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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

287 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 15

Insurance Against War Damage City Council Preparing Assessment Forms

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 3

A START was made today on the preparing of War Damage Insurance assessment forms for despatch to the owners of all fixed property valued at more than £50. The City Council is acting as local agents for the War…

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Allied Supply Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It was announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) that the War Cabinet had decided on personnel, purpose and…

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Engineer Trainees New Laboratories For Tech College Advisory Council to Consider

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

PLANS for the construction of extensive engineering laboratories to improve the engineering training facilities of Broken Hill Technical College have been submitted to the Local Advisory Council by Mr. G. Tainsh,…

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Two Coal Mines Idle Miners' Council May Discuss

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Carrying out a decision reached last night at a mass meeting at Cessnock, the miners of the Millfield colliery were idle today…

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Alleged Attack With Rapier Former Victorian Mayor on Trial Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

AN attack with a rapier on three people was alleged against a former mayor of Richmond in General Sessions yesterday. The police alleged that the rapier was contained in a cane…

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Evacuation Officer Sees Council Officers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. V. V. W. Williams, vice-president of the Water Board and also officer in charge of evacuation, discussed the question of evacuation as…

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Meeting of Municipal Council Street Lights Restoration Requested

Western Grazier · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

The regular monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers last Thursday. A full Council was present—Ald. E. C. Young (Mayor). M…

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Political Council in Japan

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 21.—Tokio Official radio says the National Service Political Council, which is pledged to support the Government's war…

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Claims of Australia in War Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—In an address Mr. P. C. Spender, who is a member if the Advisory War Council, expressed the opinion that it is…

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Problems for Government Legislative Council Reform SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

THE State Government, it is understood, is preparing a bill to reform the Legislative Council by providing that Ms.L.C. [?] chosen by electoral…

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New Generating Unit; Council To Discuss

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

Tenders for a new genarating unit for the City Council's power station will be considered at tomorrow night's meeting of the Council…

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Activity by Herdsman Congratulated By Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

CONGRATULATORY remarks about the first few weeks duties of the new Council herdsman (Mr. J. Wilks) were mude by aldermen at last night's…

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More Light Wanted Alderman Has Tilt

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

DURING question time at last night's Council meeting the brownout of the city was discussed among other things, but…

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New Generator for Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

The tender of William Adams and Co. for supplying a new generating unit to the City Council for its electric power house was accepted by the…

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Vandalism in the City Council's Plea to Citizens

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

AN appeal to "dinkum citizens" to assist in the cleaning up of vandalism in the City Council parks was made last night by…

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Interest Charges On Council Rates

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 4

Council officers were preparing to calculate interest due on unpaid rates, the Acting Town Clerk (Mr. J. F. Sanderson) said today in issuing a…

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Allied Works Council Requires Labor Army

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Coincident with the acquisition of necessary equipment, the Allied Works Council requires a vast amount of labor. Steps have been taken to secure this through the manpower organisation. Many men whose civil jobs no longer exist owing to the curtailing of…

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Pacific War Council

Western Grazier · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

Dr. Evatt said at a meeting of the Pacific Council in Washington yesterday that it had been most important. He had the honor of introducing the new…

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Council Meeting Lapses

Western Grazier · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 1

The Council meeting which was to have been held last Thursday lapsed for the want of a [?]. Alderman E. C. Young (Mayor) and…

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Fewer Meetings of War Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE.—It is likely after today's War Advisory Council meeting that it will be unnecessary for that body or the War Cabinet to…

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