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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

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Broken Hill Roads. Municipal Works Completed and in Progress

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 5

Since the beginning of the year the Broken Hill City Council has expended £988. on road works and footpaths in the municipality, and various amounts…

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A Municipal Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 1

A strike of municipal workers has occurred at Leeds, and menaces the health of the city. The streets are unswept, the gutters are clogged with…

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Municipal Strike Over. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 8

The Leeds municipal striker's have accepted the corporation's terms and returned to work…

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The City Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 5

The City Council publicly notifies that all rates, sanitary fees, electric light charges, etc., must be paid in full by June 30…

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Privy Council Appeals. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 8

Special leave of appeal has been granted in the case Miles v. the Sydney Meat Preserving Co., and also in the action of the Commissioner for Taxes…

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Municipal Jottings. Borrowing Disapproved Of

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 3

The ratepayers of Mascot decided last week not to sanction the proposal of the council to borrow £12,000 for permanent improvements…

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Diphtheria in Schools. Victorian Health Department and Municipalities

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 5

There seems to be a reasonable possibility of definite action being taken by the Victorian Government to prevent the spread of diphtheria among school…

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The Willyama Seat. Second Plebiscite Ballot. Alderman Doe Again Heads the Poll

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. Haskard, the returning officer of the P.L.L., last night announced the result of the second ballot for the selection of a candidate to contest Willyama…

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Broken Hill City Council. Municipal Works

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 5

Good progress is at present being made with various municipal undertakings in Broken Hill. The remetalling of Bromide-street is rapidly approaching…

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First Legislative Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 7

By far the most important change in the Government of New South Wales, which took place during the administration of Sir Thomas Brisbane,…

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Women As Municipal Councillors. a Short-lived Privilege in This State

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 8

It is a strange thing, says the "S.M. Herald," that in England, where women have no Parliamentary franchise, they should yet be entitled to be…

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Municipal Officers' Quarrel. Engineer and Acting Town Clerk. the Former Shoots the Latter. a Footscray Sensation. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 2

A shooting affray took place in the Footscray Municipal Council Chambers yesterday, the victim being James R. Knox, acting town clerk. James…

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Municipal Council

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Wilcannia, was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Mumicipal Jottings. Municipal Charity Votes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

The Fitzroy Council at its meeting on Monday agreed to charitable disbursements totalling £310 10s. The Malvern Council passed a charity…

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Japanese Laundries. Boulder City Council and a White Australia. Refusal of Licenses Illegal. But Council Abides by Its. Decision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 7

At the Boulder council meeting on Thursday evening a letter Was reud from the deputy commissioner of publie health regarding the refusal of the…

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An Important Municipal Case. Convent Declared to Be Ratable

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 8

A municipal appeal case fraught with a good deal of interest cropped up in Sydney last week (says the "Sun") at a court of appeal against…

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An Important Municipal Case. Convent Declared to Be Ratable

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 4

A municipal appeal case fraught with a good deal of interest cropped up in Sydney last week (says the "Sun") at a court of appeal against…

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Loitering in the Streets. the Ex-mayor Asks Who Authorised Prosecutions. Sitting Mayor Shoulders the Responsibility

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 2

At question time at the City Council's meeting last night Alderman Brady asked when was it decided to take action in regard to loitering in the…

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Health of the City. Diphtheria Epidemic Unabated. Council to Supply Disinfectants

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 3

The health committee reported at a sitting of the City Council last night, that. the following cases of infectious diseases had been reported for the…

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Encinedrivers and Firemen's Association. the Union's Litigation. Disoussion at the Labor Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 2

At the meeting of the Labor Council last evening correspondence was received from the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association…

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