The Council
THE regular fortnightly meeting of the municipal council was held last night. Present — Aldermen [?]etallick (Mayor), Wright, Davitt, Gubbin[?], Beakeen, Jackson,…
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Council & local affairs, 1901
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Yanco Glen Water Scheme. Discussion in the Council
AT the meeting of the municipal council last night, Mr. F. G. Mitchell, chairman of the Co-operative Water Company, wrote stating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rating of the Mines. The Privy Council Appeal
COMMUNICATIONS were received at last night's municipal connell meeting from the secretaries of Block 10 and Block 14 mining companies, stating that the Mayor's circular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retrenchment in the Council. Reducing the Staff. Four Officers Receive Notice
ALDERMAN WISE moved at laat night's meeting of the municipal council,—"That the acting town cleck, ledger-keeper, the clerk, and librarian be given one month's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Reform. to the Editor
SIR,—In your report of the deputation which waited on the council, asking that a poll might be taken on the question of discontinuing the law suits between the mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Municipalities Bill. Proposals as to Rating. Min[?] Taxation Dealt With. SYDNEY
The long-promisod Municipalities 'Act Amending Bill was introduced to the Assembly last evening, and read a first time. It is to be distributed among members to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rating of the Mines. The Mayor's Circular Letter. Replies from the Companies. The Council and the Citizens
THE secretary of the South Broken Hill S. M. Company writes to the Mayor that the matter of holding a conference has been laid before his board, which is of opinion that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rating of the Mines. The Mayor's Circular Letter. A Reply from the Proprietary
THE MAYOR has received from the secretary of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company the following letter relating to the mines rating cases and the Mayor's circular letter:[?]"I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Monday, October 21, 1901. the New Municipalities Bill
T[?] new Municipalities Bill has been given to the House. Mr. S[?] says that be is going to pass into law it, or att any rate some such measure, before the close…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Blundering Council. to the Editor
SIR,—I am sure those ratepayers who are out of work and those who unfortunately have got a stiff contract will say that £350 divided among four men for about a month's time is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rating of the Mines. a Lapsed Council Meeting
THE special meeting of the council which was to have been held last night to consider the advisableness of taking a referendum of the ratepayers as to whether the appeal to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Wednesday, October 23. the New Municipal Law
OUR telegrams have already given us an excellent epitome of the new Municipalities Bill; no points of much importance therefore remain to be dealt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council
A SPECIAL meeting of the council was held last night. Present: Aldermen Betallick (Mayor), Wright, Sparrow, Beskeen, Jackson, Ivey, Harvy, Wise, Warren, and Haskard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Blundering Council. to the Editor
SIR,—Mayor Retallick's reply to some of the mining companies regarding the referendum is exceedingly childish and enough to discredit any man. If he was in earnest would he not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rating of the Mines. Sidelights on the Equity Cases. Petition by the Council
AT the special meeting of the municipal council last night most of the time was taken up in considering various matters arising out of the recent [?]quity sulls…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council and the Citizens' Association
THE following letter has been addressed to the Mayor by Mr. John Dunstan, chairman of the Citizens' Association:—His Worship the Mayor, municipality of Broken Hill.—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Muddled Municipality. to the Editor
SIR,—As ratepayers we have to face the deplorable condition in which our town has been placed through the mud[?]in and almost criminal mismanagement of our affairs by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Blundering Council. to the Editor
SIR,—The council may be likened unto a boat without a rudder, helplessly drifting; among the rocks, with nobody able to prevent the impending disaster. Skipper Jabez…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Broken Hill Unemployed. Mr. O'Sullivan Telegraphs the Mayor. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Minister for Pubilv Works (Mr. O'Sullivan) has been giving further attention to the case of the Broken Hill unemployed. He has obtained a report from Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Municipal Elections
PREPARATIONS are already being made for the municipal elections, which are to take place in February. Toe Mayor (Alderman Roe[?]llick) has, after giving the matter careful…
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