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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

501 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 26

Trades and Labor Council to Hold Meeting To-night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 1

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council will be held to-night to consider matters relating to the strike. The business is expected to be of an…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, March 6, 1924. Lesson for Trades Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

S[?] seems to have gone wrong with the works in connection with the municipal employees' strike. At first the thing went ahead with a swing that…

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Meeting of Strikers Suggestions for Conference with the City Council Telegram to Mr. Holme

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 1

At yesterday's conference between Messrs. E. P. O'Neill and G. Dale, as representatives of the men, and the town clerk the following alternative…

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Federal Affairs. £85 on Propaganda Spent by Meat Council Government Voted £10,000 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

It has been learned that in the statement of the Australian Meat Council's receipts and expenditure only £85 is shown as having been…

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Municipal Employees' Strike Trades Council to Control Dispute is the Decision of the Strikers Further Overtures to City Council Made by Trades and Labor Council City Council to Reply by 6 p.m. To-day. Fresh Meat Supplies Nearly Exhausted

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was called last night to deal with the strike position, as a result of which the City Council was…

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Municipal Strike. (Continued from Page 1.) Objection to a Statement in Town Clerk's Letter Secretary of Trades Council Explains the Position

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Eriksen, secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, in a statement to a "Miner" reporter to-day. took exception to the following matter…

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Trades and Labor Council Discusses Strike Position Request to City Council for Five Days a Week Reply Promised To-day

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held last night to consider matters in connection with the strike. At the request of Mr. [?]…

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Special Meeting at 5 P.m. of the City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

Alderman S. Townsend, the Mayor, informed a "Miner" reporter this afternoon that a special meeting of the City Council Has been called for 5 p.m…

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Meeting of the Strikers Decision to Leave Dispute in Hands of Trades Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

The Municipal Employees' Union met this morning to consider the recommendations of the Trades and Labor Council which were made as a result of…

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Chemical Sanitary System Approved by Health Dept, Municipalities Notified

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The following circular letter had been sent by the Health Department to [?] the municipalities in the State informing them that chemical sanitary systems…

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City Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

The aldermen were all advised during the day that a special meeting the City Council was to be held at p.m., but all were in their places b…

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City Council's Reply

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

The City Council's reply to the Trades and Labor Council was as follows:— "As a result of your communication of 7th inst., setting out that my…

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Municipal Strike. Objection to a Statement in Town Clerk's Letter Secretary of Trades Council Explains the Position

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 8

Mr. W. E. Eriksen, secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, in a statement to a "Miner" reporter yesterday, took exception to the following matter…

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Municipal Employees' Strike City Council's Proposal Withdrawn, Reference to Conciliation Committee Suggested as Means of Settlement Trades Council Rejects This Offer. F.E.D. & F.A. Calls Out Its Employees At Municipal Electricity Works. City in Semi-darkness Last Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

Last night the black shadow of the strike farther descended and blotted out the lights of the city. On Monday morning last the citizens were…

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Trades & Labor Council Reply of City Council Noted As Unsatisfactory F.e.d. Action Endorsed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held last night shortly after the City Council met to consider its reply to the strikers. The…

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City Council Clerks to Be Approached

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Trades and Labor Council a motion was carried,—"That this council wait on the clerks asking them to make common…

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The Municipal Strike. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

Sir,—Nobody more deplores the unfortunate position or this city in the position created by a section of sections of the community than I do…

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Latest News Issue Municipal Strike Ended. New offer by the City Council Accepted by the Trades & Labor Council. Employees Granted Five Day Week Subject to Review in Three Months. Electric Light Available Te-night

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4

At 3.30 p.m. to-day Messrs. W. E. [?] S. J. J. Davey, P. Lamb, J. Lalley. and E. P. O'Neill, representing the Trades and Labor Council, had a…

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Clerks at Town Hall Wait on Trades Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

The clerks employed at the Town Hall to-day waited on representatives of the Trades and Labor Council and placed their position before the members with…

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Municipal Strike. Industrial Inspector Arranges a Conference Hope of a Settlement

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

On Saturday it appeared that there was a deadlock between the City Council and the Trades and Labor Council concerning the municipal strike, and…

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