The Municipal Election
There was not much interest taken in the annual election yesterday, everything passing off quietly. At 5.30 p.m. the results were declared by the Mayor,…
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Council & local affairs, 1904
232 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 12
Municipal Matters. to the Editor
SIR,—In year issue of the 8[?]h instant one "M. Rayner" attempts to catigate Mr. Josiah Thomas for some remarks made during the late municipal…
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THE first meeting of the new municipal council is called for tomorrow night. The business to be transacted is the f[?]ing of the Mayor's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, February 11. the Election of Mayor
THE Broken Hill Municipal Council, as recpmstituted by the annual elections just passed, will on Friday evening be called upon to elect a chairman…
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A special meeting of the aldermen was summoned for yesterday afternoon for the election of Mayor for the current municipal year. The whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electing the Mayor. An Exciting Contest. Decided by Lot
THE new council met last night for the first time. There were present Alderman Hen[?]ry (ex-Mayor) in the chair, and the full council The business of the meeting was the fixing of…
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[?] the above heading we print a letter which appears on our front page. This letter, heslised, has appeared in severed papers throughout the State, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Reform. to the Editor of the Western Grazier
Sir,—A little over 8 months ago I addressed a letter, upon the question of rating land values, to the prees of the State. About 100 papers were good…
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SIR,—"Municipalised" has fallen into the soup, became representative Jos[?]ah Thomas drew an analogy between Launceston and Broken Hill, whereas none exists, there being…
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NOT since the birth of the Broken Hill municipality has there been a Mayor elected under the peculiar conditions which surrounded Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adelaide City Council. a Serions A[?]gation. Objections to "Secialism." [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
At the meeting of the City Council yesterday afternoon, Alderman B[?]ce moved the adjournment of the council to enable him to [?]tion that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Law
IT is astonishing the ignorance that exists among aldermen throughout the State of municipal law. We frequently notice breaches of the Municipalities Act which…
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ALDERMAN WISEMAN has given notice that at the meeting of the Broken Hill municipal council to-night he will move:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, February 18. Obligatons of the Council
THE reconstructed Municipal Council, having elected a chairman for itself and a Mayor for the city, meets to-night for the [?] time for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Employment. to the Editor
SIR,—The withdrawal of the Government subsidy will be a loss to the council, and things will have to be cut fine to make ends meet. I am…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Mattes. to the Editor
SIR — Re M. R[?] second [?] Is is he who has fallen into the soup, not the writer. was present at the meeting in question, and the only…
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THE first ordinary business meeting of the new council was held last night, the fall council being present. DEPUTATIONS…
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EACH year there is a little unpleasantness in connection with the election of committees in the municipal council. The principal committees are the finance and works, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Municipal Valuers. to the Editor
:SIR,—Without in any way referring to the integrity or ability of the gentlemen appointed as valuers at Thursday night's council meeting, or questioning the way in which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Matters. to the Editor
SIR.—"Municipalised" is to be pit[?]ed, because a champion for another should at least be able to distr[?] the difference between two pleces wehre…
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