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Council & local affairs, 1870

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Parliament Of New South Wales. Legislative Council, May 5Th

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 3

Mr. DARLEY opened the adjourned debate on the bill for funding the deficiency loans. He opposed the bill because sufficient information was not given as to the appropriation of the…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1870 · page 5

NORTH WILLOUGHBY.—A monthly meeting of this Council was held at the Council-chambers, North Willoughby, on Saturday, 7th May. Present—The Mayor (Mr. R. Harnett), Aldermen French, Pollard, and…

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Supreme Court, This Day Sittings for Trial of Causes. Jury Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four.) the Mayor and Others v. WALDRON

Evening News · Monday 16 May 1870 · page 3

Sir James Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Mr. R. Driver, appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. M. H. Stephen and Mr. Butler, instructed by Mr. Greer, for the defendant…

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Law. Sufreme Court.—monday. Sitting for Traial of Causes. Jury Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four.) the Mayor and Others V. WALDRON

Empire · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 3

Sir James Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Mr. R. Driver, appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. M. H. Stephen and Mr. Butler, instructed by Mr. Greer, for the defendant…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, 21St April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1870 · page 5

Mr. OWEN brought up the report of the select committee appointed to prepare reasons for insisting on amendments in Gunpowder Export Bill.—The report was adopted and ordered to be transmitted by…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 May 1870 · page 5

GLEBE,—A meeting of the Council was held on Monday last. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Blacket, Simpson, Chapman, Thornley, Brown, Reilly, and Munro. The following reports were then received: from the Finance…

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Metropolitan Stock Sale Yards. Per favour of the Herald. to the Mayor and Aldermen Oe Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

GENTLEMEN,—Having no interest or wish at heart but that of the stookowners and the public, I hope you will give what I have got to say on this subject your best attention before fixing upon a site…

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France and the Cecumenical Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

PARIS, MARCH 11th, EVNG.—The "Francois" of this evening denies that the Government has yet received a reply from the Vatican to Count Daru's despatch, or that it…

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The Council. Diplomatic Action.— Its Effects.—the Definition. the New Regulation.— Prorogation

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 1

The dispositions of the French Government towards the Council are still the subject of comment. No one seems to know precisely what they are. The…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1870 · page 6

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town Hall, York-street, this day, the 23rd instant, at 3 o'clock, afternoon, for considering the following notices of motion:—…

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Municipal Council

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1870 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE city council held their usual fortnightly meeting at the town hall, York-street, yesterday afternoon. Present—His Worship the Mayor in the chair, Aldermen Steel, Bown, Hordern, Kippax, Oatley,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1870 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, yesterday afternoon. There were present his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Oatley, Steele, Green, Kippax, Bown,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1870 · page 5

REDPERN.—The usual fortnightly meeting of Council was held on Friday, the 20th instant. Present—The Mayor (Mr. George Renwick), with Aldermen Allen, Andrew, Sutton, Hudson, Farr, Spence, and Williamson…

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M. Daru's Letters on the Œcumenical Council and the Roman Question. (From Lo Journal des Debate—Paris, March 5.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1870 · page 3

THE private communications of our Government with that of the Pope make the grand tour before reaching us, and it is through an English journal that we receive fragments of certain…

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Municipal. Sydney Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 14

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, on Monday afternoon. There were present his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Oatley, Steele, Green, Kippax, Bown,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 8

MARRICKVILLE.—The usual fotnightly meeting of the Council took place at half-past 7 p.m. on the 16th May. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Graham), and Aldermen Cook, Halligan, Moyes, Paytes, Roberson, St. Julian,…

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The Council at Rome

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 7

It is the drollest thing on earth to see the 8th in the Romish world in regard to the Pope's infallibility. How is to be known that he is infallible? By the vote of a congregation of men,…

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The Primacy—the Council. Rome, March 9

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 3

The number of annotations sent in for consideration to the Commission De Fide on , the recently issued schema de Ecclesia has been so large that the Fathers of the…

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The Council—the Carnival. Rome, February 25, 1870

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 3

The night of Giovedi Grasso was one of the wettest and wildest that you could well imagine, the rain came down in torrents, and there was scarcely a foot…

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