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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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Municipal Taxation. to the Editor Op the Barbies Minee

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

SIR, — In a paragraph ia Friday evening's MINES I notice you call attention to the indifferent manner in which the Local Government Bill is…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination Day-Speeches at the Town Hall

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

At the Town Hall at noon to-day (Sydney standard time), the Mayor (Alderman M'Mahon) read the nominations which had been received for…

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A Noseless Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 3

THE tenderest susceptibilities of the St. Kilda city councillors evidently do not reside in their olfactory nerves, but in their pockets (says a writer in…

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Municipal Elections. King Ward. Mr. Jonas at Hegarty's Hall

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

MR. P.J. Jonas, who is contesting King ward, addressed a meeting of ratepayers last night at Hegarty's Hall, South Town. There were over 100…

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The Municipal Elections. [By TELEGRAPH.] The Wilcannia Nominations. WILCANNIA, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

The following nominations for aldermen in connection with the approaching municipal elections were declared yesterday.—Thomas Byrne, hotelkeeper;…

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Municipal Elections. The Silverton Nominations. [By Telegraph.] Silvert[?]n, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 1

The nominations of aldermen for the vacancies in the Silverton council were announced at noon (Sydney time) to-day. There was one extraordinary vacancy and…

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Municipal Elections. Sturt Ward. Meetings at the Pig and Whistle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

MR. JABEZ "WRIGHT, one of the candidates for Sturt Ward, addressed a large meeting of ratepayers at the Pig and Whistle Hotel last evening…

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The Municipal Elections. [By Telegraph.] The Wilcannia Nominations. WILCANNIA, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 1

The following nominations for aldermen in connection with the approaching municipal elections were declared yesterday:—Thoma[?] Byrne, hotelkeeper;…

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The Ministerial Visit. Why Mr. Ferguson did not Attend the Dinner. Charge against the Council Clerk

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

AT Mr. Cann's meeting at the Town Hall last night, Mr. W. J. Ferguson, M.L A., who had been asked to speak, said that no doubt some people had…

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Municipal Elections. Results of the Polling. Messrs. Massey, Pound, Dyer, and Jonas Elected

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

THE election of four aldermen and two auditors to fill the annual vacancies in the Broken Hill municipal council took place to-day. Owing to the polling being…

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The Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

LAST night the various candidates for municipal honors made their final adddresses to the ratepayers. Polling commenced at the different polling…

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Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

THE municipal elections to-day have been phenomenally quiet. This in no doubt partly due to the provisions of the Parlimentary Elections Act,…

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[?]a[?]ier [?]ine[?] Saturday, February 9. the Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

THE annual elections are over once more; and we can only hope that the new blood introduced into the council will have a beneficial effect. It is…

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Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 1

The municipal elections to day have been phenomenally qaiet. This in no doubt partly due to the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections Act,…

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Municipal Elections. Resulta of the Polling. Messrs. Massey, Pound, Dyer, and Jonas Elected

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 1

The election of four alderman and two auditors to fill the annual vacancies in the Broken Hill municipal council took place to-day. Owing to the polling being…

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The Municipal Elections. The Detailed Results

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

THE informal announcement of the result of the poll for the election of one alderman for each ward of the municipality was made at the Town…

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The Election of Mayor

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 2

THE new council will meet for the first time at 7.30 to-morrow evening to elect the Mayor for the ensuing year. It is understood that the…

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The Election of Mayor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 4

TEE municipal council will meet this evening to elect the new Mayor. There are still three candidates in the field— —Aldermen Holdsworth, Lambert, and…

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Municipal Council. The Election of Mayor. A Knotty Question Warmly Discussed. The Meeting Adjourned in Disorder

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the municipal council was held last night at the council chambers for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current…

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The Election of Mayor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 1

THE municipal council will meet this evening to elect the new Mayor. There are still three candidates in the field— —Aldermen Holdsworth, Lambert, and…

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