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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

305 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 16

Council's Concessions For Juvenile Bathers

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

THE deputation from the Silver City Swimming Club which waited on the Baths superintendent (Mr. S. J. J. Davey) has resulted in children under the age of 14 years being admitted to the Baths for 1d. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday…

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What Our Council Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 4

Council did not decide to call fresh applications for the position of carpenter in the employ of the Council in connection with the job given to…

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Town Clerk Comments On Dues to Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

"The number of people who call at this office and advise they are not in a position to pay and in the next sentence inform us that one of the…

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Works Programme of City Council Will Be Put In Hand At Early Date

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

ALDERMEN of the City Council were unanimous that the £120,000 works programme to be carried out by the Council should be put in hand as soon as possible when the question was mentioned at the monthly meeting of the Council held last night…

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Municipality of Wilcannia. Triennial Election of Alderman. Local Government Act, 1919

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 2

NOTICE Is hereby given that the Triennial Election of Alderman (Seven to be Ei[?]ted) for the above Municipality will take place on…

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A.L.P. And Municipal Selection Ballot

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

AT the fortnightly meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the A.L.P. last night, reference was made to rumors that the recent municipal…

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Council To Discuss Road Works

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 1

IMPORTANT deliberations regarding the City Council's £120,000 road programme are expected at the special City…

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Independent Team for City Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 3

The Independents expect to field a strong team for the Municipal Elections to be held on Saturday, December 4. A meeting of those citizens…

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Council Works Programme Long Discussion By Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE discussion on the plant of the City Council took place at the special meeting of the Council held last night to consider the report on the loan programme by the city engineer (Mr. R. Isaacs), the report by Mr. A. H. Benjamin on the…

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Expert Says Municipal Electricity System Obsolete Accemnce Advised of Bulk Supply Also Conversion To Modern Three-phase System Council Advised to Sell Most of Existing Plant Consumers Have Been Paying Twice As Much As They Should

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 4

THE long-awaited report on the City Council electricity supply undertaking made by Mr. A. H. Benjamin (supervising engineer), who was sent to Broken Hill to inquire into the position by the Minister…

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2 Aldermen Cross Swords

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 6

TWO aldermen of the City Council— Aids. J. Reardon and A. E. Huckell —crossed swords at the Bpecial meeting of the City Council held in the…

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The Ideal Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

To the Editor, Sir.— I think it is a pity in a way that ex-Aldermen Shoobridge and Townsend have "butted in" with a view to…

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Best Aldermen Wanted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 8

To the Editor, Sir.— In a little over three weeks—Saturday, December 4—about 480,000 electors will be casting their votes at…

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Legislative Council Reform Bill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—By 46 votes to nine the Constitution Reform Bill, which provides for the reform of the Legislative Council, was again…

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Bomb Wrecks Car Council Meeting Was In Progress SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 3

A HOME made bomb wrecked a motor car in the grounds of the Homebush Council Chambers last night. The bomb was placed beside…

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News In Brief Aldermen Get More Wages

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—Legislation, empowering the Brisbane City Council to increase the salaries of its aldermen from £300 to no more than…

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Barrier Miner Monday November 15, 1937 More Instructions for Labor Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 2

THE political bosses of our all-Labor, Council have lost no time in organising for the perpetuation of the injustice done to citizens three years…

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Mining Managers in City Council?

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.— The suggestion that our leading mining managers should be invited to take a direct part in controlling…

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Municipal Nominations Close To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 2

Nominations for thc 12 Labor candidates to contest the triennial municipal elections to be held on December 4-the first Saturday in…

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City Council Elections

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 1

A LITTLE more than a fortnight 'remains before the triennial municipal elections will be held to decide the composition…

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