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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1866

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1866 · page 2

A MEETING of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall, this afternoon (Monday), at 3 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:— By Alderman Oatley: That the report of the Finance…

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City Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 31 July 1866 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held yesterday after non, in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen woods,…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 1. General Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1866 · page 5

St. John's Parsonage Bill, third reading. Advances to Agents intrusted with Goods Bill, second reading. Partnership Amendment Bill, second reading…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 1St, 1866

Empire · Thursday 2 August 1866 · page 3

The PRSIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past 4 o'clock. PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. Mr. DOCKER laid on the table of the House—1…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1866 · page 6

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'clock. THIRD READING On the motion if Mr. E. DEAS THOMSON, the St. John a Parsonage Bill was read a third time and passed; and…

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City Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 August 1866 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held on Monday afternoon, at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square. There were present the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Raphael, Steel, Kippax Bown, Small…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 8Th, 1866

Empire · Thursday 9 August 1866 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes past 4 o'clock. PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. Mr. DOCKER laid upon the table of the House a…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1866 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. GOLD-FIELDS.—BLUE BOOK, 1865. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL laid upon the table Amended Gold-fields Regulations…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, August 9Th, 1866

Empire · Friday 10 August 1866 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. DEAPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, August 9Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1866 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL laid upon the table a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies…

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Newtown Municipality. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1866 · page 3

SIR,—I have read your very able leader in your issue of Wednesday, in regard to the public meeting of ratepayers, held in the hall of the Newtown School of Arts, in which it is stated "it was called by the chairman to consider what…

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Municipality Meetings

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 10

MUNICIPALITY OF BALMAIN. — A meeting; of the council was held on Monday evening, the 30th July. Members present: The chairman (Mr. Walter Church), and councillors Booth. Broderick, Elliott, Gray, Mansfield, Perdrisu, Robinson, and Woolnough…

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Municipality Meetings

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 7

NEWTOWN MUNICIPALITY. — The usual fortnightly meeting was held at 7.80 p.m. Present — The chairman (Mr. W. Curtis), and councillors Knight, Conley, Goodsell, Manro, Dunlop, Cozens, and Bedford. Minutes of previous meeting were read and…

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The Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 August 1866 · page 2

A MEETING of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall this afternoon, (Monday), at 3 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:— By Alderman Oatley: That the Report of the Finance…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 14 August 1866 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipa Council was hold yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Speer, Woods, Butler' Oatley, Smail, Steel, Bown, Caraher, Murphy,'…

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City Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1866 · page 5

THE usual forlnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday, at the Town Hall. Present— his Worship the Mayor, in the chair, and Aldermen Spear, Raphael, Woods, Butler, Oatley, Small, Steel, Bown,…

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day. Wednrsday, August 15. Government Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1866 · page 5

Industrial Schools Bill; second reading. Reformatory Schools Bill; second reading. Sydney Burial Grounds Bill; to be considered in committee, Customs Validating Bill; to be considered in committee…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 15Th, 1866

Empire · Thursday 16 August 1866 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-four minutes past 4 o'clock. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL. Mr. DOCKER, in moving the second reading of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 August 1866 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his Seat at twenty-five minutes, past four 0'clock. PRINTING REPORTS. The CHAIRMAN OF COMMI[?]S brought up the…

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