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Council & local affairs, 1861

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Sydney Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 1 October 1861 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE city council met yesterday afternoon, pur[?] to notice. The Mayor took the chair at 9 o'clock. The minutes of the last meeting of the council were read by the town clerk and confirmed…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. Government Business—order of the Day. Crown Lands A[?]tion BILL; to be considerd in commission. Gen[?] Business—notices of Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 October 1861 · page 2

Mr. M'Arthur to move, That the potition pressented by the 18th instant, from [?] of [?] [?] [?]…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council Tuesday, 1St October

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1861 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-two minutes past four o'lock. MEMBERS SWORN. The Hon. John Hubert Plunkett, and the Hon. Robert…

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[PARLIAMENT of New South Wales Legislative Council, Tuesday, October 1

Empire · Wednesday 2 October 1861 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-two minutes past four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Messrs. PLUNKETT and FITZGERALD took the [?]aths…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 2nd October

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 October 1861 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. CROWN LANDS' OCCUPATION BILL. Mr. ROBERTSON, in rising to move the second…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 2

Empire · Thursday 3 October 1861 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. CROWN LANDS OCCUPATION BILL; Mr. ROBERTSON, on rising to move the second…

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Suburban Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 October 1861 · page 5

WAVERLEY.—This council met for the transaction of business on the evening of the 24th ultimo. Present the chairman—counciller St. Julian, councillors Birrell, Vickery, Smith, Watkins Simmons, and Dickson. The minutes of the last meeting read…

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New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, 3Rd October

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 October 1861 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'clock. ANTI-CHINESE PETITION. Mr. CAMPBELL presented a petition from inhabitants of the Glebe and Balmain praying for restriction of Chinese…

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PARLIAMENT of Hew South Wales Legislative Council, Thursday, October 3

Empire · Friday 4 October 1861 · page 3

THE PHESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. Mr. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the…

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Barristers and Solicitors Bill. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.) to the Honourable Members of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 October 1861 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I have been studying for the bar, in hopes some day of being Chief Justice, or Puisne Judge at least. Notwithstanding what "Lex" says in his letter of to-day, I believe that the examination…

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Balmain Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 October 1861 · page 3

SIR,—The bridge which is to connect Gleb[?] Island with Pyrmont being nearly completed, now is the time for our "Council" to form something like a road to it, if only by filling in the sandy hollows with some of…

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Legislative Council. Business Proceedings This Day. QUESTlON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 7

SIR W. M. Manning to ask the Secretary for Lands,—Whether it is the intention of the Government to lay upon the table of this House, and when, the reports which have been received on the subject of the introduction of salmon in the waters of this…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tue Day. in Banco. Before the Cheif Justice and Mr. Justice Wise. Demurder. Alexander v. Mayor and Others

Empire · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 5

This was an action for pulling down a house. The please were to the effect that the buildings pulled down projected beyond the line of the street, as defined, according to the Alignment [?] These pleas were…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 9th OCTOBER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 October 1861 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-seven, minutes past four o'clock. CENSUS. Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table certain census…

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PAILIAMENT of New South Wales Legislative Council, Wednesday, October 9

Empire · Thursday 10 October 1861 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. CENSUS. Mr. ROBERTSON laid on the table the census of…

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Municipality of Sydney

Empire · Thursday 10 October 1861 · page 8

I BILL, to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Cityot Sydney, was introducid into the Assembly yesterday. After the preamble, short title, interpretation [?], &c., the bill enacts that all city property shall be vested…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, 10th October. Constitution of the Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 October 1861 · page 2

Mr. GORDON, in pursuance of notice, asked the Secretary for Lands, "Whether the Government intend introducing a bill for the reconstruction of this House on on elective basis? And whether it is the intention of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council. Thursday, October 10

Empire · Friday 11 October 1861 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the the chair at twenty-three minutes after four o'olock. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER HOUSE. Mr. GORDON asked—1. Whether the Government…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 9th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 October 1861 · page 4

Mr. Robertson laid on the table the census for 1861, and the accounts of the University building fund. In reply to questions, Mr. Robertson stated…

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