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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Special Meeting of City Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 3

A special meeting of the City Council will be held in the Council Chamber to-morrow night to strike the rates for 1937…

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Killing at Abattoirs Will Council Take Over?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

THE Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) is not likely to present his special report on the proposal that the City Council take over the control of the…

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Rate Levied by Council for 1937

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

THE Mayor (Alderman E. J. Barnes) presided at the special meeting of the City Council held last night to strike the rate for 1937…

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Housing Scheme of Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 1

TWO big schemes involving an expenditure of many thousands of pounds on essential works are being considered by the Broken Hill Council…

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Alderman Hit At Govt

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY,. Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Granville Council, Alderman McFarlane said it was time the Council took a stand on behalf of…

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More Land For Home Builders Much Activity at R. Town Council to Make More Available

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 1

WITHIN the last month seven blocks of land have been pegged in Cobalt-street, between Smith and Gossan streets, Railway Town, near the Gaol. The tenements have been taken out under miner's…

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Council Grant To Swimming Club

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

The City Council at its meeting last night decided to reject an application by the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club for a reduction in the terms…

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What Our Council Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

IMPORTANT business transacted at last night's meeting of the City Council included the adoption of the [?]eport of the Town Clerk (Mr. C…

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Mr. F. J. Chigwidden New Council Ganger

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Chigwidden, gardener at the North Reserve, was last night appointed by the City Council as road ganger. Two other applications were…

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Big Work Plan By Council Roads and Footpaths

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

NECESSARY road work, estimated to cost more than £1500, was approved at last night's…

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Council Prosecution Fails

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 6

A prosecution brought by the Council health authorities against a local resident in the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M.,…

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Council Prosecution Fails

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 6

A prosecution brought by the Council health authorities against a local resident in the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M.,…

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Mr.Grant Endorsed By A.L.P. For Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY,Monday—With provision that he gave a written declartion of his loyalty to Mr. Lang, a meeting of the State A.L.P. executive…

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Pirie Mayor Now M.P.

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday:—As no other nominations were received, the Mayor of Port Pirie (Mr. W. H. Threadgold) was declared elected to…

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Transport Control for Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

A specially convened meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the A.L.P. held yesterday decided in favor of the administration of the city's…

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Mr. T. Ivey 86 Years Old To-day Was Formerly Mayor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 1

TO-DAY was a happy occasion for Mr. Thomas Ivey, a former Mayor of Broken Hill, who celebrated his 86th birthday at 161 Pell-street,…

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Service Stores Beats Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

The City Council cricket team and the Service Stores tertm played a maich on Sunday at the Gaol Reserve. City Couhcil, 1st innings.—Brain, c…

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Carnival for Hospital Council Grants Use Of Baths

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

FOLLOWING the request of the Hospital Board that the Baths be-granted for the use of a swimming carnival, in aid of the…

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Equal Pay for Sexes Council's Action Supported SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

The decision of the County Council to, endorse, the principle of equal pay for men and women and its objection to employment of married…

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Sports Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Sports Council over which Mr. J. T. Donovan presided last night, delegates reported, that they had waited…

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