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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 113

Country News. Liverpool. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Council was held on Monday evening last. Present :—The Mayor (Mr. T. W. Taylor), and Aldermen Christ[?], Brown, Wilson, Smith,…

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Privy Council Appeal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 11

LONDON, April 9.—A special sitting of the Judicial, Committee of the Privy Council has been held, at which judgment was delivered in the appeal case Walter v. 0'Brien. The…

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Queensland Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--The new appointments to the Legislative Council are announced as follows:--Messrs. J. D, Macansh, of Canning Downs Station; H. C. Wood, of…

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Granville. Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 8

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Granville Borough Council was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last. Present:— The Mayor (Alderman H. Richardson), in the…

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A Council of Premiers

Globe · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 4

Assuredly the meeting of the Premiers of the three colonies of New4 South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland must be productive of good…

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Parliament in Session. COUNCIL

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 14

The Divorce Extension Bill, the debate on which was interrupted by a count-out on Thursday last, was restored, on the motion of Sir Alfred Stephen, to the business paper. The Ennis Estate Bill was…

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The Council of Trent. (Continued)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 4

All parties were now in haste to finish the council as soon as possible The prelates and divines were weary of the protracted debates; and those who had…

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PARLIAMENT Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 796

THE sitting of the legislative Council was a short one. Mr. Darley's motion affirming that the Government should take immediate steps to provide, by arrangement with the Imperial Government and…

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Queensland Separation Movement. Meeting in London. Deferred to the Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 5

London, Thursday.--meeting was held here to-day in furtherance of the movement for the formation of a separate colony in the north of Queensland…

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Municipal Council. Kogarah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1886 · page 4

The third meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday, the 13th instant, at the station-house, Kogarah. Present—The Mayor (Mr. Hogben), Alderman M'Rae, Tracey, Blake, English, South, Murphy, and Biden. After…

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Municipal. MEMS

Evening News · Monday 19 April 1886 · page 6

BLAYNEY.—In the Blayney Council the Mayor said that Dr. Herneman had told him the other day that the council ought to do something to prevent the spread of lever in the town. He had advised him to take steps to have those…

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The Barton-taylor Appeal. Judgment of the Privy Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1886 · page 3

We published gone weeks ago a cable message, giving the principal points of the judgment of the Privy Council in the Barton-Taylor appeal. The following is the text of the…

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Municipal Association

Evening News · Tuesday 20 April 1886 · page 3

MONTHLY MEETING OF COMMITTEE.—The committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales held its monthly meeting in the Town Hall, on Monday afternoon, there being present Messrs. M. J. Hammond, M.L.A., in…

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Municipal Council. East St. Leonards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 13

A special meeting of the East St. Leonards Municipal Council was held [?] Monday evening for the purpose of further considering the valuers' report, and to consider other matters brought before the council. The Mayor (Mr. G…

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TAYLOR v. Barton. Judgment of the Privy Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 6

On March 6 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave judgment in the appeal case Taylor v. Barton. There were present (we learn from the Times) the Earl of Selborne, Lord Blackburn, Loid Monkswell,…

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The Barton-taylor Appeal. the Judgment of the Privy Council. an Analysis of the Judgment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 3

London, March 11.--On Saturday, February 19, the arguments in this appeal were heard at their Lordship's Bar, and for Saturday, March 6, the Privy Council issued a…

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The Municipal Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 13

The monthly meeting of the Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall on Monday. The chair was occupied by Mr. M. J. Hammond, M.L.A., and there were present Messrs. Judd, M.L.A., Evans, Jesson, and Graham. The…

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Municipal Council. Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Balmain Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present— The Mayor (Mr. J. G. Punch), and Aldermen Looke, Briggs, Club, Easton, Cameron, Burns, Buchanan, and…

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Municipal. Balmain Borough Council

Globe · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Town Hall last evening. Present: Captain Punch (Mayor), in the chair, Alderman M'Donald,…

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Parliament. Wednesday, April 21. Legislative Council

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 6

The St. Mary's Waverley Church of England Land Sale Bill was read the third time, passed, and returned to the Legislative Assembly with amendments, Moore's Estate Act Amendmen Bill was…

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