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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

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The Municipal Estimates. Some Farcical Proposals. A Shilling Rate Struck. Estimated Revenue, £34,133

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

THE special meeting of the council called to consider the municipal assessments and estimates of revenue and expenditure was held last night. Prisent: Alderman Wright…

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The Town Clerk and the Mayor. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me to place before your readers what I consider to be a more correct version of a part of the discussion re suspension of the town clerk to that which appears…

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The Suspension of the Town Clerk. Investigation by the Finance Committee. The Council to Deal with the Evidence

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

THE finance committee met in the council chamber last night for the purpose of investigating the charge laid against the town clerk by the Mayor (Alderman Weight)…

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Municipal Subsidies

Western Grazier · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

THERE appears to be general dissatisfaction among the municipalities of the colony with reference to the discontinuance of the municipal subsidy. Those…

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The Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 2

In the Council, the Legitimation of Children Bill wat read a first time. The Darling Harbor Wharfs Resumption Bill was further debated on the second…

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The Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the municipal council was held last night, all the aldermen being present. FINANCE COMMITTEE…

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The Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

In the Council. The Darling Harbor Wharves Resumption Bill was considered in Committee…

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The Tramway System. Deputation to the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

A DEPUTATION from the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Messrs. W. F. D[?]Rien, J. W. Ritson, Clark (Prest and Hocking), T. Forsyth, and G. A Mills (secretary), waited…

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The B. H. Companies and the Privy Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

IF the law were not so often the "hass" that Bumble described it it would be hard to conceive of two Australian Courts, including the New South Wales…

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Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1900 · page 2

MR. HAWKINS, one of the municipal candidates for Wills Ward, will address the ratepayers at the Mulga Hill Hotel to night. Mr. Gubbins the other can[?]ate, will…

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Municipal Council. The Steam Trams Proposal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 1.10 this morning the adjourned special meeting of the council, after disposing of the affair of the town clerk, turned its attention to Alderman Hendry's motion…

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The Council and the Town Clerk. Consideration of the Committee's Report. Mr. Allison Dismissed. A Vituperative Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the council held last night the report of the finance committee on the Mayor's suspension of the town clerk (Mr. Allison) came up for consideration…

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Taxation of the Mines. Writs Against the Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 1

THE MAYOR (Alderman Wright) was to-day served by Mr. J. R. Edwards, acting on behalf of the Proprietary, Block 10. British, Central, South, Block 14, and North mines,…

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Municipal Trading

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 3

THERE is (the Melbourne Age prints) a timely article in the "Contemporary," which this month is throughout of unusual interest, on the possible dangers of the marked…

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The Chinese War Stubborn Fight at Yangtsun. The Allies Lose Heavily. The Legations Again Bombarded. French Troops Landing at Shanghai. America and the Chinese Council. London, August 11

Western Grazier · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

Fifteen thousand Chinese stubbornly defended Yangtaun for four hours against the allies. The latter lost heavily…

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The Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 2

The Darling Harbor Resumption Bill as amended was passed through Committee. The Mount Kembla Harbor Amendment Bill was passed through Committee without…

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The Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

In the Council, Mr. Hauken moved—" That in the opinion of this House the early assembling of the Federal Parliament warrants the earnest…

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Municipal Rating of Mines. The Position at Wyalong

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

BECENTLY a municipality was incorporated at Wyalong, and trouble immediately arose over the taxation of the mines within the boundaries. Eventually permission was…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, August 17, 1900. the Municipal Labor Party

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

THE essential planks in the Labor platform were part of the policy of the MINER years there was a municipal Labor party; and they form part of…

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The Broken Hill Municipality

Western Grazier · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

The Broken Hill Municipality appears to have its affairs in a terribly muddled state, and as a consequence the town is likely t suffer considerably. Ever since…

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