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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 49

Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 2

BALMAIN.—A meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, the 12st instant. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Elliott, Robinson, Mullens, Springthorpe; and Foy. Minutes.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Lester, St. Julian, and Cunninghame.)

Empire · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 2

William, Granger was brought before the oonrt, charged with stealing 1s 3d. He was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions. Sarah Ann Price for wilfully breaking three squares…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott with Messrs. Pearce, Merriman, Smart Murphy, Vickery. Levy, Pinhey, and Rapheal.)

Evening News · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 2

Twenty eight drunkards were fined [?] John Walker, for making use of ob[?]cone language was fined 20s or seven days. Denis M'Grath, William Connor, and William…

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Municipal Conference

Evening News · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 2

A FURTHER conference between the Mayors of the Suburban Councils and his Worship the Mayor of Sydney, with respect to the licensing and regulation of public vehicles, was held at the town-hall this morning…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1871 · page 3

A FURTHER conference between the Mayors of the Suburban Councils and his Worship the Mayor of Sydney, with respect to the licensing and regulation of public vehicles, was held at the Town-hall yesterday…

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Bishop Strossmayer's Speech at the Vatican Council

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1871 · page 3
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STROSSMAYER, Bishop of Bosnia, was acknowledge to be the ablest and most eloquent opponent of the Infallibility dogma at the Vatican Council. His speech, which was delivered in Latin, the only…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. S. Goold, Evens, Smart, Kippax, Macintosh, and Smart.)

Evening News · Tuesday 19 September 1871 · page 3

Enoch Gray, a man of colour, was charged with assaulting William Blake. Prosecutor appeared in court and said he did not wish to press the charge. Prisoner was discharged…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Pearce, Merriman, Smart, Murphy, Vickery. Levy, Pinhey, and Raphael.)

Empire · Tuesday 19 September 1871 · page 2

Twenty-eight drunkards were fined. John Walker, for making use of obscene language, was fined 20s or seven days. Denis M'Grath, William Connor, and William…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. S. Goold, Evans, Smart, Kippax, Macintosh, and Smart)

Empire · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 3

Enoch Gray, a man of colour, was charged with assaulting William Blake. Prosecutor appeared in court and [?] did not wish to press the charge. Prisoner was discharged…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Evans, Hughes, Smart, and Shiell.)

Evening News · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 2

George Reeves, alias Tanbuck, was brought up charged with stealing cheques, to the amount of L4 9s 9d. He was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions. Bail allowed…

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City Council, This Day

Evening News · Thursday 21 September 1871 · page 2

THE adjourned quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney, was holden to-day. Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, Aldermen Oatley, Palmer, Raphael, Merriman, Andrews,…

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Order in Council. Marine Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 September 1871 · page 4

Whereas, by an Act known as the Constitution of Ban, certain light and pilotage dues are established, which are notified in the Kind's proclamation of the 14th instant, the King taking into consideration the great incrase in the coasting triffic, and the…

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Central Police Court.— Wednesday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Evans, Hughes, Smart, and Shiell.)

Empire · Thursday 21 September 1871 · page 2

George Reeves, alias Tanbuck, was brought up charged with stealing cheques, to the amount of L4 9s Oil. He was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions. Bail allowed…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Friday 22 September 1871 · page 2
Also in Evening News

THE adjourned quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was holden yesterday. Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, Aldermen Oatley, Palmer, Raphael, Merriman, Andrews,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 September 1871 · page 5

THE adjourned quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was hele at the Town-hall yesterday morning. There was present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Rapheal, Murphy, Palmer,…

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Threatening to Shoot the Mayor

Sydney Punch · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 4

MR. MICHAEL TIERNEY is to be condoled with for having been reprimanded by the Bench for threatening to shoot the Mayor of Sydney. Why should not he, or any other man, indulge in the exciting sport of Mayor-shooting in this free country? The Mayor is…

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The Mayor and the Cab-driver

Sydney Punch · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 2

THE mayor did deprive Michael Tierney, one day, Of his license because of ill-doing, His worship considered that Tierney, they say, His bad conduct deserved to be rueing…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 7

WAVERLEY.—A meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, the 19th instant. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Cary), and Alderman S. Dickson, J. Birrell, D. Fletcher, R. Yeend, C. J. Stephens, J. Macpherson, and…

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