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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Trades Hall Council Offers Its Support Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 1

Support for the British strikers was offered last night by the Melbourne Trades Hall Council…

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Sydney Labor Council to Help the Strikers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 1

The Sydney Labor Council has carried a motion to assist the British miners hy making arrangements for dealing with the export and bunkering…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Council's V[?]elnations Maintained

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

On Friday [?] (29th ult.) Mr Stevenson, S.M., conducted a Municipal Appeal Court at the local Courthouse…

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Industrial Council Meeting Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held on Thursday night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding. A letter was read from the Mining…

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Newfoundland Unemployed Wreck Municipal Offices (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, May 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

A message from St. John's (Newfoundland) says:— A hundred unemployed men marched into the town of Harbor Grace from…

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Newfoundland Unemployed Wreck Municipal Offices (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, May 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 1

A message from St. John's (Newfoundland) says:— A hundred unemployed men marched into the town of Harbor Grace from…

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Congress Council Meeting London, May 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 4

The Trades Union Congress Council is conferring at headquarters and will make a statement later…

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King Holds a Council at Buckingham Palace London, May 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 4

The King held a council at Buckingham Palace to-day, the Earl of Balfour (Lord President of the Council), Sir Douglas Hogg (the…

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Street Trees Damaged City Council Attendant Complains of Children

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. G. Dale, street tree attendant for the City Council, said to-day:— "With the advent of the Labor party I had some hope that the damage to…

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Sydney Council Workers Complaint at Selection of Surry Hills Men Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 2

At the City Council meeting last night Alderman Jackson, M.L.A. (Civio Reform), said that since the beginning of the present year of the 600…

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Privy Council Judgment Reserved in Rofe Case London, May ll

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 4

After a four days' hearing the Privy Council reserved judgment in the case of Rofe versus "Smith's Weekly," New South Wales…

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League of Nations Electing Non-permanent Members to the Council "A,british Proposal. i Geneva. Mar 12

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 4

Viscount Cecil, the British delegate, to-day submitted to the League of Nations Commission a scheme providing that the next assembly shall elect nine…

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Mayor and Town Clerk Special A.l.p. Meeting to Be Held on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

A special meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the Australian Labor Party has been called for Sunday morning for the consideration of "important…

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Mayor and Town Clerk No Action by A.l.p

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

The meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the Australian Labor Party which was adjourned from last Monday night was resumed at the…

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Sydney City Council Anxiety of the Manager of Electrictty Branch Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the Electricity Department, views with anxiety the results of the present administration of the City…

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North Shore Bridge Concession by a Union Made to the Contractors Federal Council Protests Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 3

The Federal Council of the Operative Stonemasons has protested against the action of the New South Wales branch in having granted Dorman,…

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Request to City Council for 44 Hour Observance Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 2

Alleging that firms which had secured city council contracts were now asking the men to revert to a 48 hour week the union secretaries…

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Returned Soldiers' League Information Is Sought by the State Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 2

At the last meeting of the State Council of the New South Wales Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League a letter was read from the…

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Labor Council Committee Clyde Engineering Workers Carry Confidence Motion Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 1

An attempt on tho part of a large number of employees at tho Clyde engineering works to take the question of settling the 44 hour dispute out…

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Industrial Council Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held last night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding. Mr. A. J. Triggs, manager of the…

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