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Council & local affairs, 1860

564 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 29

Glebe Municipality—assessment

Empire · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 5

A COURT for hearing cases of appeals against the assessment of property within the Glebe Municipality, was held on Tuesday last, at the Central Police-office. Sydney, in pursuance of a notice which lately appeared in the daily journals…

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Municipal Council of Sydney

Empire · Monday 5 March 1860 · page 5

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney, will be held at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, on Monday, Match 5th, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for considering the following…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 6 March 1860 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held yesterday, at 3 o'clock, in the Town Hall Wynyard-square. Present: His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Northwood, Watson, Caraher, Speer,…

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Central Police COURT.—Monday. BENORE the Mayor and Messrs. Warburton, Spence, G. Hill, Oatley, and Peden

Empire · Tuesday 6 March 1860 · page 5

Nineteen persons were convicted of drunkenness. Winifred Bragg, an old offender, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and the others were fined 20s. each, with the usual alternative of 24 hours…

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Randwick Municipal Council

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

AT the usual weekly meeting, held Friday, March 2nd, present, the Chairman, Mr. Hebblewbite, and Mr. C. Moore, the following business was transacted:— The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 6

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'clock. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. Mr. EAGAR said, that as arrangements were still in…

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Suggestions As to the Construction of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

The two Councils should not be duplicates They should be responsible to secure the confidence of the people. The counties to be formed into shires, to contain not less…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

Empire · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at five minutes past four o'clock. PROTESTS AGAINST BILLS. Mr. ALLEN on behalf of the President brought up…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 4

THE President took his seat at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES, on behalf…

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Parliamentary Papers. Appointment and Removal of Officers and Clerks of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 4

REPORT of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council, for whose consideration and report was referred, on the 8th February, 1860, the question relative to the appointment and removal…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 8

Empire · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o' clock. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice that he would at the next…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four o'clock. EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEYS. Mr. JOHNSON gave fresh notice of his motion,…

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Parliamentary Intelligence. Legislative Council. Friday March 9

Empire · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. APPOINTMENT OF Mr. COWPER The PRESIDENT announced that he had received a writ from…

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Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past your o'clock. ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBER. The PRESIDENT reported to the House that the…

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Parliament of New South Walks. Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 6th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 2

A sufficient number of persons did not meet in the Legislative Council to form a quorum. Before the President declared the House adjourned, however, Mr. Eagar stated that negociations were still…

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Waverley Municipality

Empire · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday, the 6th instant. Present:—The Chairman; Messrs Birrell, Browne Joesph Vickery, Simmons, Newland, Watk[?] and Smith…

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Law. Supreme Court.-friday Special Sittings in Banco. Before Chief Justice Dickinson and Mr. Justice Milford. Appeals to the Privy Council Nowland V. RUMPHREY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 4

The Court, after healing Mr. Stephen for the appellant, and Mr. Martin, Q.C., for the respondent, granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council, but directed that the plaintiff should in the interim…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1860 · page 5

The twelfth quarterly meeting of the new City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at noon, on Friday last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Broughton, Caldwell, Caraher,…

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Pahliament of New South Wales. the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1860 · page 6

On Wednesday, 15th February, the Council sat for about an hour; much of the business on the paper being necessarily postponed, in censequcnce of the absence of Mr. Wise, Mr. Isaacs, and Dr, Douglass…

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