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Council & local affairs, 1860

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Municipality of Balmain

Empire · Wednesday 26 September 1860 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Balmain, was held on Friday evening, the 21st.September. Present: —the Chairman and all the other members. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed…

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Parliamentary Intelligence Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 2[?]

Empire · Thursday 27 September 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter to 2 o'clook. PRESENTATION OF REPLY TO ADDRESS. Mr. COWPER moved that the Council proceed, to…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 26Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 September 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter before two o'clock. PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESS. On the motion of the COLONIAL SECRETARY, the…

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Paddington Municipality

Empire · Thursday 27 September 1860 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday last, the 25th instant, at seven p.m. Present— The Chairman, Messrs. Lynch, Smith, Alston, Blumer, Westaway, Steel, Reddy, and Taylor. The minutes of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 26th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 September 1860 · page 2

The President took the chair at a quarter to two, and proceeded to Government House with the Address in reply to the Governor General's speech, adopted on the preceding day. His Excellency…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, Mr. Kemp, Mr. "Williams, Mr. Peden, Mr. Laycock, and Mr. Burnell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1860 · page 7

Four drunkards wore severally fined 10s, in default of payment to be imprisoned twenty-four hours. Joseph Carter, for having, in a public place made use of abscene language, was sentenced to pay 20s.,…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1860 · page 6

WAVERLY.—The weekly meeting of this council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday, the 25th instant. Present: The chairman, councillors Birrell, Smith, St, Jullan, Watkins, Simmons, Newland, and Btownc. The minutes of the previous…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Saturday 29 September 1860 · page 5

THE weekly meeting of this Council was held in the Council-Chambers, on Tuesday, 25th instant. Present— the Chairman, Messrs, Birrell, Smith, St. Julian, Simmons, Watkins, Newland, and Browne…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1860 · page 5
Also in Empire

A [?] of the Muntcipal Council will be held thid afternoon (Monday), at three oclock, for considering the following notises of motion:BY ALDERMAN STENS:That the report of the Finance…

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The Influence of an Alderman. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 1 October 1860 · page 3

SIR,—I see, in your issue of Tuesday, that Alderman Sutherland contradicts a statement of mine, made, a few weeks back, relative to his encroaching and building on my land; and, in support of his assertion, brings forward…

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Randwick Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 2 October 1860 · page 5

AT the fortnightly meeting held on Friday, the 28th September,—present—The Chairman, Messrs; Hebblewhite, C. Moore, Dawson, and Kidman, the following business was trancted. The minutes of the previous…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 2 October 1860 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in the Town Hill, Wynyard-square Present—his Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Northwood, Speer,…

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Muncipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1860 · page 8

T[?]ly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall Wynyard-equare at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. Present:His Worship the Mayor and Aldermen Watson, Smithers, Spesr Sutton, Ottley, Northwood, Williams,…

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Waterloo Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1860 · page 3

SIR,—Through the columns of your valuable journal, I beg permision to ask the Waterloo Council when do they intend to perform the duty they were sent into the Council to discharge. When shall we have a road or a path that we can venture upon…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. BEFORE the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Suiherland, Laycock, Hogg, Pedan, and Asher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 October 1860 · page 8

Eleven persons convicted of having been found drunk in the public streets, were each sentenced to pay 10s, or to be imprisoned twenty, four hours. David or Daniel Parr was apprehended by constable…

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Balmain Municipal Council

Empire · Thursday 4 October 1860 · page 2

AT the meeting of the BalmaIc Municipal Council on Friday last, the Chairman laid upon the table a minute on the system of keeping the municipal accounts. This will probably be found useful in Other Municipal,…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October [?]

Empire · Thursday 4 October 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 18 minutes past 4 o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Mr. COWPER laid on the table a report from Captain…

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Colonial Parllament. New South W[?]. Legislative Council Wednesday, [?]

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

THE PRESENDENT took his sea [?] [?] [?] o'clock. GOLD[?]. The COLONIAL SECRE[?] laid [?] table…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 October 1860 · page 5

BALMAIN.—The Municipal Council of Balmain met on Friday, the 28th September, at the Council Chambers. Present; the chairman end all the other members. Minutes of provious meeting read and confirmed. The chairman brought up a report from…

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