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Council & local affairs, 1871

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The Mayor's Proclamation

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2

The Mayor, having good reason to anticipate that the Irish Catholics would interrupt the procession of Orangemen, and fearing a riot forbade the parade. Subsequently the Governor…

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A Brick of a Mayor

Sydney Punch · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 3

THE "Flaneur," in one of his very clever articles in the Empire, has the following:-- I was reminded of the degradation of the Vendome Column by hearing that the tablets in the Exhibition Building at Redfern, bearing the name of a late Mayor of…

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Denunciation of Governor Hoffman and Mayor Hall

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2
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New York, July 13.--The "New York Tribune" of to-day says-- "The blood of the hundred and more of men, women and children yesterday, needlessly…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before tHe Mayor, and Mr. Cunninghame.)

Evening News · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 3

Catherine Anderson, for having a kettle in her possession which she could not satisfactorily account for, And supposed to be stolen, was sent to gaol for one month…

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Central Police Court—saturday. (Before the Mayor, and Mr. Cunninghame.)

Empire · Monday 28 August 1871 · page 3

Catherina Anderson[?] for having a kettle in her possession which she could not satisfactorily account for, and supposed to be stolen, was sent to gaol for one month…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scute, with Messrs. Spence, Vickery, Swart, G. Smith, and murphy

Evening News · Monday 28 August 1871 · page 3

James Stott was brought up, charged with stealing a box containing two half-sovereigns and other articles of the value of 30s, the property of F. Allen, Prisoner was sent to gaol for three months…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 3

ST. PETERS.—This Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening, the 16th instant, at the Council Chambers, St. Peters. Present The Mayor (Mr. G. A. Tucker) and a full Council. Minutes of the last…

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City Council, This Day

Evening News · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 3

An adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held this morning. Present: His Worship the Mayor in the chair, aldermen Caraher, Woods, Palmer, Oatley, Day, Roseby, Merriman, Raphael, Green,…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs

Empire · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 4

Spence, Vickery, Smart, G. Smith, and Murphy[?] James Stott was brought up, charged with stealing a box containing two half-sovereigns and other articles of the value of 30s, the property ef F. Allen…

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Resignations in Municipalities. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 6

SIR,—Having been informed by an alderman, who has held the office for a long time, and who was asked to resign, that he could not do so without incurring a fine of £25, and that this fine was invariably enforced in all resignations,…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Wednesday 30 August 1871 · page 3

An adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held yesterday. Present: His Worship the Mayor in the chair, aldermen Caraher, Woods, Palmer, Oatley, Day, Roseby, Merriman, Raphael, Green,…

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Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1871 · page 7

THE adjourned meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday, at the Town Hall, York-street. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Oatley, Day, Caraher, Morriman, Woods,…

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

Evening News · Wednesday 30 August 1871 · page 3

Edward Emile Dransfield was sued for not causing the carcase of a horse which had died on his premises, at Newtown, to be destroyed by fire. He was ordered to pay a fine of 40s…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Evans, Kippax, Macintosh, and Murphy.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 August 1871 · page 2

Thomas Wiley for assaulting Stephen Fuller, was fined 20s, or seven days. James Dawns and James Conroy, for making use of obscene language, was fined 40s, or fourteen days…

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

Empire · Thursday 31 August 1871 · page 3

Edward Emile Dransfield was sued for not causing the carcass of a hor[?] which had died on his premises, at Newtown, to be destroyed by fire. He was ordered to pay a fine of 40s…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 September 1871 · page 5

MARRICKVILLE.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council took place at half-past 7 p.m., on the 21st ultimo. Present—The Acting Mayor (Mr. Graham), and Aldermen Cook, Kingsbury, Moyes, Robertson, and Teeson. The…

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Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 September 1871 · page 2

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town Hall, York-street, on Tuesday, the 6th instant, at 11 o clock, forenoon, for considering the following notices of motion:—…

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Central Police Court.—saturday, (Before the Mayor and Mr. Cunninghame.)

Empire · Monday 4 September 1871 · page 2

Mary Ann Watt was charged with stealing a packet of the value nf 7s 6d. the property of Sidney H. Douglass. She was fined 10s, or three days. Ernest Davis was brought up, charged with stealing…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Pearce, Levy, Stuart, Spence, Murphy, and Charlton.)

Evening News · Monday 4 September 1871 · page 3

There were an unusually large array of [?] punished. Charles Stewart, an idle and disorderly character, was sent to gaol for six months…

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