City Council Elections Independents Open Campaign Many Points Driven Home Over 2BH
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 1
THE Independent candidates who are contesting the municipal elections to be held on Saturday next, December 4, opened their campaign last night, when they spoke during a sponsored hour's session over 2BH "The Barrier Miner" Broadcasting…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 5
The Greater Newcastle Bill before Parliament contains a provision prohibiting the charge of reinspection fees in respect to meat brought into…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 3
THE triennial municipal elections to decide the composition of the City Council for the next three years—1938-39-40—will be held on Saturday, when 24 candidates—12 Independent and 12 Labor—will go to the poll. There will be nine polling booths at…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 6
THE 12 Independents who will contest the Municipal elections on Saturday are well and favorably known in most circles in the city. For the benefit of those who do not know the qualifications of the men who are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Comments Of Readers What Labor Aldermen Have Said
Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4
To the Editor, Sir.— Yesterday on one of the mines I heard a discussion in connection with electric current from the C.F.S. and…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 6
DID YOU READ THIS GEM FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 25—THE PRESENT COUNCIL'S SWAN SONG?—Referring to the necessity for a pasteurisation plant in Broken Hill, the Chief Health Inspector reported…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 8
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A report issued to-day by the Commonwealth Advisory Council on Nutrition stated that a medical survey of 3384…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 5
No money has yet been made available to the Council by the Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to enable it to put the first of the work in connection with its £120,000 road construction programme into operation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Miner Thursday, December 2, 1937. Trades Hall Dictation in Municipal Government
Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 2
CIVIC affairs of this city have reached the cross roads, and on Saturday next citizens will decide whether they favor a continuance of…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 3
There has been quite a lot written and said lately about the wonderful work done, and the businesslike way the affairs of i the Municipal Council…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 1
NOT many people know that the city Council has to contribute 25 per cent. of the cost of maintaining the Fire Brigade…
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Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 7
HUNDREDS of citizens learned that they were not on the municipal roll when they went to record their vote for the triennial municipal elections held to-day to determine the composition of the City…
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Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 7
REVOLUTIONARY Army changes by which younger officers will replace senior members of the Army Council—three of the four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Poll Declared Appeal Made for Citizens to Co-operate Plea of Aldermen
Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 3
ALDERMAN W. RIDDIFORD appealed for the cooperation of the whole of the people of Broken Hill, irrespective of whether they had voted for the Labor, team or not, during the Council's three-year…
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Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 1
FOR the second successive term 12 Labor aldermen will sit on the City? Council to control the civic affairs of Broken Hill. The newly-elected Council, which was successful at the triennial municipal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrar Miner Monday, December 6, 1937 Municipal Elections
Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2
THE electors who recorded their votes on Saturday at the triennial election of the Municipal Council, decided by a majority which…
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Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 4
Only a few of the 25 men required to start the Council's comprehensive £120,000 road programme were put on yesterday on…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) referring to the case of two South Grafton aldermen, who resigned after…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 3
THE Newtown Council elected Mrs. Lilian Fowler as Mayor for the ensuing year without opposition. She is…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Should the Lord Mayor (Ald. Howie) refuse to be nominated for the position next year it is thought that Ald. Crick or Ald…
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