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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Lord Mayor of Sydney. Mr. Allen Taylor, Eliccted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

Mr. Allen Taylor was yesterday unanimously elected to be Lord Mayor of Sydney for the year 1909. This is the fourth occasion upon…

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News and Notes. The Council and the Financier

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

Before the debentures for the £[?]000 loan are signed and sealed, some member of the Council should [?] the citizens…

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Sydney's New Lord Mayor. Mr. Allen Taylor Elected for the Fourth Time. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 1

Alderman Allen Taylor, timber merchant and shipowner, has been unanimously elected to be Lord Mayor of Sydney for the year 1909…

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Mr. Keir Hardie's Bill. to Grant More Power to Municipalities to Relieve Distress. London

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Keir Hardie introduced a bill to amend the Unemployed Act in the direction of giving power to local authorities to pay…

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South Australia. a Municipal Ceremony. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

To-day the Mayor of Adelaide will perform the ceremony of laying the [?]rst wood block in connection with the paving of King William-street by the…

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The Mayor. Returning to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 8

It is understood that the Mayor (Alderman J. H. Ivey) left Sydney yesterday evening upon his return to Broken Hill. It is his intention to make…

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N.S.W. Labor Council. Sydney, Thursday Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 3

The Labor Council of New South Wales held a meeting to-night, at which a letter from the Barrier Mines Association, promising to impose a sixpence levy…

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Blows in Council. Charge of Falsehood Violently Resented

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6

An astonishing scene was recently witnessed in the Cardiff Council Chamber. Councillor Edward Nicholl, of the…

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Special Licensing Court. the Privy Council Appeal. Not Yet Determined Upon

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

Following upon the, judgment of the State Full Court with reference to the Special Licensing Court for the electorates of Broken Hill and Sturt, it…

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State Parliament. Assembly's Continuous Sitting. Industrial Disputes Amending Bill. Before the Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly sat continuously from 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday until 10.45 p.m. yesterday, when the Chairman left the chair until 10.30 this…

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S.A. Parliament. New Offices for the Legislative Council. Adelaide, Friday Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

On December 2 a resolution was carried in the Legislative Council, "That it is desirable that the Government would, during the recess, take steps to provide…

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Carl Crundman's Case. Reference at Adelaide Labor Council. Grundman to Be Released. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

The case of Carl Grundman, a sea man, who was sent to prison at Port Adelaide a month ago for refusing to use cotton waste in lieu of a brush…

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The Mayor Returning. Will Arrive on

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 8

The Deputy-Mayor (Alderman Bath) has received a letter and telegram from the Mayor (Alderman J. H. Ivey) with reference to the…

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The Mayor's Return

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

The Deputy Mayor, Alderman Bath, has received a leeter from the Mayor, Alderman J. H. Ivey dated from Bowral, in which he staes that he left Sydney…

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The City Council and Clairvoyance. an Interesting Debate. Aldermen As Actors

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

An interesting and not unamusing discussion took place last night at the meeting of the City Council with respeet to occultism and clairvoyance…

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Aldermen and the Thought Reader

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

For a critical [?]e minutes last night it seemed doubtful whether the Council would in its corporate capacity deign to agree to honor to-night's seance with its…

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The Next Mayor. Who Will He Bep

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

There was a fair amount of jocularity at the City Council last night upon the problematical question of who will be the Mayor of the city next year…

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The City Council Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 3

The City Council hold its fortnightly meeting last night when the Duputy Mayor (Alderman Bath) presided, and there were also present Aldermen…

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The Council and Its Employees. Who Is to Rule? Debate in the Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 1

At the meeting of the City Council last night, the following letter was read from sir. George Abbott, froeman of[?]nanies…

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Railway Town Requirements. Deputation to the City Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

A deputation from the Burke Ward P.L.L. and representing the ratepayers of Railway Town waited on the City Council last night with reference to…

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