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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1863

464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 24

City Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1863 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town-hall, Wynyard-square. at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. Present—the Right Worshipful the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Sutherland, Oatley, Raphael, Hurley, Aitken…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day, Cullen. Murphy, Peden, and Oatley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1863 · page 8

The charge sheet contained a list of fourteen prisoners, and the summons paper comprised seventeen cases. Robert Appleton, charged with having stolen an iron wheel, the property of Henry Wood, pleaded guilty, and…

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New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 1St

Empire · Thursday 2 July 1863 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-three minutes past four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. The Honorable Edward H. Lloyd took the oath of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 1St. the President took the chair at twenty-three minutes past four o'clock. New Member

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 July 1863 · page 5

Mr. Edward Lloyd took the oaths and his seat as a member of the Legislative Council. PAPERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid on tha table the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 2

Empire · Friday 3 July 1863 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'cloc. NO QUORUM. The following were the only members present:—The Honorable the Attorney-General, George Allen, Charles Kemp, John…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 2Nd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 July 1863 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 p.m. The Attorney-General, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kemp, Mr. Scott, Dr. Macfarlane, Mr. Walker, Mr. Plunkett were the only members present, and the House was adjourned until 4 p.m…

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The Municipalities Amendment Bill

Empire · Friday 3 July 1863 · page 2

THE propoposed altera ions and additions in the New Bill as compared with the Municipalities Act of 1858, are prin[?]ed in juxta-posi[?]ion for the convenience of reference…

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Municipality Meetings. City Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 July 1863 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was hold in the Town-hall, Wynyard-square, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Present—the Right Worshipful tho Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Sutherland, Ostley, Raphael, Hurley, Aitken,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday July 1

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 July 1863 · page 4

The Council met at-twenty-three minutes past four o'clock.—Mr. Edward Lloyd was sworn a member and took his seat.—The Attorney General obtained leave to bring in a Bill to…

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A Bill to Amend the Law Relating to Municipal Institutions

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 July 1863 · page 5

THIS bill was introduced into the Assembly by Mr. Cowper, and read a first time on the 25th ultimo. The following is a precis of the bill:—The preamble sets forth that "Whereas it is expedient to amend the Law…

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Woollahra Municipality. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 6 July 1863 · page 8

SIR,—Finding in to-day's Empire a memorandum of the receipts and expenditure of the Wooll[?]hra Municipality, and finding several streets therein mentioned as having had some three or four hundred pounds expended on…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Mayor, and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cullen, Hogg, Day, Asher, Peden, Murphy, and Oatley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1863 · page 2

Margaret Tierney was brought before the Court, pursuant to remand from yesterday. The man to whom she said the clothes belonged identified them as his. He was drinking on Saturday, prisoner being in his company, and…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 8Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 July 1863 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-seven minutes past four o'clock. PAPERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid upon the table a…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday July 8

Empire · Thursday 9 July 1863 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past four o'clock. DOCUMENTS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid the following…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Mayor, and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Caldwell, Chapman, G Hill, and Cullen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 July 1863 · page 4

Eighteen prisoners were brought before the Court. Five of these, app[?]nded for drunkenness only, were discharged; five others, vagrant women, drunk and disorderly, were sentenced to be imprisoned one month as idle…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 2

THURSDAY, JULY 9TH. THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. BLUE BOOK, 1862…

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New South Wales Parlaiment. Legislative Council, Thursday, July 9

Empire · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenly-seven minute past four o'olook. DOCUMENTS. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL laid upon the table the…

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Central Police Court. Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Kemp, Smithers, M. Levey, Bi[?]ell, Murphy, S. Cohen, Asher, and Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 5

Robert Agnew, 12 years of age. chrged with having stolen two tins of jam, valued at 2s. 4d., the property of George Page, of George-street, grocer, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be detained in custody until the rising of…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day and Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1863 · page 4

Eleven prisoners were brought before the Bench, of whom two were discharged and four were remanded. Alfred Baker was fined 20s., for fighting with another, not in custody, in a pub]ic place…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative, Council. Wednesday. July 8

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 July 1863 · page 4

The Council sat but a few minutes.—The Attorney General laid some, papers on the table, which were ordered to be printed.—Mr. Kemp's motions for a select committee on lighthouses was carried, the…

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