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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 8

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1880 · page 3
Also in Evening News

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 O'clock. RESIGNATION OF MR. DALLBY. The PRESIDENT read a letter from the Hon…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday. April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1880 · page 2

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. RESIGNATION OF MR. W. B. DALLEY. The President read a message from the Governor's private secretary, stating that the Hon. W. B. Dalley had…

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Bismarck and the Federal Council. Berlin, April 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 702

At yesterday's sitting of the Federal Council, the Stamp Duties Bill introduced by Prince Bismarck, the Chancellor of the Empire, was rejected…

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Bismarck and the Federal Council. Berlin, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Emperor of Germany having refused to accept the resignation of Prince Bismarck, tendered in consequence of the rejection by the Federal Council of the Stamp Duties Bill,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April 6

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 12

THE President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. CHARLES CAMPBELL presented a petition from certain members of the Church of England, against the Church and School Lands Dedication Bill. On the motion of Mr…

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The Tug of War; Or, the Legislative Assembly v. Legislative Council

Sydney Punch · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 4

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Parliamentary Notices. Legislative Council.—tuesday, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1880 · page 6

The following is the business-paper of the Legislative Council for to-day (Tuesday):—Government Business—Orders of the Day: Church and School Lands Dedication Bill; second reading. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Bill; second reading. Stamp…

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The Council's Amendments in the Land Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1880 · page 3

Sir,—The recent debate in the Assembly upon clause 4 of the Land Bill now before Parliament, as reported in the Colonial Hansard, affords lamentable evidence that the political fanaticism which twenty years ago produced the…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1880 · page 3

ASHFIELD.--A meeting of the Borough Counci[?] was held on 30th March. Present--The Mayor (Mr. P. Holborow, J.P.), and Aldermen Clissold, Hammond Hudson, Read, and Shilling. Alderman Clissold…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1880 · page 6

RANDWICK.—The regular meeting of the Connell was held on the 5th instant. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Pearce, Moore, Wall, Magill, Denning, Kidman. Kiss, and Bradley. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence read: To…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April 13

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 2S minutes past 4 o'clock. papers. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid the following papers…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday April 13

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1880 · page 3

THE PLESINENT took the chair at hall-past 4o'clock, On the motion of Mr. DOCKEN, leave of absence was granted to the Hon. George Lord for the remainder of the session. Sir ALFRAND SIEP[?]NED explained a misatatement which had…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April, 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chairat twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. ABSENT MEMBER. The PRESIDENT read a letter from the Hon. Francis…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1880 · page 3

BALMAIN (Tuesday, April 13.)--Present--Alder men A. Edkington (mayor, Schultz, Looke, Garrard, M'Donald, Smith, Hutchinson. The following correspondence was read and dealt with :--From Win…

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Latest Telegrams. Goulburn Borough Council

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1880 · page 2

GOULBURN, Thursday.—At a meeting of the Goulburn Borough Council, held on Wednesday evening, the following resolutions were passed:—That the bye-law committee be instructed to…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April, 14

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITION'S. MR. FOSTER presented a petition from the Rev…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 14

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1880 · page 3

The PRECEDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. [?]presented a petition from the Rev. R. A. Kemp [?] the Church and School Lands Dedication Bill, and [?]from Bishop Barker was presented by…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1880 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. FOSTER presented a petition from the Rev. Richard…

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