5

THIS Council held its usual weekly meeting on Tueadsy evening, the 18th instant. Present the Chairman, Messrs. Birrell,Smith,S[?]. Julian, Watkine, and Simmons. The minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Copies…

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Woollahra Municipality

Empire · Saturday 22 September 1860 · page 5

AT a meeting held in the Council Chambers of Woollshre, on Tuesday, the 18th September, 1860—present— Mr. Thornton (in the chsir). Messrs. Trickett, Gorman, Holdsworth, Edwards, Oakly, Thompson, and Hughes…

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Paddington Municipality

Empire · Saturday 22 September 1860 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of this Connell was held on Tuesday, the 18th instant, at 7 p.m. Present—the Chairman, and Messrs. Smith, Alston, Westaway. Blumer, Reddy, Steel. Lynch, and Taylor…

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Glebe Municipality

Empire · Monday 24 September 1860 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of the Glebe was held at the Council Chambers on the 21st instant. Present—Mr. Edmund S. Blacket in the chair; Messrs. Korff, Thornley. Jarrett, Reilly,…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 September 1860 · page 8

MEMO.—The House meet this day, at half-past one o'clock p.m, to proceed to Government House, and there, at two o'clook, present to the Governor-General their Address in reply to his Excellency's opening Speech…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, Septembeb 25

Empire · Wednesday 26 September 1860 · page 4

YESTERDAY was the day finally announced for the assembling of Parliament. Half an hour before noon, the chief part of the body of the Council Chamber was occupied by ladies, the relatives or friends of members…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 25Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 September 1860 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at five minutes to twelve o'clock. At six minutes past twelve the Usher of the Black Rod enuounced that his Excellency the Governor-General…

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