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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1877

421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 22

Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 21

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1877 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. DOCKER gave notice of his intention to move to-morrow the suspension of a portion of the standing order for the purposes of enabling the Council to pass the Supply Bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1877 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.28 p.m. SUPPLY-MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Mr. DOCKER moved the suspension of the Standing Orders, for the purpose of passing a Supply Bill for…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 22

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine [?] past four. Mr. SPRAKER announced a message from the Legislative Council returning the supply Bill for March, without…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past 4. Mr SAMUEL laid on the table further correspondence relating mail conveyance between San Francisco and the…

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City Council

Evening News · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 4

The weekly committee meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Oatley, Kippax, Playfair, Young, Macintosh,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 21

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 8

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-psst 4 o'clock. Mr. DOCKER gave notice of his Intention to move next day the suspension of a portion of the standing orders for the purpose of enabling the Council to pass the Supply Bill…

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City Council. This Day

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1877 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held this forenoon. present; The Mayor, and Aldermen Oatley, Green, Chapman, Maze, Field, O'Connor, Palmer, Fowler, Devies, Kippax, Young,…

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Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1877 · page 5

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at the Town-hall, yesterday. Present—The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Playfair, Harris, Macintosh, Moore, Young, Davies, Kippax, Fowler, Palmer, O'Connor, Maze,…

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City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1877 · page 3

[?]following will supplement the report in yesterday is issue of the usual fortnightly meeting of the [?]ney City Council. Alderman PLAYFAIR moved—That the…

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Salvage—cargo Ex Gothenburg (S.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 4

BEFORE Sir James Cotvile, Sir R. J. Phillimore, Sir Barnes Peacock, and Sir Robert Collier, January 11. This was an appeal from a decree of Sir James Cockle, the Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court of Queensland, in a cause…

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Parliamentary Summary Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1877 · page 7

The Ministerial Crisis.—Mr. DOCKER said that in view of the present state of political mattes it was impossible to proceed then with public business, and he therfore moved the adjounment of the House…

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Municipall Affairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1877 · page 8

Matters under the control of the Corporation have been pursued with quiet tenour during the past month, and there is little of activity in the way of improvements to comment upon. The streets are kept fairly in order, and watered,…

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St. Peters Municipality. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1877 · page 7

SIR,—Assuming that the article appearing in your journal of 29th ultimo under above heading was furnished by some official of the Council, I desire, on the part of three aldermen of above municipality, to protest against it being…

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The Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was hold in the Town Hall, yesterday, when his Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and there were present Aldermen Palmer, Chapman, Field, O'Connor,…

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City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney, held yesterday, the Major in the chair, several petitions were pretested, and questions, put, Alderman Playfair calling attention to the fact…

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The Difficulty in St Feter's Municipalty

Evening News · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 2

A copy of the opinion of the Hon. F. W. Barley. barrister-at law, on the question at issue in St Peter's municipality, has been forwarded to us for publication It appears that every meeting called during the present…

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St. Peters Municipality. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 6

SIR,—With a view of affording information to those interested in the proceedings of the above municipality, I beg to ask the favour of your publishing the following opinion of Counsel in the matter, which shows that the action of the…

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Municipal Organization in Canada. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 7

SIR,—In one of Mr. Commissioner Morris's able and interesting letters published in your journal some flattering observations were made in reference to municipal government in Canada. In looking through an old volume of…

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The Executive Council

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 2

An Executive Council meeting was held at Government House to-day, at which the whole of the Ministers were present. The cases of the two men under sentence of death in the county gaols were to…

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North Shore Municipalities. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 5

SIR,—A short time since the ex-Premier instanced as a proof of abuses under the present Act the three small boroughs at North Shore. Had he known the whole facts of the case they would have pointed his moral more…

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