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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 49

New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 16Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1871 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPER. Mr. DOCKER laid upon the table an additional…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday March 15

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 4

Mr. DOCKER having made a statement similar to that made in the Assembly by Sir James Martin, relative to the alleged filibustering expedition irom America, the Council adjourned, out of respect to the…

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Central Police Court.—friday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with M[?] Penfold. Levey, E. Campbell, W. T. Pinhey, and G. Hill.)

Empire · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 3

Caroline Cooper was charged with doing wilful damage to a door and window. Fined 25s, with 6s 6d costs, or sevan days' gaol. William [?]ywood, for riotous behaviour in…

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Municipal Legends. No. I.

Sydney Punch · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 1

CONSTERNATION reign'd in Bathurst When bold Mayne went to the Poll; And his angry rivals murmur'd, For their wrath was past control:…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Powell, Spence, and Pearce.)

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1871 · page 3

William Brown, Joseph Gardiner, and William Maher, for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 20s, 6s 6d costs, or seven days' gaol. Patrick Cassidy, for a similar offence was fined 40s,…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Powell, Spence, and Pearce.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

William Brown, Joseph Gardiner, and William Maher, for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 20s, with 6s 6d costs, or seven days' gaol. Patrick Cassidy, for a similar offence, was fined 40s,…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Raphael, Levey, and Evans )

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

John Mason alias Oliphant, for stealing a witch, the property of W. M'Donnell was committed to take his trial at the quarter sessions. Francis M'Keon was brought up charged with…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Raphael, Levey, and Evans.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

John Mason alias Oliphant, for stealing a watch, the property of W. M'Donnell, was committed to take his trial at the quarter sessions. Francis M'Keon was brought up charged with…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Hughes, Renwick, and Curran.)

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

James Macpherson and John Cooke were charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking into and entering the dwelling-house of Jemmy Johnson, a Chinese, and stealing therefrom one cabbage-tree hat, a…

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Legislative Council. Notices of Motion, and Orders of the Day. Wednesday, March 22Nd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 2

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS—ORDER OF THE DAY. 1. Roads Bill; to be further considered in Committee. GENERAL BUSINESS-ORDERS OF THE DAY. Camperdown Cemetery Trnat Bill; second coading…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 5

NEWTOWN.—A meeting of the Council was held on the 21st instant. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Bailey), and Aldermen Hobbs, Kingsbury, Conley, Bedford, Munro, Cozens, and Galvin. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 22

Empire · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty eight minutes past 4 o'clock. LIGHTHOUSES, The PRESIDENT announced message from his…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Hughes, Renwick, and Curran.)

Empire · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 2

James Macpherson and John Cooke were charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking into and entering the dwelling-house of Jemmy Johnson, [?] Chinese, and stealing therefrom one cabbage-tree hat, [?]…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 22Nd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1871 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 5 o'clock. LIGHTHOUSES. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 23

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1871 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past 4 o'clock. CAMPERDOWN CEMETERY BILL. Upon the motion of Mr. WEEKES, this hill was…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday 1St March

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1871 · page 5

Postal Charges on Newspapers.—Mr. DOCKER, in answer to questions, stated that no communication had been received from the British Government on the subject of lowering the postal…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 23Rd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1871 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes pact 4 o'clock. ASSENT TO BILL. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. St. Julian. Levey, Powell and Spence.)

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1871 · page 2

George Cope and George Easley were brought up, charged with assaulting and robbing one John Whitton of a purse containing two £1 notes. They were remanded until Wednesday, Bail allowed—selves in…

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Municipal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1871 · page 6

THE annual report of the proceedings of the Municipal Council of Sydney, in connection with the sewerage and waterworks for the year 1871, has been laid before Parliament. From this document it…

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Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 March 1871 · page 2

MR. DARLEY moved the second reading of the Camperdown Cemetery Trust Bill. The bill provided that it should be lawful for the Bishop of Sydney to vest that portion of the land which…

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