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Council & local affairs, 1880

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The Lord Mayor and Lady Maoyress of Dublin

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 17

IN connection with the present famine in Ireland, and the efforts made to cope with it, we present this week portraits of Mr. Edmund Dwyer Gray, M.P., Lord Mayor of Dublin, and of his wife, Mrs…

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The Social Kaleidoscope. No. 3. the Humours of the Municipal Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 17

Male imperando summum imperium amittitur.—PUB. SYRUS. L'industrie des hommess'[?]puise a briguer les charges, il ne leur en reste plus pour en remplir les devoirs…

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The Municipal Council and Tough Meat. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 3

Sir,—It is fully three weeks since an influential deputation waited upon the Mayor and Aldermen of this city urging upon them the necessity of establishing a "meat market" in this city in connection with machinery for chilling and…

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Sir H. Parkes and the Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 12

IT is a singular circumstance that every collision between the two Houses of Parliament during Sir Henry Parkes's tenure of power has been brought about…

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The Legislative Council and Mr. Dalley's Speech

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 13

IT is not likely that the Legislative Council will reject or modify in any material particulars the Education Bill how before it. The Upper House has…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 12

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON presented a potition from persons resident at Wallsend, Plattsburg, Pine Hill, and some other places in favour of the Public Instruction Bill. Mr…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 7

ASHFIELD. -- March 15. Present -- The mayor, Mr. D. Holborow. J.P., and Aldermen Burns, Hammond, Hudson, Read and Shilling. Correspondence: From Alderman Muir, tendering his resignation. It was…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 3

PETERSHAM.--Monday, the 15th instant. Present--The Mayor, Aldermen Paling, Pile, Hughes, Gelding, Barrell, Brown, and M'Gill. Correspondence : From Messrs. Lyons, Creagh and Williams,…

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The Council and the Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1880 · page 7

If the Legislative Council should decide to overlook the indignity it has suffered at the hands of the Assombly, and, in view of the urgent demands of the public service, consent to retrace their steps, this will…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 3

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday at 11 a.m., his Worship the Mayor in the chair. The draft bylaws for regulating porters and…

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Notices. Legislative Council.—wednesday, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 3

The business paper of the Legislative Council for to-day (Wednesday) is of unusual length. It comprises one question, one notice of motion by the Government, eight orders of the day, and one notice of motion in general business. The question by…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 5

NEWTOWN. -- (Tuesday, March 23.) Present -- Alderman Wildman, mayor (in the chair), Aldermen J. H. Smith, J. F. Smith, Boots, Whately, Tye, Goodsell, and Melville. -- The following…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL. The PRESIDENT announced that his Excellency…

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The Council's Amendment to the Land Bill

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3

The following is the new clause (No. 4) inserted by the Legislative Council in the Land Bill which occupied the time of the House last night on a proposition from the Government to accent --"When any…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL. The PRESIDENT read a message from the Governor…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 23

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table an…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table an abstract of…

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Privy Council Decision

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 5

The following is the judgment of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered February 12,1880, in the case of B[?] v. the Bank of New South Wales :—"This was an appeal from a…

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Trades and Labour Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 13

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last week at the Hyde Park Hotel. Mr. W. B. Cole, the president, occupied the chair, and there were also present the delegates from the following…

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