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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Mr. DEAS THOMSON asked the representative of the Government,—"1. Is it the intention of the Government, in concert with the Governments of the other Australian colonies, to adopt any measures during the present session…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Lord Mayor writes to the Times to urge upon his fellow-citizens the absolute necessity pf looking into our means of defence. He has, he said, had schemes submitted to him for building strong forts at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR,—Under the above heading, in this day's issue of the 9th instant, your correspondent makes me to state that my nomination paper was rejected because my nominators did not sign their namos to it. Further, he makes the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALENANDRIA.--In this municipality Messrs. De Carle and Queeley were elected auditors. For the election of the required number from among the following gentlemen--Messrs. Sparkes, Osborne, Evans, Bart, Goodsell, Watson,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →IN terms of a notice from the Right Worshipful the Mayor, a meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be holden at the Town Hall, York-street, this day, 13th instant, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for considering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EAST ST. LEONARDS.—A meeting of the Council of this Borough was held at the Council Chambers, on Friday, the 10th instant, at 7 p. m., to elect a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. There were present—Aldermen Lord,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Martin, William Lappin, Mary Jones, Patrick Deveney, and Jessie Fisher, were fined 10s each, or three days, for being drunk and disorderly. Lyttle Curry was fined 10s, or three days, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON. âIn this municipality a polling for the election of three aldermen and two auditors took place on Friday last. Mr. Robert Campbell, Mayor and returning-officer for the borough, announced the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the municipal council of Sydney was holden yesterday, at the Town-hall, York-street. Present: His worship the mayor (M. Chapman, Esq., J.P.): Aldermen Caraher, Bown, Day, Palmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Town Hall, York-street. There were present-His Worship the Mayor, in the chair, and Aldermen Bown, Macintosh,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Martin, William Lappin, Mary Jones, Patrick Devency, and Jessio Fisher, were fined 10s each, or three days, for being drunk and disorderly. Lyttle Curry was fined 10s, or three days, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Ellis and Rose Costello, for riotous behaviour in Elizabeth:street, were fined 20s each, levy and distress, or seven days; and Ja[?]e Morrison and Margaret Thompson, for similar offences, were fined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BOROUG[?] OF NEWTOWN.âThe ofiicial declaration of the poll was made at 10 o'clock yesterday by the returnin[?] officer (Mr. Kingsbury). It accorded with the rough state of the poll. The elected members were of course thankful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In the report of the proceedings of the Municipal meeting of yesterday, I was pleased to see that Mr. Alderman Day had taken notice of an article in the Punch newspaper,in reference to some person receiving a cheque…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →James Ellis and Rose Coatello, for riotous behaviour in Elizabeth street, were fined 20s each, levy and distress, or seven days; and Jane Morrison and Margaret Thompson, for similar offences, were fined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →KEEPING A DISORDERY HOUSE.—John Edwards and Kate Edwards were brought up on remand, charged with keeping a disorderly house in Castlereagh-street. Sergeant Lawler, who filed the information, stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. John campbell to ask the Representative of the Government, — Does the Government, in stating that the average cost per aere of surveying the lands of the colony for sale at 1s. 1½d, for the free selectors, include the expense of the Survey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Permit me a small space in your columns to notice a portion of Mr. Renny's letter, in which he states,—"The only part I object to is where Mr. Day states that the person receiving the cheque was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-three minutes past 4 o'clock. RESIGNATION OF MR. SALOMONS. The PRESIDENT announced that his Excellency…
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