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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Election Of Mayor By Secret Ballot

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday—The Government is considering altering the Local Government Act to provide for the election of mayors by secret…

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"Girl in the Green Hat" Echo Of Mayor's Procession

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

"End Pikeman, third row. Can't we meet?—Girl in the Green Hat." This advertisement appeared in the…

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Municipal Employees' Officers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

The election of officers at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Employees' Union held last night resulted:…

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F.E.D. Member at Baths Union Will Meet Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

To discuss the question of employing a member of the F.E.D. and F.A. at the Baths, a conference between the union and the Council has been…

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Alderman's Resignation Election Would Cost £50 Council May Carry on

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 3

IF Ald F. H. Wilcox resigns from the Municipal Council at its meeting on Thursday, January, 28, Council will be laced with…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, January 14, 1937 the Problem Facing the City Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 2

THE proposed resignation of Alderman F. H. Wilcox from the City Council will, if it materialises, create a position which may cause the…

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Taxi Drivers Refused Licences by Council Solicitor's Allegations in Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

ALLEGATIONS that some taxi drivers had been unjustly treated by the City Council by being refused licences for their taxis for the new year were made by Mr. W. C. Beerworth in the Police Court to-day…

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Loan Council Support for Electricity Plan

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Confidence that the Loan Council would support the State Government's electricity development scheme to cost £12,000,000…

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Loan Council Support for Electricity Plan

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Confidence that the Loan Council would support the State Government's electricity development scheme to cost £12,000,000…

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Sports Council Favors Sunday Sport

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 2

DELEGATES were firm in their attitude against the anti-Sunday sport controversy at the monthly meeting of the Broken Hill Sports…

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Names Appear Twice Municipal Rolls At North Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, "Wednesday—Allegations of "underhand work" in regard to North Sydney municipal rolls were made at the North Sydney Council…

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Council Estimates

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

The muncipal estimates for 1937 will be presented at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday next The town clerk (Mr. C. Crowley)…

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Milk Bucket For Laundry Govt. Grant For Council? Footpaths and Roads

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

THE Mayor (Ald. E. J. Barnes) and the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) are hopeiul that as a result of representations made to Messrs. E. M…

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Council Estimates

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

Estimates of Council income and expenditure for 1937, compiled by the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) will be submitted to to-night's meeting of the…

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Labor Aldermen Cross Swords Wrangle About Bus Licence

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

THERE were a few stormy minutes at last night's monthly meeting of the City Council when Aldermen A. E. Huckell and W. F. Rowe crossed swords on the matter of granting a public vehicle licence to Claude H. Duffy…

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What Our Council Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

The first Municipal Council meeting for the year was held in the Council Chamber last night, the Mayor (Ald. E.J. Barnes)…

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Council Estimates For New Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

AT the meeting of the City Council last night the newly appointed town clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) placed before aldermen estimates for the…

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Meeting of Loan Council Clash Said To Be Certain MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

BECAUSE of the comp[?]r[?]tiv[?] failure of the last two local lo[?]ns for Government works and the d[?]sir[?] of some State Premiers for either [?]…

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May Be No Wages for Council Employees

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As a result of the deadlock which exists in the new Erina Shire Council, employees of the shire may not be paid thi[?] week…

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Lord Mayor For 10 Minutes MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

Lord mayors are not wanted "up Ouyen way," because they do not-work hard enough according to Master Stan Duff. aged 11, of…

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