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Council & local affairs, 1870

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, December 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1870 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past 1 o'clock. THE NEW MINISTRY. Mr. DOCKER announced that, in consequence of the…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 December 1870 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at tho Town-hall, York-street, on Monday, the 19th. instant, at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon, for considering the following Notices of Motion:…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 20 December 1870 · page 2
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A MEETING of the city council was held yesterday afternoon, at the town-hall, York-street. His worship the mayor (Walter Renny, Esq., J.P.), presided. The business transacted was unimportant, excepting…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1870 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday afternoon, at the Town-hall, York-street. There were present his Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Chapman, Raphael, Oatley,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1870 · page 3

RANDWICK.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the 7th December, at half-past 7 p.m. Present—Aldermen Pearce, Read, Moore, and Dawson (the latter newly elected). In the absence of…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1870 · page 5

WATERLOO,—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Waterloo was held on Wednesday, 14th December, at half-past 7 o'clock p.m. Present—the Mayor (Mr. William Moon), Aldermen Ollive, Henderson,…

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Dinner to Alderman Roseby

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last Alderman Roseby's friends and supporters dined together at the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. About a hundred gentleman were present, notwithstanding…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 10

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held on Monday afternoon, at the Town-hall, York-street. There were present his Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Chapman, Raphael, Oatley,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, December 16

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 4

Mr. DOCKER informed the House that Sir Janies Martin had succeeded in forming a Ministry. It was not his (mr. Docker's) place to state at present what the policy of that Ministry would be; but the House…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, 6Th December

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 December 1870 · page 5

Resignation of the Ministry.—Mr. SALOMONS explained, in view of the circumstances under which the late adjournment took place, that the resignation by the Government had been determined upon, but…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 December 1870 · page 5

NEWTOWN.—A meeting of the Council was held on the 27th instant. Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Munro, Conley, Cozens, Bailey, Curtis, and Bedford. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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"Friends in Council."

Sydney Punch · Saturday 31 December 1870 · page 2

Sir Hugh Evans: Pauca verba, Sir John, goot worts. Sir John Falstaff: Goot worts. Good cabbage. --Merry Wires of Windsor. So far as I am concerned, I shall endeavour to avoid hard words in future."--John…

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