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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1890

177 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9

Matters in Melbourne. Mr. Champion at the Trades Hall Council. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 2

Mr. H. H. Champion, the English advocate of the rights of labor, spoke at the Trades Hall Council meeting last night, He said that trades unionism was much more…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1890 · page 2

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

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Trades' and Labor Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1890 · page 2

A METING of the Barrier Ranges United Trades' and Labor Council was held last night Mr. J. F. Burgess, president, in the chair. The following unions were…

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Melbourne in Darkness. Critical Situation of Affairs. the Trades Hall Council Meeting. Sandhurst Cavalry Sent For. a Proclamation Posted. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 2

As far as gas is concerned Melbourne was in darkness absolutely last night, though a foll moon shed light sufficient to prevent all those outrages and riots…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, September 1, 1890. The Broken Hill Water Supply. the Question Assumes New Features. Agitation for Public Works. the Mayor Calls a Special Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1890 · page 2

DURING the past eighteen months, at least, the public of Broken Hill have agitated for a water supply, and numerous schemes have been put forward to either…

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Water Supply. Special Meeting of the Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 September 1890 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the municipal council, called to take into consideration the recent developments in connection with the water supply question, was held…

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Water Supply. Public Meeting at Skating Risk. Fifteen Hundred People Present. Immense Enthusiasm. Monopoly Condemned. Vote of Want of Confidence in the Council. the Barrier Miner Cheered to the Echo. Groans for the Monopolists and Their Organ

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1890 · page 2

THE Skating Rink last night was filled with the largest, most enthusiastic, and most unanimous meeting perhaps ever hold in Broken Hill. The meeting had…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. the Barrier Mines. Capitalists Want the Mines Shut Down. Impending Crisis. Interview with Mr. Hancock. Everything Possible Done by Trades Hall Council. Shipowners Obstinate. Determined to Precipitate a Crisis. [By Telegraph.] From Our Special Reporter. Melbourne, Wednesday (4.30 p.m.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1890 · page 3

I made special efforts this afternoon to overtake Mr. John Hancock, president of the Strike Committee, and at a late hour succeeded. I found him deeply engrossed in…

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His Worship the Mayor. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 September 1890 · page 2

Sir,—Permit me to return the letters of introduction you were good enough to give me for use in Sydney. I prefer not taking them. As the originator of the…

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His Worship the Mayor. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 2

SIR,—You published a letter from the pen of Mr. T. Coombe, which abounds with insinuations. As the latter part of it refers directly to some one man, and as…

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[By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondents. Failure of Test Case for Wages. Ill-feeling Intensified. the Trades Hall Council Meeting. Speech by Mr. John Hancock an Unfair Press and a Brutal House. Melbourne, Saturday Morning

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 3

The test case brought by the seamen against the captain of the Mangana for wages failed yesterday, and the ill-feeling between master and man has been…

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Water Supply. a Communication From Mr. Dibbs. the Government Ready to Grant a Loan. Application Only Awaited. Mr. Dibbs Thinks the Council Wants Waking Up. [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 3

The following telegram from Mr. G. R. Dibbs to the BARRIER MINER direct wasreceived at this office thisafternoon:— SYDNEY, Thursday (1 p.m.)…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 September 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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Mayor Burdekin's Proposals for a Conference. Opinions of the Labor Party. the Employers Obstinate. Sydney, Friday Morinng

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1890 · page 3

The Mayor has drafted a scheme for the settlement of the dispute. He is of opinion that a conference as proposed without definite lines being laid down…

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Parliamentary Proceedings. Bruce Smith Gives Willis the Lie. the Fossils in the Council Rousing Up. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1890 · page 2

Mr. Willis asserted in the Assembly, as telegraphed yesterday, that Mr. Bruce Smith (Minister for Works) told him that if the men on strike proceeded to…

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The Anglo-portuguese Convention. Council of State Summoned. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

The King of Portugal has summoned a council of state to consider the Anglo-Portugueseconvention difficulty…

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Meeting of Melbourne Trades Hall Council. Broken Hill Delegates Attend. John Burns on Champion. Melbourne, Saturday Morning

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 3

Last night the Trades Hall Council held its usual weekly sitting. Amongst those present were the delegates from the Miners' Association, Broken Hill, and the labor…

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Municipal Conference. Arrival of Mayor Coombe and Alderman Morgan. Nothing Expected From the Government. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1890 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Coombe, Mayor of Broken Hill, and Alderman Morgan arrived on Saturday to attend the Municipal Conference of New South Wales, which…

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Water Supply. the Mayor and Alderman Morgan Moving. Interviews Arranged with Bruce Smith and Dibbs. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 3

The Broken Hill delegates to the Municipal Conferences the Mayor (Alderman Coombe) and Alderman Morgan, have arranged interviews with the Minister for…

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The Municipal Conference. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 2

The eighth session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales commenced in the council chamber at the Town Hall yesterday, the Mayor of…

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