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Sydney · Council & local affairs
464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 24
THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town-hall, Wynyard-square, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor, and Aldermen Oatley, Speer, Sutton, Raphael,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Parker was charged with having stolen five bags flour, one case books, and three pieces iron chimney tops, the property of Colin Stewart. It appeared that on the 29th January last the prisoner agreed with Mr. Buyers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TWO drunkar[?] and a female locked[?]up for protection, were discharged. Mary Don[?] and [?] O[?]field, obarged with drunkenness and [?] conduct, were discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Egerton, [?] Johnny Griffiths, was brought up on suspicion of stealing £4 and a Savings' Bank book, the property of A[?] Denar. Remanded. George B[?]ak was charged with being conce[?]led in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six drunkards were discharged. About as many more were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or to be imprisoned for periods varying from forty-eight hours to seven days, on conviction of having been either obscene in language or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This case was argued on Monday. The Court now gave judgment that the writ of quo warranto must go against Mr. Sinden, as Mayor de facto, though not de jure, The applicant ought to file an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helen Reynolds was charged with using threatening language towards Sarah Pegg. Prosecutrix stated that in cons[?]quence of domestic differences, the prisoner had borne her mucb malice and ill-will, and of late had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eliz[?] Feg[?], charged with deserting her infant, was admonished and discharged. Two females were fined respectively 20s. and 40s., in default seven days' imprisonment, for disreputable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Bourke, 16 years of age, was charged with stealing in a dwelling. He was apprchonded by detective Camphin, and on the way to the lock-up made an attempt to throw away a purse, which, however, was secured, and found to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This was a special case to determine the right of the Sydney Corporation to erect two piers on the pathway of the road leading from the Pyrmont Bridge to the Bridge across Blackwattle Swamp…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Joshua W. Brooks was on the 17th instant brought before the Court by detective Downham, having been apprehended on board the ship Light of the Age, bound for London, charged with having embezzled the sum of £33…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WITHIN the last few days the Supreme Court has set aside one municipal election—that of the supposed mayor of Mudgee. It is quite probable that there are many other elections equally voidable, if any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GLOBE MUNICIPALITY.— A quarterly meeting of the Globe Municipal Council was held in the council chamber, on Monday, April 20th, Present—Councillors Korff, Simpson, Elphinston, Harwood, and Pin[?]ey. Mr. Korff was moved to the chair. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall, to-day (Monday) at three p.m., for considering the following notiess of motion:— By Alderman OATLEY: That the report or the Finance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Sams was brought before the Bench on warrant, charged by a lady named Druery with having in a public place, on the Sand-hills between Elizabeth and Castlereagh streete, made use of insulting words whereby a breach of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE forinightly meeting of the City Council was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Rophael, Moore, Sution, Aitken, Macintosh, Oatlwy. Caraher, Steel, Watson,…
Continued on Trove, 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 Aitken, Sutton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven persons apprehended for drunkenness wero discharged. Fifteen others were convicted, some of riotous conduct and others of having used obscene language in public places, while more or less excited by drink, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mary Simpson was charged with larceny. Frederick Ro[?]siter, an assistant in the employ of Daniel Holborow, of George-street, draper, deposed that between one and two o'clock yesterday he missed from the doorway a piece of plaid,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In the commentary upon the Mudgee case in Saturday's Herald, the writer seems to indulge in a strain not very complimentary to the masses. Whilst deprecating the obscurity of the language…
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