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Politics & elections, 1839

28 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2

Election of Chairman of Quarter Sessions

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1839 · page 2

On Tuesday last the elections at the various Benches in the territory were held, for the purpose of nominating a new Chairman for the above Court for the ensuing…

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The Chairmanship. The following is a corrected list of the votes for the election of a Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions, for the year 1340, so far as we have been able to collect them:— SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1839 · page 2

FOR MR. MANNING. FOR MR. RAYMOND. The First Police Magis- The Collector of Custrate toms The Second Police Sir JOHN JAMISON…

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The Enghmsh Wheat Trade. Enumeration and Notice of Acts of Parliament for the Regulation of the Trade I N Wheat. (Continued.)

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1839 · page 3

IV. From 1791 to 1804, No alteration in the scale of duties on importation had been made by the act of l788-9, although the effect of the act of 1773 had for some time been descried as…

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Representation of the Colonies in Parliament

The Colonist · Wednesday 13 November 1839 · page 2

IN absence of a free and representative House of Assembly, this colony has had the most monstrous errors in legislation and the most grievous mal-administration…

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The English Wheat Trade. Enumeration and Notice of Acts of Parliament for the Regulation of the Trade in Wheat. (Continued from our Number of Oct. 26.)

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1839 · page 3

VI; From 1814 to 1828.--.On the termination of the continental war it was naturally expected that commercial intercourse would be restored to something like its former channels…

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The Colonist. Saturday, December 21, 1839. Colonial Politics. the Necessity of Agency and Agitation in Parliament in Order to Obtain a New Constitution for New South Wales

The Colonist · Saturday 21 December 1839 · page 2

IN our paper of the 7th instant, we published Mr. BULLER'S plan of a New Constitution for this colony, and indulged in some prefatory speculation as to the…

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Sydney Bank. Election of Directors, &c

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1839 · page 2

From the lateness of the hour at which the meeting of Proprietors of the Sydney Bank separated, we are unable to furnish so full a report as we could have desired…

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Prorogation of Parliament. Her Majesty's Speech. "My Lords and Gentlemen

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 31 December 1839 · page 1

The public business having been brought to a close, I have now to perform the satisfactory duty of releasing you from your long and laborious attendance in Parliament,…

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