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Copyright © 2010 Archive Digital Books Australasia All Rights Reserved NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE FOR THE YEAR 1870. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. FROM 1ST JANUARY TO 30TH JUNE. AI! Authority. SYDNEY : PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS RICHARDS, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, PHILLIP-STREET. 1870. INDEX TO THE *GOVERNME\T GAZETTE, FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE, 1870. A Page Page Albury-Aldermen and Auditors Borough of elected...366, 501. ABSTRACTS-Disbursements Consolidated Revenue „ Assizes at 706 Fund 60, 69, 850 „ By-laws Free Library Borough of 799 Disbursements Loan Services 63, 72, 853 „ Coutrfor revision of Electoral Lists at 707 ,, Disbursements, Special Accounts 65, 74, 855 „ Mayor Borough of elected 413 Quarterly Statement of Insolvent Estates 313 „ Meeting of Owners of Sheep at 13 ft 1155 f Revenue of the Colony 55, 845 „ Proposed road from to Wagga Wagga Accepted Tenders for Runs 124, 395, 567 „ Quarter Sessions at 232 Account of Fees collected under Necropolis Act for 1869... 313 „ Receipts and Expenditure Borough of 502 Accounts filed in the Estates of following persons :- „ Roads to be closed in Police District of...123, 654, 1297 Boyden Charles 1160 „ Tender for supplies to accepted 876 Brown John 813 Albury and Wagga Wagga Road-Proposed road from Bryson Alexander 1336 through S. G. Henty's land; Walla Walla 877 Dennis John 503 Aldavilla-Application for establishment of Public Douglas Mary 667 School at 287 Gibson Frederick 772 Aldermen and Auditors-Elected...97, 287, 288, 289, 314, 337, Gilchrist Thomas 575 338, 339, 366, 367, 412, 413, 467, 501, 503, 608, Hanslon Louisa 1303 634, 687, 745, 868, 1059, 1122, 1205, 1336, 1352 Hume James 1303 Alexander C. S.-Agent for sale of Crown Lands, Goul- Jude Page 367 burn 186 Lonsdale William 1336 Alexander Charles Somerville-Appointed Ensign, Goul- Manson William 441 burn Volunteer Rifle Corps 79 Moody Andrew 792 Alexandria--Aldermen and Auditors, Borough of elected...338, Mullins James 1352 1352 Murphy John 1387 Annexation to Borough of 971 O'Quinlivan Rev. Patrick J. 772 Mayor, Borough of elected 367 Page Henry 882 „ Receipts and Expenditure, Borough of 574 Priestley James 813 „ Returning Officer, Borough of appointed 154 Ritchie Ann 10235 „ Valuers, Borough of appointed 772 Robinson Henry Faux ... 81 Alford John-Elected a Sheep Director 396 Robinson Luke 869 Alignment of Belmore Road 142, 187 Shipman Luke 1336 Alignment of Streets-Borough of Camperdown 122, 1154, Sollett Sarah 503 1403 Stevens George 1336 Borough of East St. Leonard's 1186, 1403 Terry Frederick C. 542 51 Borough of St. Leonard's 122, 1154, 1403 Walker Archibald 1409 Borough of Shellharbour 1154 Accounts-Pitt Town Common 155 Borough of Waterloo 122 Accounts-Road Trusts 406 33 Brougham-street, Sydney 1173 Acts of Parliament-Published 345, 695, 763, 819, 915, 919, Footway, Circular Quay 460 923, 1013, 1017, 1067, 1069, 1073, 1075, 1079, Iron Cove Road, Municipality of Balmain 460 1081, 1083, 1099, 1109. Of streets, Municipality of Grafton 1403 Acts of Parliament of New South Wales :- Allan John-Appointed Ensign, Ulladulla Volunteer Appropriation ... 1083 Rifle Corps 79 Audit Allandale Station-Proposed deviation in road from to Bank of New South Wales 11017099 Deep Creek 877 Benevolent Society 1013 Allen George Wigram-Appointed a Trustee of land for Cattle Sale Yards 1031, Wesleyan Church, Kangaloon 121 Census 1069 Allman John James-Authorized to exercise temporarily Consolidated Revenue Fund 345, 695, 763 special powers 1343 Goulburn School Trust 923 Allworth Joseph Witter-Appointed a Licensed Surveyor... 81, Gunpowder Export Restriction 1079 97 Maitland Presbyterian Chur9h Land 1109 Alston Thomas-Appointed Treasurer, Borough of Promissory Oaths 1075 Paddington 440 Remission of Penalties 1073 Alteration in days of publication of the Government Small Debts Act Extension 1067 Gazette 823, 1151 Sydney Boundaries Amendment ... 915 Alteration in Omnibus Stands 367 Treasury Bills 819 Andrew John-Elected an Alderman, Municipal District Unitarian Church Land 919 of Deniliquin 868 Acts of Parliament-Not disallowed 929 Andrews J.-Nominated and appointed a Sheep Director 459 Acres E. H.-Nominated and appointed a Sheep Director 396 Adams John-Appointed Poundkeeper Moss Vale 542 Andrews Richard J.-Apppointed Bailiff, Small Debts Addison Wentworth Walsh Frazer-Appointed Commis- Court, Merriwa 365 sioner of Insolvent Estates, Tenterfield 1211 Antill J. M.-Nominated and appointed a Sheep Director 395 Additional Regulations-Crown Lands 189, 739 Applications-To extend a wharf at Balmain 495 Adelong-Bailiff Court of Requests at appointed 664 ft To extend a wharf, Darling Harbour 1405 „ Mining Registrar at appointed 531 ft To purchase reclaimed land, Hen and Chicken Aerated and Fermented Bread and Biscuit Company- Bay 303 Notice of apligietion for Bill to incorporate 234 To purchase reclaimed land, Lane Cove River 495 Agents for sale of Crown Lands 186, 599, 990 To reclaim and purchase land at Ballina 495 Agricultural Society-Council of appointed Commis- ft To reclaim and purchase land at Balmain 222 sioners to receive and transmit Specimens ft To reclaim and purchase land at Johnstone's of Art, &c., intended for International Bay 495 Exhibition in London... 1343 tt To register Cargo United Quartz Mining Agricultural Society Incorporation Act-Not disallowed 929 and Crushing Company 338 Albert-Land in Pastoral District of reserved from sale 781 tf To register Mitchell's Creek Mining Company 411 INDEX.-1870. Page Page Applications-To register Telegraph GoldGold Mining Com- Austen Francis George-Appointed Acting Registrar in 1025, 1122 Insolvency 1197 For establishment of Public Schools 287, 541, Australian Gas Light Company-Special General 629, 744, 1024, 1204 Meeting of 234 For office of Pilot, Tweed River 1204 Australian Mutual Provident Society-Directors of 19, 1177 To reclaim and purchase land, Johnstone's Bay, Australian Paper Compagy-Sale of property belonging Balmain 141 to, by Sherif 46, 289 If To register Trade Marks 125 Avisford-Court of Petty Sessions at, cancelled 120 Appraisement of Runs of Crown Lands ...141, 186 Approaching Land Sales-Notification of ...3, 14, 40, 124, 190 223, 258, 278, 301, 326, 350, 432, 461, 494, 532, 563, 601, 625, '650, 675, 700, 740, 768, 787, 825, BAD C OCK William-Appointed Railway Station 862, 930, 954, 988, 1003, 1020, 1054, 1117, 1154, Master Camberwell 1115 1174, 1185, 1299, 1332, 1346, 1383, 1405 Badham Rev. Charles D.D.-Appointed a Trustee of Appropriation Act 1083 Public Free Library 599 Apsley-Road from to O'Connell Plains confirmed 786 Baglin Lewellan-Elected an Alderman, Borough of Araluen-Local Board of Public School at 739 Waverley 366 , Road from to Crown Flat confirmed 862 Bailiffs-Appointed 96, 154, 233, 365, 501, 572, 606, 664, 707, Archdall Rev.
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