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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1865

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Thursday, April 27Th

Empire · Friday 28 April 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes after four o'clock. ADVANCES TO AGENTS ENTRUSTED WITH GOODS BILL…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. LIGHT HOUSES. Mr. TOWNS gave notice of a question for Wednesday…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 8

THE usual fornightly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Present; The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, and , Aldermen Sutherland, Bows, Broomfield, Caraher, Raphael,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, April 28Th

Empire · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes after four o'clock. MESSAGES. The PRESIDENT reported to the Houss the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 270

Mr. Robert Towns took the oath and his seat as a member.—Mr. Hargrave moved the second reading of the Office of Master in Equity Abolition bill.—Sir William Manning moved that the bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR—ASSENT TO BILLS…

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Suburban Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 4

BAIMAIN,—A meeting of the council was held on Monday evening, the 24th instant. Members present—Councillor Mansfield chairman; and councillors Beattie, Brod[?]rick, Church, Elliott, Gray, Ramsay, and Perdria[?] A petition was received from…

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Municipality Meetings

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 2

DARLINGTON. —A meeting of the council took place at half-past 7 p.m. on the 13th instant. Present: Councillors F. Williams, Mayne, J. Williams, and Jones. Councillor F. Williams in the chair. The following business was transacted. The minutes of…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, the Right Worshipful the Mayor, with Messrs. Cohen R. S. Ross, Raper, Richardson, and Caldwell. Messrs. Dangar and Murphy sat in the summons court.)

Empire · Tuesday 2 May 1865 · page 8

Several drunkards were discharged; and five other persons, for being drunk and riotous, were fined in sums varying from 10s. to 20s, or imprisonment in default…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday, May 3Rd

Empire · Thursday 4 May 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes after four o'clock. DOCUMENTS. Mr. HARGRAVE laid apon the table of the House…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past four o'clock. PAPERS. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL laid on the table additional…

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Conference of Chairmen of the Suburban Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1865 · page 5

A MEETING of chairmen of the suburban municipalities was hold on Tuesday, at the Central Police Office, Sydney, " to consider the expediency of some organisation among municipal councils for procuring such amendments of the…

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Suburban Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1865 · page 5

NEWTOWN.—The council met on the 27th ultimo, at 7.30 p.m. Present—The chairman (Mr. Henry Munro), and councillors Knight, Conley, Bedford, Hill, Cozens, Cartis, Dunlop, and Kingsbury. Minutes of proceedings of previous meeting read and…

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[?] of New South Wales. Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 May 1865 · page 286

The Solicitor-General presented a petition from 176 residents in Sydney, in favour of the Industrial and Provident Societies Bill.—In answer to a question from Mr. Campbell, the Solicitor-General…

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Municipality Meetings

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 May 1865 · page 9

NEWTOWN.—The council melon the 27th ultimo, at 7.30 p.m. Present—The chairman (Mr. Henry Munro), and councillors Knight, Conley, Bedford, Hill, Cozens, Curtis, Dunlop, and Kingsbury. Minutes of proceedings of previous meeting read and…

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Municipality Meetings. Conference of Chairmen of the Suburban Municipalities

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 May 1865 · page 11

A MEETING of chairmen of the suburban municipalities was held on Tuesday, at the Central Police Office, Sydney, "to consider the expediency of some organisation among municipal councils for procuring such amendments of the…

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Bill for the Amendment of the Municipalities Act of 1853

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1865 · page 5

THE committee appointed at the conference of the chairmen of the suburban municipalities, on Tuesday last, agreed to recommend the passage of the following bill. It is proposed as a temporary measure only—not…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 8 May 1865 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At meeting of the Municipal Council—will be held at the Town Hall. Wynyard-square, this afternoon for considering the following notices of motion:- By Alderman OATLEY: 1. That the report of the…

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Suburban Municipalities. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1865 · page 8

SIR,—Your issue of to-day gives the report of the proceedings at a cenfernce of the chairman of the s. veral municipalitics, the objcet of which, it appears, is to obtain the immediste passing of a short Act, by the present Government to enable those…

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