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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 13 of 13

Council's Offer to Employees

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 4

When delegates from the union whose members are employed by the City Council met council in conference last night to discuss the log of wages…

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City Council v. J. BOULUS

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 4

In Monday's issue of "The Barrier Miner" the name Joseph Boulais was given in the causes list for the District Court. The case was Broken…

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Council's Bitumen Heating Plant

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 1

The arrangement of the City Council's bitumen beating plant at Galena Street. which was twice damaged by fire within five days. was not…

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Council Employees Accept Old Log

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 6

At their monthly meeting last night members of the Municipal Employees' Union accepted for a term of three years the log offered by the…

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Council Employees' and Logs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 3

Practically all the unions, whose members are engaged by the City Council, have accepted Council's offer of salaries, and a draft agreement…

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Council's Warning Toitraders

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 4

A warning to traders whose licences were required to be renewed by the end of the year was issued by the Chief Health Inspector (Mr. S. J. J…

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Council And Main Roads Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 4

As part of the 1940-41 Main Roads programme the City Council has begun grading and gravelling 25 chains of the Adelaide Road from the Cemetory…

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Council Charges

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) said today that the City Council expected electricity consumers as well as those ratepayers who were paying…

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City Council Activity During the Year Important Work Done In Bagot Street

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 3

REVIEWING the work done by the City Council during the year the City Engineer (Mr. C. A. Almeida) said today that although the loan programme of works was completed late in 1939 the year had seen increased…

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Alderman Rowe Is Re-Elected Mayor

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 1

Congratulations to the Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) on his re-election to office were expressed by aldermen at last night's special meeting of the City Council…

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Council Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 2

Minutes of the special meeting of the Council half at the Council Chambers on Wednesday Hts December 1913 at 8 p.m…

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City Council Elections Early In New Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 2

A CCORDING to advice received at last night's meeting of the City Council the general Municipal elections will be held…

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Gosford Council Election

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 December 1940 · page 5

GOSFORD, Saturday.—The record number of 22 candidates stood for the election at Gosford today to fill vacancies created by the resignation…

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Proposed Work by Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 3

Although plans for work by the City Council to use the balance of the £712 owing by the Department of Works and Local Government were…

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Council Workers Get Wage Rise

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—As a result of an agreement reached yesterday by the Conciliation Committee, about 2OOO 'employees bf Sydney" County…

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City Council Rates Increase Likely In New Year

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 December 1940 · page 1

THERE is likely to be an increase of a halfpenny all rouno in the City Council rates in the New Year. The general rates'of 10d. in the £ on…

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