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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 5 of 13

Plant for Council Power House Again Discussed Referred Back to Committee

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

FOLLOWING a request by the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) at the meeting of the Council last night to call tenders for a new generating unit for the Municipal Power Plant, it was decided to refer the matter back…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, March 31, 1938. Council's Sanitary Service Investigation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

THE special committee appointed by the City Council-at its January meeting to inquire into the administration of the carrying out of the…

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An Unprejudiced Trial Asked for Mechanical Horse Units in City Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

The disabilities in the mechanical horse equipment used by the City Council in its sanitary service hare been thoroughly investigated by the South Australian representative of Mechanical Horse (Auatrslasia) Ltd. (Mr. S. R. Rebins) and engineer (Mr. J. Zuker)…

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Trades Hall Council Chief On 40-Hour Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 3

A CCOBDING to the president of A the Trades Hall Council (Mr. F. Katz) the Lyons Ministry will show that it is in earnest when seeking…

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Early Meeting Of Loan Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Efforts are being made to call a meeting of the Loan Council before the Federal Parliament meets in Canberra on April…

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Council Employees to Help at Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

Following correspondence from the Town Cleric (Mr. C. Crowley) in connection with the inquiry being made by the Council Into the working of…

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City Council Will Supply Power For New Hospital Maximum Price Of l½d. A Unit No Desire to Profit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

ADEFINITE promise that Council would supply the Hospital with whatever current wag required at a maximum price of 1½d. a unit was made by the Mayor (Ald. G. Lambert) and other aldermen of the City…

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Loan Council on April 21 Taxation Fields To Be, Discussed SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 1

IT is understood that when the Loan Council meets on April 21 the State Governments will be asked to abandon some of their fields of…

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Power for Hospital City Council To Meet

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 3

Confirmation of the assurance that Council will supply the Hospital with all the electricity required at a cost not exceeding l½d. a unit will be made…

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W.A. Tourists Welcomed by the Mayor "Local Spirit Of Comradeship

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 1

"THERE is undoubtedly in Broken Hill a spirit of comradeship which one finds only in mining towns," declared Mr. A. P. McCormick, a…

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Sabotage Allegations In Council Service

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

THE allegations of sabotage in the City Council sanitary and garbage service will be investigated tonight, when the first public meeting…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, April 21, 1938. Council's Sanitary Service Sabotage Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

CITIZENS are wondering what will be the outcome of the first public meeting to be held to-night of the select committee appointed by the…

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Objection to Home Alderman's Reason SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

ALDERMAN CUMMING, of Manly, giving his reason for objection to the Far West Home being there said, "imagine what the sight of…

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Loan Council in Quandary Defence And Works Programmes MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

No decision was reached at yesterday's meeting of the Loan Council regarding the Commonwealth's proposals for financing defence…

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Sabotage in Service Council Inquiry Resumes To-Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

FURTHER evidence from employees engaged in the municipal sanitary and garbage service will be heard in the Council Chamber…

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City Council's Road Work More Men Will Be Engaged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

COUNCIL'S loan programme works are being advanced as quickly as possible no that the full complement of men…

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Council Sabotage Inquiry "Queer Method of Procedure" Says Mr. O'NEILL Reference To Chaff In Petrol Tank

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 2

"THIS is one of the queerest inquiries I have ever heard of," declared the secretary of the Municipal Employees' Union (Mr. E. P. O'Neill) at the resumed sitting of the select committee of the City Council appointed to…

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Council Engineer Has Resigned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

Mr. Essington Day, assistant engineer to the City Council, has tendered his resignation from the position to take effect from to-morrow…

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What Our Council Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

THERE was one absentee only from the monthly meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chamber last night. The Mayor (Ald. G…

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No Council Dinner After Inspection

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

There will not be a dinner after the annual civic inspection of the city to be made on Tuesday, May 9. It will be the first…

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