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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

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Mr. Holman at the Labor Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Holman) delivered an address upon the Government's policy for the present session to the Labor Council of Now South Wales last night…

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The City Council and Vaccination. No More News From Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 1

Up to a late hour this afternoon the City Council had received no answer from the Sydney Board of Health concerning the Broken Hill doctors and…

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Death of the Mayor of Wilcannia. Well-known Western Personality. Wilcannia

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 8

Alderman James C. Sullivan, Mayor of Wilcannia, and local A.W.U. agent, died this morning in the hospital. The funeral takes place this afternoon. The…

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City Council and [?]. Slaughtermen's Dispute Discussed. at Meat Industry Employees' Conference

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 2

At the ninth annual conference of delegtes from the Australasian Meat Industry [?] Union, [?] in [?] [?] consideration was…

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Industrial Agreements. Generally Kept in England. Industrial Council's Proposals [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

The industrial council' reports on industrial agreements that such agreements are generally kept, and it is undesirable to interfere with the…

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Australian Roads. Troubles of Municipal Enginners

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Coane, who has been in London representing the Institute of Local Government Engineers, in Australasia, the Victorian Institute of…

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North Continuation School. Opened by the Mayor. Its Ams and Objects

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 8

Any doubt concerning the interest of the Broken Hill public in continuation schools, was dispelled by the enthusiastic gathering at North Broken Hill…

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City Council Telephones

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

An additional telephone is being established at the Town Hall for direct communication with the Sanitar[?] officers' department. As hitherto all…

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A Foodstuffs Council. Production, Handling, and Distribution. a Union Movement. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

The movement to consolidate the unions engaged in the production, preparation, handling, and distribution of food suppnes has been advanced…

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Municipal Jottincs. Eight-Hours

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 7

The Ballarat city council voted £5 [?] the eight-hours' celebration. Progress of Manly. It is estimated that apart from the…

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Not Enough Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 8

The Municipal Council at Wilcannia (says the "Grazier") is again without a sufficiency of aidermen to constitute a quorum. For some months the council…

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Mayor Ano Mayor. a Guest From Port Augusta

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 1

The Mayor (Alderman Hynes) spent the granter part of this morning entertaining Mr. J. Roberts (Mayor of Port Augusto), who came to Broken Hill for…

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City Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 4

The various committees of the Broken Hill City Council are holding the usual meetings this week. Last night the works and health committees met…

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The Defence Act. Council of Churches and Conscientious Obligation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the council of churches held in Melbourne on Friday last the following resolution was unanimously carried on the motion of Rev…

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Disinfection. Germ Killer for Broken Hill Public. Supplied by the Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 6

It was announced some Weeks ago— when the diphtheria' epidemic in Broken Hill was at its highest—that the City Council intended to procure a supply of…

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A Union [?] to Be Appointed. Debate in the Labor Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 8

The question of union organisation was brought forward at the meeting of the Labor Council last night and the matter of financing an organiser…

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Imperial Council Idea. Speech by Mr. Schreiner. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

A notable speech at Saturday's Australian banquet was that made by Mr. W. P. Schreiner, ex-Premier of Cape Colony, who said he hoped the day was…

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New South Wales. Barman and the Lador. Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 1

Sixty-seven barmen have ioined the Liquor Trades Fedration in spice of the wish of the Labor Council that such action should have been deferred…

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For the Hospital. Demonstration and Sports Carnival. Application to the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 3

The Broken Hill Hospital Sunday Demonstration (1913) Committee notified the Council at its meeting last night that the dates for the unnual…

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Brok[?]n [?] Cenetery. [?]Vision for More Effective Control. Special City Council Committee Report

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 1

The following report re the cemetery was submitted for the information of t[?] aldermen at the Broken Hill City Council meeting last night:…

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