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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1873

514 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 26

Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1873 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Temporary Town-hall yesterday. There were present his Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Green, Murphy, Maze, Liusley, M[?]ore, Macintosh, Kippax, Day,…

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City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 19 March 1873 · page 3
Also in Empire

SPECIAL meeting of the City Municipal Council was held on Tuesday morning in the Town Hall, York[?] for the purpose of considering the notice given Alderman Green, to rescind the resolutions of…

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The Privy Council. London, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1873 · page 5

Mr. E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, one of the Under-Secretaries for the Colonial Department, in the late Ministry of Mr. Gladstone, has been created a Privy Councillor…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 19Th

Empire · Thursday 20 March 1873 · page 3
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THE RESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. SAMUEL laid on the table the by-laws of the…

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Docker's Defiance! Or, the Champion of the Council

Sydney Punch · Thursday 20 March 1873 · page 6

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1873 · page 3

THE PRESIDNET took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. OGILVIE took the oaths and his seat. PAPERS…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 20

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1873 · page 4
Also in Empire

Mr. DOCKER moved—"1 That this Council, having into taken into consideration certain papers respecting the Constitution of the Legislative Council laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed on the 27th ultimo…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1873 · page 2

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

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Municipality of St. Peters. Cook's Ward Election

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1873 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening a meeting of the electors of the municipality—principally of Cook Ward—took place at Cook's River, to hear Mr. Joseph NOBBS address them upon his late resignation as alderman…

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The Privy Council. London, March 17

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1873 · page 369

Mr. E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, one of the Uuder-Secretaries for the Colonial Department, in the late Ministry of Mr. Gladstone, has been created a Privy Councillor…

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Final Decision of the Council of Education in the Bousfield Case

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 March 1873 · page 11

Some time back we published the substance of the evidence taken before an Inspector sent by the Council of Education to inquire into, and report upon certain charges made against Mr…

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Municipality of St. Peters. Cook's Ward Election

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1873 · page 4

ON Wednesday evening a meeting of the electors of the municipality—principally of Cook Ward—took place at Cook's River, to hear Mr. Joseph NOBBS address, them upon his late resignation as alderman,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Monday, February 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1873 · page 6

Intercolonial Conference.—Mr. SAMUEL moved the House into Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of an address on the decision of the Intercolonial Conference, as to the terminus of the…

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City Council the Day

Evening News · Tuesday 25 March 1873 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, York-street this morning Present—His Worship the mayor (J. [?]man, Esq.,) and [?] Green, Chapman…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1873 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, yesterday. There were present his Worship the Mayor, in the chair, and Aldermen Oatley, Green, Chapman, Day, Murphy, Maze,…

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City Council

Empire · Wednesday 26 March 1873 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, York-street, on Tuesday morning. Present—His Worship the Mayor (J. Merrima, Esq.,) and aldermen Oatley, Green,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 26

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1873 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. EXTRA SITTING DAY. Mr. SAMUEL gave notice of his intention to move,…

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