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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

247 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 13

Council Worker's Suspension to Be Ventilated Aldermen Will Meet Deputation Tonight

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

JUDGING by the speeches made at last night's special Council meeting there should be some spirited talking to-night when the Council will meet a deputation from the Municipal Employees' Union to confer on the…

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City Council And Paralysis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 3

The health inspectors will no longer board the incoming trains from Adelaide to distribute pamphlets in connection with the City Council's…

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More Vandalism in Mines' Regeneration Area City Council Takes Serious View

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

A RECURRENCE of vandalism of a serious nature has occurred in the mining companies' regeneration area. Fences have been cut and broken down to allow carts to be taken through the reserve with the result that the…

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City Council Employee Is Found Guilty of Neglect Suspended Till March 21 Will Then Be Given Other Work Ald. Campbell Hits at the Union

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

AFTER the City Council had deliberated for more than an hour in committee it told a deputation from the Municipal Employees' Union last night that the case alsieging neglect of duty on the part of a depot attendant…

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Loan Council to Meet Soon

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — When the State elections in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia are over preparations will be made for a…

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Men Leave City Council Power Siation

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

IN less than four weeks two fitters, an electrical fitter and a driver, all employed at the City Council's electricity works, have given notice of…

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Barrier Miner Friday, March 4, 1938. Why the Secrecy of the Council?

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

A SITUATION which might have developed with serious consequences to the city's essential services has been avoided following a meeting…

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Electric Power for Hospital Council To Meet A.L.P. & B.I.C.

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 1

THE City Council, and representatives of the Barrier District Assembly of the A.L.P. and the Barrier industrial Council will meet to-night…

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Agitation For Better WaterSupply City Council to Consider

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

THE resolutions passed at the protest meeting of citizens in connection with an improved water supply for Broken. Hill will…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, March 15, 1938. Council's Lack of Road Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

IN nine months the process of finalising plans for the commencement of work under the loan programme road works has been slow,…

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Collection of Accounts Mr. Crowley Defends Council System

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

IN "The Barrier Miner" yesterday a reader, who signed himself "Ratepayer," complained about the new system of collecting accounts for…

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Strengthening Defences Defence Council Urges Purchase Of a Modern Cruiser MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 3

THE Defence Council, which met last night, is believed to have decided to acquire an additional cruiser for the Royal Australian Navy. As…

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Theft From City Council Former Employee to Pay £20

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

FINES of £10 on each of two charges, in default 20 day's imprisonment in each cate, the terms to be cumulative, were imposed on William Joseph O'Connor (26), a lorry driver, formerly employed by the Municipal…

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Council Will Discuss Plans For New Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 1

At its meeting to-morrow night the City Council will have before it plans and specifications for a new fourstorey hotel in Argent-street. The…

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Our Water Supply Council to Discuss

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

FOLLOWING on the protest. meeting of citizens regarding the water supply it is likely that their complaints…

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Rangers Appointed by Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the City Council a communication was received from the Zinc Corporation Ltd. regarding vandalism in the…

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Council Power For New Hospital?

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

Approval was given by the Council, at its monthly meeting last night to a resolution which was adopted at a conference between sub-committees…

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What Our Council Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

A LETTER was received from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) at last night's meeting of the Council,…

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The Water Supply Council Defers Action

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

ON the recommendation of the Mayor (Aid. G. Lambert) Council at its monthly meeting last night decided that no action be taken in…

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Council Wants New Road To Penrose Park

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

A resolution urging the Government to construct a suitable road from the outskirts of the city to Penrose Park was passed at last…

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