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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Industrial Council Threat All Employees Will Stop If Chigwidden Is Employed Strike Thought Inevitable by Union Officials

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

The executive members of the Barrier Industrial Council which met the City Council in conference last night stated after the meeting that if…

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Mayor's Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

The Mayor yesterday afternoon attended his first meeting as chairman of the distribution committee of the Mayor's Unemployed Relief Fund…

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Fumes From Coal Mine Deputation at Balmain Complains to Council Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

A. deputation which waited on the Balmain Council declared that the deadly carbon dioxide and sulphurated hydrogen fumes emitted from a…

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Abattoirs Dispute Ko Change in Position Industrial Council. to Meet To-morrow Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

Although the impending strike of municipal employees was the subject of general conversation to-day, there was no change in the position to…

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Statement by the Mayor "No Agreement Broken"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

The Mayor to-day, referring to a published statement "that an honorable agreement between the employees and the Council has been…

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Sports Council Resignation of Chairman

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. E. P. O'Neill, the vice-president, presided at the monthly meeting of the Sports Council held last night. Mr. O. A. Sonneman wrote…

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Abattoirs Dispute Industrial Council Is to Meet To-night Meeting of Business Men

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

Two meetings to-night will give consideration to the dispute which has arisen between the City Council and the Municipal Employees' Union over…

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Leave of Absence Granted to Alderman Millard His Movements Uncertain

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council last night a letter was presented from Alderman Millard, who is at present in Sydney, stating that he did not yet…

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Baths Drowning Case Questions by Alderman on Town Clerk's Report

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The town clerk submitted to the City Council last night a report on the drowning of Howard Blanks at the Baths on January 1 on the lines…

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No Fresh Developments According to the Mayor

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

The Mayor when seen at noon to-day said he had nothing further to report in connection, with the dispute…

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City Council Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber last night, the Mayor presiding. There were also present. Aldermen…

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Industrial Council the Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding…

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Industrial Council Motion Abattoirs Men to Stop If Chigwidden Works Other Municipal Employees to Stop at 5 P.m. Same Day

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

At the meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council which was held in the Trades Hall the executive members who have been handling the…

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Valuation of the City Council Valuer's Report

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

Mr. J. C. Rawling, city valuer. submitted to the City Council last night the following report which was adopted:—…

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Reference to Dispute at City Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

There was but little reference to the Abattoirs dispute at the meeting of the City Council last night. The subject was introduced at question time…

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Reading of the Minutes at City Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

It was 8.35 o'clock last night when the reading of the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the City Council was completed. The town clerk…

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Federal Health Council to Discuss Tuberculosis Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

Means of combating tuberculosis in the Commonwealth will be discussed by the Federal Health Council next month. It is hoped that some…

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The Water Supply Council to Advocate River Darling Scheme

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

Alderman Baldwin suggested at the meeting of the City Council last night that the time had arisen when something should he done with regard to…

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City Transport Applications for Licences Held Over by the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The following recommendation was adopted at the meeting of the City Council last night:—"That applications for taxi, taxi-bus, taxi drivers'…

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Performing Rights Assn. Decision of City Council to License the Town Hall

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

The finance committee recommended to the City Council last night that the Council take out a licence in connection with the Town Hall, with the…

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