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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

292 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 15

That Piano Again. More Discordant Notas. A Council Chamber Pantomime

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 2

The Burke Ward piano again mudeitself heard, metaphorically speaking at the meeting of the City Council last night, and in the discussion that ensued…

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State Parliaments. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. the Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 8

In the Legislative Council last night it was ordered that there should be furnished a return giving the cost of the suppression of the plague outbreak…

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Endowments to Municipalities. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

A deputation that waited upon the Premier yesterday asked for a substantial endowment to municipalities. The Premier, in reply, said, that the…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, July 28, 1906. Municipal Extension

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

One of the first measures to be introduced to the State Parliament this Session is the bill for the extension of the system of local government in…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 3

The City Council will meet this evening. The health committee will recommend that a portion of the…

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The Norton-saxon Case. Alderman Saxon's Resignation

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 2

The acting town clerk (Mr. L. H. Beck) read the resignation of Mr. (Alderman) Saxon at the meeting of the City Council last night. The text…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 3

The City Council met last night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Ivey) and Aldermen Doe, Gamboni, Chester, Wiseman, J. H. Ivey, Booth,…

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VICTORIA. Melbourne, Thursday. The Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 4

In the Legislative Council last night a bill to enlarge the powers of trustees appointed under wills and settlements was passed through its second reading…

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VICTORIA. Melbourne, Thursday. The Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 4

In the Legislative Council last night a bill to enlarge the powers of trustees appointed under wills and settlements was passed through its second reading…

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Municipal Lending Library

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 2

The municipal free lending library at the Town Hall will not be in operation till two or three weeks, by which time a large consignment of new books will…

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Tha[?] Notorious Piano. Scencec in the City Council. Mayor Thre[?] to Leave the Chair

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 5

Stirring times [?]uated at Tuesday night's meeting of the City Council, the cause-in-chiei being a small bilibead on which was neade out an…

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Municipal Endowment. a Condemned System. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

The Home Secretary (Mr. P. Airey) told a deputation from the Municipal Association that waited upon him yesterday that the endowment system was…

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Proposed Social Legislation Council of Churches Approves. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 2

The Council of Churches has passed resolutions approving of the proposal of Mr. B. A. Moulden, M.L.C., to introduce a bill for the repeal of the…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council will be held to-morrow night. The works committee will…

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South Austrlian Politics. What Will the Council Do? Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 4

Some persons have suggested that the Legislative Council will render the threatening dissolution of the Legislative Assembly unnecessary by…

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The Mayor's Piano. Still on the Tapis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 4

About the best musical term in which to describe the series of meetings which have been held by the City Council to discuss the Mayor's action in…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 2

The City Council met last night[?] Present: The Acting Mayor (Alderman J. H. Ivey) and Aldermen Doe, Gumboni, Booth, Chester, Whetstone,…

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Discussion in the Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the City Council Alderman Gamboni asked when the election for an alderman to the King Ward vacancy was to take…

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B[?] Miner. Thursday, August 16, 1906. the City Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1906 · page 2

IT seems to become necessary to comment on the conduct of the more recent meetings of the City Council. There was really no reason why the…

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King Ward Election. Mr. J. M'leish's Candidature. Alderman H. J. Wiseman Has a Word

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 5

Mr. James M'Leish, the selected Independent candidate for King Ward in the election which is to take plae on Monday, addressed a largely-attended…

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