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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 13 of 16

Unemployed and Council Rates

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 3

A deputation from the Unemployed Union, which waited on the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) this morning in reference to rates, was told…

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Comments Of Readers Our Council Employees

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.— Has a ratepayer got any preference for work on the Council. The Town Clerk (Mr. Crowley) made a…

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City Council Elections 24 Nominations For 12 Seats Independents Have Full Team

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1937 · page 6

A FULL team—12—has been nominated by the Independents to oppose the Labor 12 at the municipal elections to be held on Saturday, December 4, to decide the composition of the City Council…

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Candidates For The Council Elections

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

VOTING for the triennial municipal elections to be held a fortnight from to-morrow—Saturday, December 4—will be conducted between 8 a.m…

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City Council Elections Labor Nominees Open Campaign

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 3

AN appeal to the electors to return 12 Labor aldermen to power so that they could own and control their own electricity supply was made by…

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Work by Christmas? Council's Road Plan No Objections To Loan Proposal

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 3

COUNCIL will make every effort to obtain a sum of money from the Government to enable it to commence some of the work in connection with the £120,000 road programme in December so that a number…

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Loan Council Affairs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-Replying to the criticism of the Premier (Mr. Stevens) regarding, the policy of the Loan Council, the Federal Treasurer,…

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Final Meeting Of OldCouncil

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the City Council to be held tomorrow night will be the last ordinary meeting of the Council…

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Adamstown Mayor Badly Injured NEWCASTLE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 5

While working at the B.H.P. steel works yesterday the Mayor of Adamstown (Alderman William Warnock) was buried up to his neck for…

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Council Collections

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) in his monthly report to the City Council at its meeting last night said that 94 per cent. of the budget…

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City Council Road Plans

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 5

A FORMAL motion that application be made for the £60,000 loan required by the City Council to enable it to honor its half of the £120,000…

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Remark with "A Sting" Mayor's Reminder To Ald. Huckell

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

A VOTE of appreciation for the services Ald. E. J. Barnes had rendered the City Council and the people of Broken Hill during his four…

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Last Meeting of Old Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

After serving four consecutive years as Mayor of Broken Hill to set a new record, the Mayor (Ald. E. J. Barnes) presided at his last…

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Chateau De Tar Drums To Disappear City Council Decision

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

THE Chateau de Tar Drums, in Galena-street, which has been the renue[?]vous o travelling unemployed men for the past…

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Labor Council Rejects Bulk Electricity Supply Will Augment Own Plant Change Over To 3Phase 50 Cycle

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

DESPITE the strong recommendation of the supervising engineer (Mr. A. H. Benjamin) that the City Council should accept the offer of the Western New South Wales Electric Power Proprietary Ltd…

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Labor's Municipal Team

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 3

To the Editor Sir.— The Labor candidates are making names for themselves that will go down to posterity. First we have…

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Council Notes

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 2

Notes of Council Meeting held on 17th November 1[?] It was decided to repair footpath in front of Post Office if the Postal [?]…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, November 27, 1937. Labor Council Rejects Benjamin Recommendations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 2

THE Labor Council, having decided to reject the sound advice given by Mr. A. H. Benjamin, supervising engineer, who was sent here to…

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Making Town Hall Modern New Council To Discuss Plans'

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 3

The draft plans providing for alterations and additions to the Town Had submitted to Council by Mr. E. Grant Walsh, architect, will be…

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Comments Of Readers Labor Aldermen in Proper Tangle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.— Our Labor aldermen have got themselves into a tight corner over the taking of electric current from the…

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