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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1873

514 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 26

Types of Colonial Life. the Municipal Council Man

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 15

THE establishment of municipalities in most up-country towns is now universal, and there are few parts of New South Wales in which any large body of people are congregated,…

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Legislative Council. Orders of the Day. Wednesday, October 1. Government Business—orders of the Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 3

1. Legislative Council Bill; second reading. 2. Newspaper Postage Abolition Bill; second reading. 3. Friendly Societies Bill; secend reading…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 1St October

Empire · Thursday 2 October 1873 · page 3
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THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twnety-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. MESSAGES. The following bills, with messages, were received…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 October 1873 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twonty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. WOOLLOOMOOLOO BAY FRONTAGE COMPENSATION BILL…

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Parliament, Legislative Council. Thursday. 2Nd October

Evening News · Friday 3 October 1873 · page 4

Mr. INNES laid on the table the Abstract of Grown Lands set apart for Public Dedication; Public Charities Commission first report; Statistical Register of 1872; and a By-law of the Public Vehicles Act, 1873…

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Parlaiament. Legislative Council. V Thursday, 2Nd October

Empire · Friday 3 October 1873 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock DOCUMENTS. Mr, INNES laid on the table the Abstract of Crown…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, October 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 October 1873 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr.INNES laid upon the table an abstract of Crown lands…

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Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 7

Mr. INNES moved the second reading of the Legislative Council Bill, and, before proceeding to speak of its principles, denied emphatically the assertion that this measure was conceived…

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Postscript. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 5

The second reading of the Friendly Soc[?] Bill was carried, and the House went into committee. Seventy-three of the clauses were paissed, some of which in an amended form, and the Chairman raported…

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Great Britain. the Westminster Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 4

We extract, the following account of the opening of the Provincial Synod at St. Edmund's College from the London Telegraph of July 24th:—…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 21

THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Legislative Council Amendment Bill, in an elaborate and exhaustive speech of two hours and fifty minutes, at the conclusion of which the debate…

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Opening of Parliament. Legislative Council. Tursday, [?]9Th September

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 October 1873 · page 6

HE PRESIDENT took the chair at noon.—The Commission appointing the Hon. John Hay as Presidant of the Legislative Council was read by Mr. J. J. Calvert (Clerk of Parliaments), who also read the…

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Telegrams This Day Marine Inquiry at Melborune. the Mayor's Return Ball. Stafford, the Absconder. Arrival of the Omeo. Man Found Drowned. the Intercolonial Rifle Match Mining Disturbances. Schooner Aground at Sale. the Melbourne Races. Melbourne Meat Company. Rust in Wheat at Willunga. Latest COMMERCIAL,&c., &c., c. BATHURST

Evening News · Tuesday 7 October 1873 · page 2

William Stafford, of the firm of Stafford and Tarrant, drapers, is the absconder referred to in my yesterday's communication. He has carried on a system of fraud for some time, and has…

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Return Picnic to the Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 7

YESTERDAY, a return picnic was given by the citizens to Mr. James Merriman, the Mayor of Sydney. Upwards of five hundred persons were present, amongst whom were a number of ladies. The picnic took place at Clontarf,…

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Return Complimentary Pionic to the Mayor

Evening News · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 2

THE return pionic to the Mayor and Mayoress of Sydney took place yesterday. The site chosen was clontarf, and two large and commo[?]lous steamers were employed to convey the excuraionists to and from the…

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Return Complimentary Picnic to the Mayor

Empire · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 2

THE return picnic to the Mayer and Mayoress of Sydney took place yesterday. The site chosen was Clontarf, and two large and commodious steamers were employed to convey the excursionists to and from the…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, October 8. Government Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 8

Legislative Council Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate of the question, on motion of Mr. Innes, "That this bill be now read a second time." Friendly Societies Bill; to be further considered in…

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Parlia Ent Legislative Council

Evening News · Thursday 9 October 1873 · page 4

Mr. INNES laid upon the table correspondence to ocean main communication; 17th annual report of the Registrar-General of the vital statistics of the colony; report ending 20th June of the nautical ship Vernon;…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, 8Th October

Empire · Thursday 9 October 1873 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes punt 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. INNES laid upon the table correspondence to…

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