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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

319 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 16

City Council. Ordinary Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 8

The ordinary monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber last, night, when Alderman W. B. Driscoll (Mayor) presided, and…

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The Council and the Progress Association. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 5

Sir,—May I correct an error in your issue of yesterday referring to the discussion in the City Council on the removal of the swings, etc., erected…

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Improvements in the City. Intentions of the City Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 5

At Thursday's meeting of the City Council the finance committee recommended that the following amounts be voted to cover the cost ot construction…

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Suffragettes. Cause Disturbance at Council Meeting. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

During a meeting of the Poplar Borough Council some suffragettes in the gallery throw evil-smelling stink bombs, bags of flour, and stones, and…

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Teachers' Salaries. the Labor Council's Criticisms. Replies by Ministers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Holman (Premier), and Mr. Carmichael (Minister for. Education), offered some comments yesterday on the remarks made by the Sydney…

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Municipal Matters. Local Government Association

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 7

At the meeting of the executive of the Local Government Association, held on February 25, the following were present:—Messrs. J. G. Griffin…

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Inspection of Council Properties. the Mayor's Work for To-day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 2

The annual inspection of the City Council's various properties was this morning undertaken by the Mayor (Alderman W. B. Driscoll), the town…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Council Employees. Have a Grievance. a Conference Arranged

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 4

For the past day or so rumors have been current that certain sections of the City Council employees, dissatisfied with their conditions of…

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The Wages Tumble in the Municipal Council. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 3

Sir,—The A.M.A. is on the warpath again. This time the Council employees is the trouble. Well, according to a clause in the preamble of the…

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Council and Employees. Sanitary Men Have a Grlevance. Special Council Meeting Last Night. Old and New Promises

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

A special meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chambers last night to consider a letter received from the A.M.A. regarding the wages…

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Bullying the Council. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 5

Sir,—After reading "The Miner's' report of the special meeting of the Council regarding the raising of employees' wages and the A.M.A…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, April 7, 1914. Teaching the New Aldermen a Lesson

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

THE claim of the Municipal employees for increased wages, may or may not be justifiable. But the domineering tone of the deputation to the Council on…

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Municipal Employees' Trouble

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

A special meeting of the employees of the City Council has been called for to-night at 8 o'clock "to discuss and take action in the matter of the…

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Bullying the Council. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of Monday appears correspondece from "Skimpologist" re the bullying of the Council by the employees. If you will allow me…

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New South Wales. Coalmine Foh City Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

A proposal by the Sydney City Council to establish its own coalmine was considered at yesterday's meeting of the Council, and was deferred to…

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Council and Employees. Increase in Wages Asked for Finance Committee Meet To-night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the employees of the Broken Hill City Council was held in the Trades Hall yesterday evening to arrive at an attitude to be…

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Council and Employees. Finance Committee Meeting Last Night. No Information Yet Available

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

The finance committee of the City Council last night considered the request made by the A.M.A. embodied in a letter received at a special…

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Municipal Council

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present—The Mayor (Ald. Curtis), and Ald. F…

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Victorian Labor Council. Annual Conference. "Death of Class Privilege.'' Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 8

The annual conference of the State Political Labor Council of Victoria was opened in the Trades Hall yesterday. Nearly 200 delegates were present. The…

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Municipal Residential Flats. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

Over 1000 applications have been received for the residentaial flats crected by the City Council at Chippendale. The flats were officially opened by the…

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