Shorter Working Day. Sydney Labor Council's Action. General Conference to Be Called. Sydney
The Sydney Labor Council last night declared in favor of a shorter working day. Mr. Edwards (secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1917
437 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 22
Queensland Legislative Council. Majority of Over 60,000 Against Abolition. Brisbane
A majority of over 60,000 votes were cast against the abolition of the Queensland Legislative Council. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increase in Drunkenness. Appeal by Workers and Soldiers' Council. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd
The Council of the Workmens and Soldiers' delegates have called attention to the deplorable events arising from the increase of drunkenness, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor Council and Conscription. Sydney
The Sydney Labor council last night decided to make the conscription question the special business for a meeting to be held in a fortnight's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manufacturers' Suggestion to Labor Council. Sydney
The delegates at the Sydney Labor Council's meeting last night expressed themselves as chary of a suggestion coming from the Associated Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of Living. a League of Boycott. Letter to Sydney Labor Council. Sydney
A letter was received at the meeting of the Sydney Labor Council last night from the Boycott League. The letter said that the league had a membership…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council
The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening, in the Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor (Ald. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Banking and Industry. Meeting in the Council Chamber
In response to an advertisement, a number of citizens met in the Council Chamber on Thursday night to hear Mr. J. M. Scott address them on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suppressed Sanitary Report. "Insanitary and Disgraceful Condition." Action Being Taken Against the Council
As so much of the report of the Health Department on the insanitary condition of Broken Hill has been published in Sydney, there is no longer any occasion to keep it back from the citizens of Broken Hill. The report is as fellows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers and Workmen's Council Rules at Kronstadt. Commandant of Sebastopol Fortress Arrested. Strikes Threatened in Petrograd. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd
The committee at Kronstadt of the Soldiers and Workmen's Council has assumed the administration of Kronstadt, declaring that it does not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russian Revolution. Navy's Demands. Wants Re-election of Council. (Reuter's Message.) London
News from Petrograd continues to be confusing. The latest report to hand is that several Russian warships are en route to Petrograd in order that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting. A.r.c. Birthday Cup Meeting. Alderman Cup Day
Monday's weather did not lend itself to outdoor amusements, and consequently it was no surprise to see a rather attenuated crowd on the Old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Broken Hill. the Proposed Memorial. Letter From the State War Council
A general meeting of the Broken Hill District Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Fund Committee was held in the Town Hall last night. Mr. R. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Matters. Absorbing the Unemployed. Sydney Labor Council Debate. Sydney
A special meeting of the Sydney Labor Council appointed a committee last night to draw up a scheme with the object of absorbing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Libel Actions. P.L.L. President Claims £2000. Verdict for Defendant. Newspaper. Alleged Money Influence on Legislative Council Appointments. Sydney
John William Doyle, president of the Political Labor League of New South Wales, claimed £2000 damages in the Banco Court to-day from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Matters. Shortage of Fitters. City Council Men Unemployed. Sydney
Owing to a shortage of fitters the railway department has refused to grant leave to such workmen to go to England for munition work. About 120…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Labor Council. Melbourne
Conscription will be the burning question of the day when the big meet[?] iug of the Victorian P.L.C. and its[?] branches and the unions affiliated with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany Offers Russia an Armistice. Council of Delegates Disfavor It. an Appeal to the Army. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd
The Council of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates have issued an appeal to the army. It says:—"The German commander on the Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Internal Germany. Municipalities Borrowing From Switzerland. (Reuter's Message.) Zurich
The German municipal finances are apparently reaching a desperate stage. Several towns are borrowing money from the Swiss banks on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor's Relief Fund. ("The Times" Message.) London
The Lord Mayor of London has opened a fund for the air raid victims and their relatives…
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