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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1871

967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 49

Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Levey, Hezlett, Kippax, Macintosh, and Charlton.)

Evening News · Tuesday 5 December 1871 · page 2

Thomas Dooley, for committing an aggravated assault upon his Wife, Mary Dooley, was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months, self in L20 and two sureties of L10 each, or the alternative of gaol for the…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Captain Scott and Messrs. Love, Hughes, Curran, and Renwick.)

Evening News · Wednesday 6 December 1871 · page 2

John Casey (under warrant) was brought up charged with assaulting one Michael Casey. Defendant was fined L5, or two months' gaol. Thomas Jones (under warrant) appeared in Court,…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Lovey, Hezlett, Kippax, Macintosh, and Charlton.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 December 1871 · page 4

Thomas Dooley, for committing an aggravated assault upon his wife, Mary Dooley, was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months, self in L20 and two sureties of L10 each, or the alternative of gaol for the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 6

Empire · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. BILLS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL laid upon the table…

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

Empire · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 2

John Casey (under warrant) was brought up charged with assaulting one Michael Casey. Defendant was fined L5, or two months' gaol. Thomas Jones (under warrant) appeared in Court,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council Wendesday, December 6. Bills From the Legislative Assembly

Evening News · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 4

The PRESIDENT reported a Message from the Legislative Assembly, which, having 'passed the', Roads Bill and the Blackwattle Bay Bill, sent them for the concurrence of the legislative Council…

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Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 2

SIR,-I would beg to call the notice of the electors of the city of Sydney through your columns to the recent municipal elections, and to the unprincipled manner in which parties who were not candidates…

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Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 7 December 1871 · page 4

[?] would beg to call the notice of the electors [?] of Sydney through your cloumns to the recent municipal elections, and to the unprincipled manner in which parties who were not candidates at…

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Sydney Municipal Council. Special Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 December 1871 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council was hold shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Town-hall W[?]yard-square. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Merriman, Macintosh, Oatley, Moor[?],…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 7

Empire · Friday 8 December 1871 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. DEDICATED CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION BILL…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday. December 7

Evening News · Friday 8 December 1871 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. DEDICATED GROWN LANDS RESUMPTION BILL. Upon the motion of Mr. DOCKER, this bill was read a third time, passed, and returned to the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 December 1871 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL [?] on the table of…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Raper. Oatley Smart, and G. Hill.)

Evening News · Friday 8 December 1871 · page 3

Mathias Richardson, alias Christison, was broughtup charged with stealing a basket containing carpenters' tools, of the value of £3, the property of Henry Fischer. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the…

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Legislative' Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 December 1871 · page 7

The POSTMASTER GENERAL laid on the table:—The Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the state and working of the Goldfields, the Statistical Register for 1870…

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City Council, This Day, Election of Major

Evening News · Saturday 9 December 1871 · page 2

There was a fall meeting to-day, the Mayor and all the aldermen being present. Alderman Greek moved, that the Council do proceed to the election of Mayor for the ensuing year…

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Municipal Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 December 1871 · page 6

The election of Aldermen for the vacant seats in the City Municipal Council was finally decided on Saturday last. The result of the polling has been anything but favourable to the hopes of…

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The Late Municipal Elections. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 December 1871 · page 10

SIR,—The civic elections are over, and the march of intellect is improving according to the opinion of some persons; Orangeism is alive; the glorious memory of William has been…

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To the Right Worshipful the Mayor and Aldermen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 December 1871 · page 2

Gentlemen.—I have the honour to forward quarterly report of machinery, &c, connected with the works. I have no casualty of any kind to report in reference to the machinery, boilers, &c., beyond the usual repairs that are at all…

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City Council. Election of Mayor

Evening News · Monday 11 December 1871 · page 2

THE usual quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held on Saturday last. The principal business was the election of mayor for the ensuing year, and considerable excitement was manifested…

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