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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Hundreds Of Children Flocking To Play Centres; Mayor Makes Inspection

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

HUNDREDS of children are still attending the four play centres which are being conducted under the direction of assistants sent by the National Fitness Council, in collaboration with local assistants. The centres at Railway Town. North and South are especially strong. Yesterday the…

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Special Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Estimates for 1944 will be discussed by the Municipal Council at a special meting to be held on Sunday afternoon…

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Increased Council Rates Likely

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Aldermen of the City Council will discuss the estimates for 1944 at a special meeting on Sunday afternoon…

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Barrier Industrial Council First Meeting For Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

The Barrier Industrial Council lasy night held its first meeting for the year. Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding. OPPOSITION TO BREAD ZONING…

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Alderman Hits at Council Employees

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

BRISBANE.—The water supply of Townsville was cut off from 8 o'clock on Thursday night till 6 o'clock yesterday morning without warning…

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City Council Special Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon when consideration was given to the draft year's estimates…

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Rate Increase Decided Upon by City Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

AS a result of a decision of the City Council at [?]special meeting yesterday afternoon the already over-burdened ratepyers of Broken…

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Charge Against Mayor Dismissed MELBOURNE, January 10

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

Because of tack or evidence by police as to his activities on licensed premises after hours, a charge against Ct. J. A. Loughman. Mayor of Richmond, was…

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Council to Discuss Rate Increase

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

The proposed increase of 18/ a year in the sanitary and garbage rate will be further discussed at a special meeting of the City Council…

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Special Council Meeting to Discuss Proposed Increase in Rates

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

Departmental heads [?]will attend to-night's council meeting to give aldermen reports concerning the operations of Council This is at the request of…

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Municipal Employees

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

The Municipal Employees' meeting wm held last night, with Mr. M. L. Daily in the chair. Correspondence was received from the…

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Aldermen and Rates

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.—Our aldermen, or some of them at least, appear to be gravely upset at the Council's financial position, and are quite…

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Ratepayers Owe Council £45,000

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

OVER £45,000 is [?] and sanitary charges to the City Council, and the present prospects of collecting any…

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Sanitary and Garbage Rate Increased by 18/- Decision Of Council At Special Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

Heads of the various departments of the Council told Aldermen at a special meeting last night that they could not do with less staff. Council was considering the Acting Town Clerk's recommendation to increase the sanitary and garbage rate by 18/-…

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Barrier Industrial Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

All union secretaries must have the credentials for new delegates in the hands of the B.I.C. secretary by Thursday night, when the annual meeting…

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Industrial Council Annual Meeting Tomorrow Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council will be held at the Trades Hall. Credentials for new delegates must be in the hands of the…

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Works Council Numbers Reduced Canberra, January [?]

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

The total of men employed by the A.W.C. has already been reduced from 53,000 to 35,000, and will shortly come down to 20,000. The reason for this is…

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Alderman Ivers Given Leave

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

The Municipal Council considered the case of Alderman W. M. Ivers this week. He is on active service with the RAAF and the matter of his continued absence…

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Barrier Industrial Council Election of Officers

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding…

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Activities in & Around Wilcannia Yearly Water Consumption Increased Council Has Successful Year

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

The Town Clerk's yearly report to the Councillors at the meeting held in the Council Chambers last Thursday revealed that the water consumption in the reticulated area in the municipality has increased in the past year by nearly five million gallons…

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