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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

255 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 13

Council to Collect Salvage "Wicked to Waste Waste" Is Slogan Goods To Be Forwarded To Sydney Depot

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 1

AFTER receiving further advice from the State Contrailer of Salvage for National Purposes (Mr. R. W. D. Weaver) the City Council is now in a position to put its plans for the collection of waste into operation…

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Municipal Employees Meet

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 2

A specially summoned meeting of the Federated Municipal Employees Union was held at the Trades Hall today. Members who failed td attend…

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Postponment of Shire Elections

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is considerable diversity of opinion, regarding the action of the Government in deciding to poatuone shire and muni…

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New Caledonian Council Resigns

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.— Passengers who arrived by the clipper from Noumea report that the Petain Government has appointed Colonel Denis…

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Council Finances Improve Big Reduction in Overdraft Rate Collection Is Difficult

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

THE City Council's finances have improved considerably during this year. In reply to a question by a representative of "The Barrier Miner" regarding Council's finance, the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) said that at…

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Council's Programme Of WorksDelayed Government Delay in Payment of £2000

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 1

ALTHOUGH its programme of works has been considerably delayed by the action of the Department of Works and Local Government in not making available over £2000 of its loan grant fer the completion of the programme…

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Council Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Present[?] the regular [?] meeting of the Council were.—Ald E. C. Young (Mayor), Ald [?], [?] and [?] and the…

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Failures in Council's Power Supply Local Traders Are Indignant

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 3

IF failures in the City Council's electrical supply system throughout Broken Hill continue, the Chamber of Commerce intends to press for…

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Roosevelt Still in Favor Increased Heat in Campaign New York Mayor Behind President (Special to "The Miner.") New York, September 15

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 1

THE presidential election campaign proceeded with increased heat during the week end. The New York Mayor (Mr. La Guardia), who is at Vancouver with the Canadian-American Defence Board, marked his first visit…

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Road Work at Railway Town City Council Zinc Corpn. Plan

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3

AS a result of an arrangement with Zinc Corporation Ltd. the City Council is to construct a reinforced concrete culvert and rebuild 100ft. of…

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Municipal Employees Picnic on Oct. 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

The Municipal Employees' Picnic Committee met at the Town Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Brackett presided. Correspondence confirming the…

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Council Drainage Work In Bagot Street

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 5

ALTHOUGH all piping has not yet been laid in the tunnel leading, from the Proprietary, D am to drain away the surplus water, sufficient has been completed to take away the water should heavy rain be experienced. The tunnel through the bank of the…

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Sydney County Council Electricity Loan

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 4

EMINENTLY suitable for country residents, by reason of the fact that interest is payable free of exchange throughout Australia, the Sydney County Council loan of £500,000 now on issue and bearing interest at the rate of 3¼ per cent will be utilised to…

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Council Expenditure Exceeds Income

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 3

The City Council's expenditure for the month of August was approximately £7640 and the income approximately £4706, according to the…

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Council Has 232 Employees

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

A report presented at last night's meeting revealed that Council has a total of 232 employees with a wages and salaries bill of £6001/12/6 a month…

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Report on Council Work Deferred

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 1

A special report by the City Engineer (Mr. C. Almeida) on the estimated cost of, repairs, to Cummins Street from Sulphide to Bromide…

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Traders' Protest on Electricity Failures Town Clerk Makes Report to City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

"ALTHOUGH I felt that exception could have been a taken to the tone of the letter I regarded it as a bona fide complaint and treated it accordingly,", the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) told the City Council m a special…

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Today's News In Brief Empire War Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Dr. I. Clunies Ross, who until recently represented Australia on the International Wool Secretariat in London, last night…

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Council Coan Work Programme £2000 Remittance Will Help Completion

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 1

A REMITTANCE of £2000, which the City Council has received from the Department of Work and Local Government will enable Council to carry out the balance of the work of the Loan Grant programme. The remittan represents the bulk of the…

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Municipal Employees' Plan Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 2

The committee of the Municipal Employees' Picnic Fund met at the Town Hall on Tuesday night. The Mayor (Ald. P. Howe) presided…

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