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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Council and Commonwealth. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

The London County Council insists upon 15s. per foot for the Strand site, instead of 13s. 6d. It also requires the Commonwealth Government to…

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Appointing the Mayor. a Matter for the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

Alderman Jobling moved at last night's City Council meeting that the Council agrees to appoint as Mayor any person selected by the ratepayers from…

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Larrikinism Discussed. By Sydney Aldermen. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

At a meeting of the health committee of the City Council Alderman M'Elhone said something would have to be done to put down larrikinism, which…

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City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was hold last night. There were present Aldermen Chester (Mayor), Doe, Gambo[?], T. Ivey, J. H…

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Civic Welcome to Tom Mann. Objections Urged at the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

At the City Council meeting last night a letter was road from the secretary of the Barrier Socialist, Group, asking the Mayor and aldermen to…

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Coal Strike Mediation. Presentation to Mr. Wade. Trades and Labor Council Co-operates. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Marshall, vice-president, has been nominated ne president of the Trades and Labor Council without opposition…

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The Municipal Role. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 1

Sir,—Permit mo through your journal to quote section 58(2), the source wh[?] my question was submitted to Mr. Polkinghorne at the…

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Disfranc[?]sed Residents. Municipal Revision Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

Special interst attached to the proceedings of the Municipal Revision Court held yesterday afternoon at the Courthouse, Mr.M'Kensey, S.M.,…

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Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

Mr. Robert Elvidge, a candidate for election as alderman to the City Council at the forthcoming municipal elections, addressed a meeting at the…

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Municipal Elections. Independent Candidates

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

A very largely attended meeting of the members of the citizens' committee appointed to select independent candidates to contest the seats in the City Council at the…

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Mr. Keir Hardie. Mayor of Dunedin. Refuses to Officially Receive him. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

The Mayor of Dunedin has refused to officially receive Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., chairman of the Independent Labor party of Great Britain…

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Municipal Elections

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of ratepayers was hold at the Tydvil Hotel last night, when the selected Labor candidates for Wills Ward (Messrs. Alderman E. J. Polkinghorne,…

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Wharf Laborers' Dispute. Three Thousand Unionists Unaffected. Free Labor Offering Freely. Motion Before Trades and Labor Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

The 200 odd unionists usually employed at the Hunter River and Illawarra companies' wharfs did not resume work yesterday. There are about…

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Municipal Elections. King Ward

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

The three selected Labor cand dates for King Ward (Alderman Long and Messrs. D. Warnock and T. G. Marks) addressed about a hundred ratepayers…

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What Is a Bricklayer? Trades Council and Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 7

In connection with the recent deputation of the Sydney Labor Council to the Lord Mayor (reports the "Daily Telegraph"), and its contention that the men engaged in…

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New South Wales. Trades and Labor Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8

Mr. Marshall has been elected president and Mr. Thyer vice-president of the Trades and Labor Council, both without opposition…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

The City Council will meet to-morrow night. The finance committee will recommend that a progress payment of £100 be passad…

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Municipal Elections. Wills Ward

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 3

The Chloride-street corner of Grand Hotel Buildings was greatly astir last night, when Messrs. W. H. Wright, F. W. Wiekes, and R. V…

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Municipal Candidates. An Interesting Point

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 3

In many of the municipalities some of the sitting aldermen will not seek re-election, and it may be that in certain cases persons offering themselves for election in their…

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Mr. Bent and the Mayor. Scene at a Council Meetiitg. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Brighton Council, of which the Premier (Mr. T. Bent) is a member, a discussion took place on the proposed building…

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