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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

234 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 12

Memorial to Mr. Jonas Mayor Suggests Garden Plot

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 3

The Mayor in conversation this morning, was in complete agreement with "The Barrier Miner" that some recognition should be made of the 25…

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Amazing Story of Council Fight Mayor's "Straight Left And Right Cross" Ends In Court SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 4

The alleged assault during a meeting of the Bankstown Council on June 3 resulted in an action in the Campsie Small Debts Court, the parties being two aldermen, Percy James Coleman, engineer, and James Gosling, dairyman…

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Alderman Huckell 62 To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 3

One of Broken Hill's best preserved men, Alderman A. E. Huckell is 62 years old to-day. When he announced this and invited some of his…

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Main Roads Grant Council To Seck Larger Amount

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 3

Consideration will be given by aldermen at Thursday night's meeting of the City Council to the sum of money to be sought from the Main…

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Conviction Quashed Interpretation Of Ordinance Erina Shire Council Case Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 4

The conviction of Albert Charles Leslie Taylor, former president of Krina Shire, at the Gosford Court on a charge of having…

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Council Meetings This Month

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 1

The June meeting of the City Council which was postponed on Thursday, June 25, because of the death of the Town Clerk (Mr. J. N. Jonas) will be…

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More Pay for Pirie Council Employees

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 5

PORT PIRIE, Thursday.—At a meeting of the town council it was decided by eight votes to two to increase the wages of daily paid…

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Mayor to Lead Council Team

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 July 1936 · page 5

The Council and Social Democratic Club will play a football match at Silverton on Sunday. The teams will be captained by the Mayor…

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Council and Hospital Contributions To Be Subsidised

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 July 1936 · page 6

The City Council at its monthly meeting last night decided to subsidise contributions to the Hospital under the Workers' Contribution Fund…

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Mayor To Play Football

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 6

The Mayor will appear in a new role on Sunday, having decided to get into a football uniform to play for the City Council team, against the…

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Mayor To Play Football

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 6

The Mayor will appear in a new role on Sunday, having decided to get into a football uniform to play for the City Council team against the…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, July 4, 1936. Council Meeting Makes a Mystery

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 2

THURSDAY NIGHT'S meeting of the City Council was shrouded in mystery, and had there been a spectator in the public "gallery" he would…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, July 4, 1936. Council Meeting Makes a Mystery

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 2

THURSDAY NIGHT'S meeting, of the City Council was shrouded in mystery, and had there been a spectator in the public "gallery" he would…

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Rose Planting By City Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 3

The Mayor is at present engaged compiling a list of rose and other requirements for the various parks and gardens under the control of the…

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Run Risk of Expulsion Aldermen Resign Local Positions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The risk of disqualification through being, members of local bodies deriving any financial benefit from the Council were…

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"Just Little Suburb" Lord Mayor's Hit At Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. Howie), referring to what he terms "the continual whittling down of the city council's…

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No Killing at Abattoirs Mayor Tells Deputation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 6

The master butchers will not be permitted to kill at the Abattoirs during the currency of the present…

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Council Offices Closed To-day Disappointed Clients

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 1

Thc 40-hour week for the Town Hall staff came into operation to-day, and much inconvenience was caused to residents'from all parts of the city…

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Council Offices Closed To-day Disappointed Clients

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 7

The 40-hour week for the Town Hell staff came into operation to-day, and much inconvenience was caused to residents from all parts of the city…

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THE 21 Diseases Examination Mining Companies' Reply To Industrial Council "Proposed Action Will Violate Agreement"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 3

The letting of contracts to outside contractors by the mining companies, and the reply of the Mining Menagers' Association in connection with the request of the Industrial Council for the abolition of 19 of the 21 diseases will be discussed at a mass meeting of un[?]onists…

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