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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Municipal Employees' Union

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Municipal Employees' Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. M. Dally (presldent) being in the chair…

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Activities in & Around Wilcannia Provincial Representative Meets Council Comprehensive Discussion on Electricity Supply

Western Grazier · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

On Wednesday a special meeting of the Wilcannia Municipal Council was convened for the purpose of meeting Mr. S. Price, a director of the Provincial Electric Supply Co., in order to discuss the recent unsatisfactory electricity position of Wilcannia…

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Barrier Industrial Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

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

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South Coast Stoppage No Decision By Council SYDNEY, March 2

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 1

Discussion by the Miners' Central Council of the South Coast general stoppage and the resultant call-up this week for the army of the 500 younger…

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South Coast Opposes Council Sydney, March 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 1

South Coast miners today decided not to return to work tomorrow morning. The men, who have been on strike since February 15, have already rejected…

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City Council Solves One Of Its Problems

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

The City Council has solved the storm water problem in the area near Wolfram and Iodide Streets, and when a channel now being constructed by Council workmen is completed, inconvenience suffered for many years during wet spells should be ended…

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South Coast Opposes Federation Council SYDNEY, March 6

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

Concerning the vote of 476, for acceptance and 830 against acceptance of the Central Council's instruction to the South Coast miners to resume, a…

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Coalfields Trouble No Outcome Of Central Council Meeting SYDNEY, March 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 3

Considered by most competent observers to be the most vital of all protracted discussion so far held by the miners' leaders on problems facing the…

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Central Council Instructs Men To Return To Work Government to Be Asked to Allow Called-up Men to Return to Pits Sydney, March 8

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 1

Without demanding any guarantees from the Government, the Miners' Central Council today decided to instruct the striking South Coast miners to…

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Council Delegates' Impressions

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

Messrs. J. Virgo and A. Fritsch. delegates to the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, returned to Broken Hill on Friday night. Tomorrow night…

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Council Employee Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

Richard Mayne, 405 Lane Street, an employee of the City Council Electricity Department, fell from an electric light pole at the corner of Oxide…

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W. M. Hughes' Seat on the War Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA. — Opposition colleagues believe that the deputy leader of the U.A.P. (Mr. Hughes) will not make up his mind whether to return…

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Indian Council Refused Supply by Combined Vote New Delhi, March 15

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

Opposition Parties in the Indian Central Assembly, including Congress Moslem League members, on Tuesday combined for the first time during the…

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Barrier Industrial Council Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. A. Kersten presiding…

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Messrs. Dedman And Morgan Clash Building and Bankstown Council Canberra. March 17

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 1

Following a clash between Mr. Dedman, Minister for War Organisation of industry, and Mr. Morgan, Ltd, N.S.W. in Parliament, Mr. Dedman, at the…

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Decisions of City Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber last night. Aid. P. Rowe (Mayor) presiding. Those in…

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Wilcannia Council Meeting Electricity Position Discussed

Western Grazier · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

The Council meeting held on Thursday the 16th instant was mainly concerned with the electricity position, but owing to the absence of the representatives of the Provincial Electric Supply, who had arrived in town while the meeting was in progress,…

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Council Asks for £487 to Recoup Losses

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

At the meeting of the City Council last night there was an echo of the recent meat strike, when the Acting Town Clerk (Mr. J. Sanderson)…

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W.I.U. OF A. Adoption Of Council Report

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 2

A special mass meeting of the W.I.U. of A. was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday morning. The first matter dealt with was the report of the…

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Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

At a special meeting of the City Council last night schemes for the marketing of vegetables grown at Menindee were discussed with…

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