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Council & local affairs, 1865

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Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 27 November 1865 · page 5

A meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney with be held at the Town-hall Wyneyard-square, this afternoon, the 27th instant, at 3 o'clock, for conisdering the following notices of motion:…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1865 · page 5
Also in Empire

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; and Aldermen Oatley,…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1865 · page 5
Also in Empire

BOURKE WARD.—Mr. Walter Renny addressed, yesterday evening, at Clark's Assembly Rooms, one of the largest meetings held in connection with the forthcoming municipal election. Mr. Senior took the chair, and stated…

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MUNICIPALITIES. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1865 · page 3

SIR,—Referring to your leader of to-day, on the recent decision of the Assembly, that a similar sum of money shall, next year, be laid out upon the minor public works of the inferior with that voted (but not yet paid) in the…

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The Municipalities Bill. to Honorable Members of the Legislative Assembly. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1865 · page 5

GENTLEMEN,—I have read the Herald's report of the debate on the second reading of the above bill, and as that bill is about to be committed, I would beg, very respectfully, to submit a few observations in reference to some of the…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1865 · page 5
Also in Empire

MR. MACINTOSH FOR MACQUARIE WARD.—A very numerously attended meeting of this gentlemen's supporters met last evening at Mr. Cunningham's, Ovens Hotel. Mr. M'Claren was voted to the chair. At nearly 9 o'clock, an elector, Mr. M'Neilly, rose and…

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The Shoalhaven Municipality. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 29 November 1865 · page 5

Sir,—On reading the debate on the second reading of the Municipalities Amendment Bill, I was astonished at the gross misrepresentations made by two or three of our Australian Solons in reference to the Shoalhaven…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 29Th November

Empire · Thursday 30 November 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes after 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. ALLEN presented a petition from the Municipal…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 29Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-aix minutes past 4 o'clock. MUNICIPALITIES—PETITIONS. Mr. ALLEN presented a petition from the Municipality…

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Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1865 · page 5

MR. MACINTOSH FOR MACQUARIE WARD.—Last night, at Mrs. Keown's, Bush Inn, Elizabeth-street, a very large number of the electors of the ward assembled, who voted Mr. R. Balls to the chair. Speeches were made by Messrs. Cain, M'Neilly and Cargo…

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Municipal Elections

Empire · Thursday 30 November 1865 · page 5

DENISON, WARD A. well attended meeting of electors of this ward favorable to the [?]turn of Mr. James Calder as aldermun, was held on Tuesday evening., at Moroney's Hand of. Friendship…

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City Municipal Council

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1865 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held on Monday in the conncil Chamber Wynyard-square, present, the Right Worshipful, the Mayor, (in the chairy), Aldermen Sncbkins, Jobbins…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 December 1865 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the chair; and Alderm[?]atley…

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The Parliament. Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 December 1865 · page 2

Mr. PLUNKETT laid upon the table of the House reports from the Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs; the Engineer-in Chief, in reference to the Fitzroy Dry Dock; the…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1865 · page 5

A SCRUTINY of the ballot papers taken in the election for Bourke, Brisbane, Macquario, and Denison Wards was made on Saturday morning, and the state of the poll was immediately afterwards declared by the Mayor of Sydney,…

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City Municipal Elections. Declaration of the Poll

Empire · Monday 4 December 1865 · page 5

On Saturday last a scrutiny of the ballot papers received during the election of aldermon on Friday, took place at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square. The scrutiny commenced at nine o'clock, and lasted about…

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The Shoalhaven Municipality. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 5 December 1865 · page 8

Sir,—The Shoalhaven Municipality has been so frequently misrepresented in both Houses of Parliament, taht it is only through the columsn of your liberal and independent journal that right and truth can…

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