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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1874

538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 27

Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 3

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be herd at the Town Hall, York-street, this morning, at 11 o'clock, to consider the following notices of motion:— By Alderman —That the report of the Finance Committee,…

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City Council. This Day

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal. Council, was hold in the Town Ball, York-street, this morning. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. S. S. Goold), and Aldermen…

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The Municipalities Act Amendment Bill

Empire · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 4

THE Bill to Amend the Municipalities Act, introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for Justice and Education, like the dlectoral Bill, and many other measures…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1874 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday at the temporary Town Hall, York-street. There were present his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Oatley, Chapman,…

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City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1874 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council, was held in the Town Hall, York street, yesterday. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. S. S. Goold), and Aldermen…

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Legislative Council Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1874 · page 5

THE Legislative Council Bill introduced by the Government in the Legislative Council, and the report of the select committee of the Legislative Council, to which it was referred for consideration, have both…

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Parliament Legislative Council. Wednesday. March 25

Evening News · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. INNES moved the second reading of the Insolvency Laws Amendment Bill…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 25

Empire · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clcok. Mr. INNES moved the second reading of the Insolvency Laws Amendment Bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 25, 1874

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS TO BE PRINTED. Mr. SAMUEL laid upon the table copies of by-laws…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 26

Evening News · Friday 27 March 1874 · page 4

THE President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. The debate on the report from the select committee, on the Legislative Council Bill, was…

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Parliament Legislative Council. Thursday, March 26

Empire · Friday 27 March 1874 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. The debate on the report from the select committee, on the Legislative Council Bill, was…

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Legislative Council Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1874 · page 5

SIR,—I have never yet written to complain of the reports of any of my speeches in Parliament. I am painfully conscious that my speeches are perhaps hardly worth reporting much less reading. But for this consciousness, I should…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 26, 1874

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1874 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS TO BE PRINTED. Mr. SAMUEL laid upon the table papers relative to the…

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Thursday. Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 7

papers were laid upon the table by Mr. Samuel, relative to the laying of a telegraphic cable between New Zealand, and New South Wales, and between Queensland and a port in…

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Parliament Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 6

MR. Samuel laid on the table of the House by laws of the municipalities of Penrich and Waterloo; also by-laws under, the Public Vehicles Regulation Act, which were ordered to be…

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Extraordinary Case. Loed Mayor's Couet.—dec. 31. TAIT V. RAMSDEN

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 23

THE plaintiff in this action was an engineer, residing at Forest-hill, and the defendant a coffee merchant in the city, and having a private house at Forest-hill. The plaintiff sought to recover…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 25

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 6

Mr. INNES moved the second raiding of the Insolveney Laws Amendment Bill. Tho bill wes read, and the House went into committee. Thetitlo and preamble were postponed…

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Privy Council Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1874 · page 6

THE following is the judgement of the Lords of the Judicial Committee, in the appeal case, Prin[?] [?]. Dunean, decided in the Vice-Admiralty Court of this colony, about eighteen months ago. It will be seen that Sir Alfred Stephen's…

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Telegrams This Day Cable Message. the Lincolnshire Handicap. Grand National Steeplechase. French Municipal Elections. London [Via Singapore] Match 27th, 7.30 p.m

Evening News · Monday 30 March 1874 · page 2

The Lincolnshire Handicap was won by Tomshawk. The Grand National Hunk Steeplechase was won by Reugny. (Rovigo?), Chimney Sweep second, end Merlin third…

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