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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

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Barrier Ranges Trades' and Labor Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 June 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the above council was held at Elliott's Hotel on Thursday night, Mr. F. J. Burgess in the chair. Delegates from the following societies were present:—…

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London Trades Council Re-election of Secretary. [By Cable.] London, Friday (midnight)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 June 1890 · page 3

Mr. Shipton has been ro-elected secretary of the London Trades Council…

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Municipal Assessment Appeals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

A NUMBER of appeals against the municipal assessment for the year were heard at the Police Court this morning before Mr. Badham, P.M., and Mr. G. A. Mills,…

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Municipal Assessments

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 3

The appeals against the municipal assessments were continued this afternoon, at the courthouse, before Mr. Badham, P.M., and Mr. G. A. Mills,…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night at the Council Chambers. Present—Aldermen Lane, Morgan, Creedon, Ryan,…

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Trades and Labor Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 June 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the local Trades and Labor Council was held at Elliott's Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. F. J. Burgess (president) in the chair. The following…

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N.S.W. Parliament. The Council Does Good Service. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 2

The Legislative Council yesterday rejected, by 16 votes to 6, the second reading of the Party Processions Repeal Act. In the Assembly the Coalfields…

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Privy Council Appeal. Supreme Court Decision Reversed. [By Cable. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 2

The Privy Council has reversed the decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the appeal case of O'Rourke and McSharry v. the New…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held last night at the municipal chambers. Present—The mayor (Alderman Coombe) in the chair,…

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Colliery Disputes. Intervention of Trade and Labor Council. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 3

The Trades and Labor Council has decided to assist the miners of the Coalcliff Colliery in endeavoring to bring about arbitration in their dispute with the…

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German Colonisation. Projected Oolonial Council. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

It is announced that the German Government intend to establish a Colonial Council in order to take charge of all matters affecting the…

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The British Army. Proposed Naval and Military Council. New Appointments. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

The Right Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the Government contemplated…

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Melbourne Trades' Hall Council. The New President. Unemployed Agitators Conde[?]cd. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

Mr. J. Sitch, vice-president, and representative of the Carpenters, was last night elected president of the Trades Hall Council. Mr. John Hancock, the…

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Biographical Column. Every Week. No. I. Thomas Coombe, Mayor of Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 July 1890 · page 4

ALDERMAN COOMBE, Mayor of Broken Hill, was born in Cornwall, England, February 11, 1847, and arrived in Adelaide with his parents in 1849. He…

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The London Police. Rumored Intervention of the Prince of Wales. a Council Formed. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 2

It is rumored that the Prince of Wales will intercede with the Home Secretary (Mr. H. Matthews) for the reinstatement of the dismissed…

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Sydney Trades' and Labor Council. Uphelding the Night-Hours System. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

The Trades and Labor Council last night decided to support the shop employes in their endeavors to maintain the eight-hour system. A public demonstration in…

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Victorian Parliament. The Powers of the Council. The Federal Representatives. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 3

In the Council hat night Colonel Sargood aaked the House to express its regret that, although it possessed co-ordinate power with the Assembly to legislate on…

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The Melbourne Unemployed. Discussion in the Council. Practical Sympathy Shown. £404 Raised. [By Telegraph]. From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

In the Legislative Council last night Mr. Melville moved, "That in view of the pressing demand for employment made in public by a large body of…

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Nyngan- Cobar Railway. Debats in the Council. Speech by Dr. Garran. the Bill Passed. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

In the Legislative Council last night the second reading of the Nyngan-Cobar Railway Bill was passed, and the bill carried through committee without…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers last night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Coombe), Alderman Chapple,…

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