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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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In Adelaide. Reception by Mayor and Mayoress. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 2

The New Year was ushered in quietly in Adelaide, there being a total absence of the noisy throngs who usually parade the principal thoroughfares. The fact…

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Liability of Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

New regulations have been framed by the State Government disqualifying Mayors and aldermen of municipalities throughout the State from exercising…

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Municipal Council

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Friday, the 29th Dec. 1916. Present:—Alderman C.P. Curtis (Deputy Mayor…

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Municipal Elections. Amending Act on Operations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 7 January 1917 · page 1

The Local Government Amending Act, by which the municipal elections, which would in the ordinary course. of events be held on January 27, but…

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The Sturt Seat. Alderman B. J. Doe As a Candidate. Will Support the National Government

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 4

Alderman B. J. Doe, of the Rydalmere Municipal Council, and an exa[?]derman of the Broken Hill City Council, has arrived in Broken Hill for…

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Municipal Elections. Amending Act Tn Operation. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 1

The Local Government Amending Act, by which the municipal elections, which would in the ordinary course of events be held on January 27, but…

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The Germans in Lille. Open Municipal Safes. and Rob Warehouses. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 4

The London "Daily Mail" Paris correspondent reports that a trader from Lille has informed him that the Germans burglariously opened the…

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The Germans in Lille. Open Municipal Safes. and Rob Warehouses. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 1

The London "Daily Mail" Paris correspondent reports that a trader from Lille has informed him that the Germans burglariously opened the…

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New South Wales. Waverley Alderman Fined £226. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Convicted on charges of acting as an alderman in regard to matters in which he was pecuniarily interested, William Donald, of Waverley, was yesterday…

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Industrial Matters. Glanville Sugar Refinery Dispute. Trades and Labor Council Resolution. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the meeting of the Port Adelaide Trades and Labor Council held on Wednesday night for the purpose of discussing the…

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Municipal Council

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday, 5th inst, at 9 p.m. Present—The Mayor (Ald. F. W…

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The Queensland Floods. Birsbane Mayor's Relief Fund. Reaches £10,146. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Sunday 14 January 1917 · page 1

A telegram from Townsville states that about one-third of the Inkerman Bridge over the Burdekin River, the longest bridge in Queensland, was…

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Four at a Birth. Melbourne Lord Mayor's Suggestion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

"I intend forwarding a letter of congratulation to Mrs. M. Keogh, of Kensington, in view of her unique record in giving birth to four children," said…

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New South Wales. Waverley Council Affairs. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

It is not unlikely that further prosecutions will be launched by the Local Government Department in connection with the affairs of the Waverley…

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Municipal Elections. [?]Olling Day, June 30

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

The passing by Parliament of the Local Government Act, 1916, so liberlised the franchise is municipalities as to render it advisable to…

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Empire Council Appointment. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Lloyd George has appointed Mr. Phillip Keel, editor of "The Roundtable," to his personal staff for the organising of the Empire Council's…

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The City Council. Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall last night. Alderman W. B. Driscoll (Mayor) was in the chair, and there…

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Technical College Examinations City Council Staff Successes

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

While Mr. J. N. Jonas (town clerk) was in Sydney on holiday he spent a portion of his time as a candidate for honors in the Technical College…

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Broken Hill Customs House. Consideration by City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman W. B. Driscoll) submitted to the meeting of the City Council on Thursday night the following minute:—…

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The Case of C. Martinson. Discussion in the City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the City Council the following letter was received from the secretary of the A.M.A. (Mr. W. D. Barnett):—"I have…

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