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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

163 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 9

Trades and Labor Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 October 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at Elliott's Hotel on Saturday night, owing to the usual meeting on Thursday having…

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Alderman Lane's Resignation

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 2

IT was with considerable surprise that, on business being concluded at the meeting last night, aldermen heard their colleague, Alderman Lane, signify that it would be…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 2

THE council met last night. Present —The Mayor, Aldermen Chapple, Martin, Lawton, M'Mahon, Topperwien, Creedon, Lane, Holdsworth, and…

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The Municipal Loan. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of last night I noticed the report of the insulting and untruthful remarks made by the Mayor, Alderman Morgan, in reference to me in…

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1St Edition. Barrier Miner. Wednesday, November 4, 1891. "The Mayor's Ball."

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a special meeting of the municipal council was held, at which, contrary to the manifest desire of certain of the…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the municipal council, Bet down for last night, lapsed for want of a quorum. When the half hour allowed by…

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1St Edition. Barrier Miner. Saturday, November 7. 1891. A Divided Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

THERE is no doubt at all that the ratepayer who wrote yesterday to complain of the repeated lapse of meetings of the municipal council was…

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Lord Mayor's Banquet. Lord Salisbury's Speech. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

The Lord Mayor gave the usual banquet at the Guildhall on the Prince of Wales, birthnight, a large and distinguished company being present. In reply to…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the council took place last night. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Coombe, Chapple, Orr, Creedon, Martin, Lawton, Holdsworth,…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the council took place last night, the Mayor presiding. There were present Aldermen Chapple, Orr, Rockliffe, Martin,…

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The Water Supply. Discussion In the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 2

WHEN question time came on last night at the council meeting, a humber of queries were addressed to the Mayor regarding the present position of the town in regard…

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The Arm[?] and the Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 November 1891 · page 2

[?] committ[?] meeting of the Municipal Association in Sydney on Wednesday last a document was received from Wilc[?] containing the copy of a petition from…

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A Hard-up Council. A Fortnight's Self-danial Suggested. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 3

Alderman Sparkes, of the Camperdown council, at the last meeting of that exceedingly hard-up body, introduced a motion affirming the advisability of…

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Municipal Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 2

THE council met last night, when there were present Aldermen Coombe (chair), Orr, Martin, M'Mahon, Topperwien, Creadon, and Lawton. An apology was…

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Trades and Labor Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 2

MR. GREENHALGH presided at the fortnightly meeting last night. Messrs. Oswald and Edsall took their seats as delegates from the Retail Assistants'…

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Municipal Rates. How Mines Should be Taxed

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 4

IN the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Thursday last, the Vale of Clwydd Coal Mining Company appealed against a decision arrived at by District Court…

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Silverton Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 December 1891 · page 2

THE council met on Thursday night, when there was a full attendance. An official letter stated that tree-planting would be extensively proceeded with in…

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A. M. A. Executive Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 December 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of the Executive Council of the Barrier Colonial District of the A. M. A. was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Theatre Royal Hotel, Mr. M…

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1st EDITION. Barrier Miner. Saturday, December 12. 1891. Municipal Matters

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 December 1891 · page 2

IF the municipal bye-elections that are about to take plac[?] are any criterion, very little interest will be taken in the annual elections that are fixed for an…

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The Municipal Elections. A Protest Entered

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 December 1891 · page 2

AT 12 o'clock to-day the Mayor attended at the municipal chambers to declare the result of the King Ward election and the nominations for Sturt Ward. There…

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