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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 6 of 13

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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"Get Back To Old Vans" Advice Given Council by Mr. E. P. O'neill Sabotage Inquiry Concluded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 3

ADVICE to fix up the vans and go back to the old horse vans if Council wanted the sanitary service to be a success was given by the secretary of the Municipal Employees' Union (Mr. E. P. O'Neill) to the select…

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Council Delegation to Mr. Spooner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The delegation from the City Council—Aids. H. C. Cleeland and P. Rowe and the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) —to the Minister for Works and Local…

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Alderman Hits At Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Concord Council Alderman P. Caro resigned as a protest against a reduction in s[?]ary for some of the…

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Reorganisation At Town Hall Council Has Many Problems

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

FOR many years it has been realised that the Town Hall falls far short of what is required for the proper presentation of modern entertainment, in addition to which the hall is too small. The regular users of the…

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Mayor Delighted Minister Will Hear Delegation Sure of Good Results

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

THE Mayor (Ald. G. Lambert) is delighted that the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) has consented to meet the deputation from the City Council with regard to the electricity question. He…

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Municipal Mechanical Engineer's Report

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir— The March report of the Municipal Council meeting stated that owing to the activities of the newly appointed…

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Loan Works Progress City Council To Consider

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE discussion on the loan programme works is expected at the special meeting of the City Council to be held tonight. For…

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52 More Men To Get Work Council's Loan Programme Is Discussed Slap For Aldermen From Engineer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 2

THE remainder of the men to be engaged on the City Council's £120,000 loan programme—52—will be put on by the end of the month. Aldermen at a special meeting of the Council held last night decided that half…

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Council Belegation To Mr. Spooner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

Members of the deputation from the City Council to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner), who left for Sydney…

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Co-operation Appreciated Council Work to Prevent Paralysis Cases

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

The City Council, was delighted with the wholehearted support given by citizens during its fight to prevent the introduction of infantile…

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Comments Of Readers Our Labor Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.—The events in our Council during the last couple of months makes one wonder what brand of Labor we are practising…

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Delegation to Mr. Spooner Report To Next Council?

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 3

TT is not expected that a special meeting of the City Council will be called to hear the report of the deputation from the City Council…

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Still No News for Ratepayers Council Delegation Back From Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4

"WE still have no news for the press," said the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) as he stepped off the Silver, City Comet yesterday on his return from Sydney where he and Aldermen P. Rowe and H. C. Cleeland…

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Sports Council Activities

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Sports Council last night, correspondence was received from the South Mine Picnic Committee stating that…

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26 Men Given Call Up Council's Road Programme

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 3

TWENTY-SIX additional men are required by the Council in connection with their loan programme work…

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Trades Hall Council New Secretary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Mr. J. V. Stout, an organiser of the Shop Assistants' Union and a member of the executive of the Trades Hall…

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Comments of Our Readers Former Engineer On Council Road Work

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 3

To the Editor, Sir— I have received a copy of your paper of Tuesday, May 10. 1 note with a good deal of concern certain…

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B.M.A. Council On Health Scheme SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 1

The Federal Council of the British Medical Association, after a meeting in Sydney, issued a statement setting forth the essential principles which it…

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Special Meeting of City Council to Hear Mr. Spooner Will Delegation Report On Thursday Night?

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 3

ARRANGEMENTS for the special meeting of the City Council to be called next week to meet the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) will be made at Thursday night's monthly meeting of the…

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