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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Council And Employees Confer

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

The Municipal Employers' Union representatives met the Municipal Council to discuss outstanding points of the log for Council employers on Sunday…

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Employees to Discuss Council's Reply to Logs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

The Municipal Employees' Union will meet tonight at the Trades Hall about 7.30 p.m. to discuss Council's reply to outstanding points in the…

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Council Employees Threaten Strike

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 4

Unless the City Council agrees to the demands of the Municipal Employees' Union by Monday next. June 26, members of the union threaten to…

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Council Employees Threaten To Strike

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

After a conference with the Municipal Employers' Union on Sunday relating to holidays and sick pay the Council decided to adhere to its previous decisions,…

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Allied Works Council to Be Retained

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said today that the Allied Works Council will be retained by the Government after the…

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State Rolls For Municipal Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 1

Sydney, June 21.—For the Local Government in December next, the State Parliamentary rolls of the recent State elections would be used…

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Council Decides to Go to B.I.C. MEETING Aldermen Unanimous In Attitude

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

At the meeting of the Municipal Council held last night the Mayor informed aldermen that on Wednesday night he had received the notification from the Municipal Employees' Union that they proposed to stop work on Monday if their claims were not…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night at the Town Hall. Those present were the Mayor…

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Council Discusses The Water Position

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

Asked to do something immediately to start work on a permanent water scheme for Broken Hill, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) waived…

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Barrier Industrial Council Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier Industrial council was held last night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding. Credential were received from the…

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Reconsideration Or Conciliator Decision of Barrier Industrial Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

After the Council meeting had ended. Aldermen went to the meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council which was then sitting. The B.I.C. was informed…

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Threatened Strike Of Municipal Employees; B.I.C. Makes Suggestion

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

WHEN the threatened strike of Council employees was discussed at last night's Council meeting, a suggestion that a Conciliation Commissioner be called in was ruled out in favor of approaching the B.I.C. The aldermen called on the B.I.C. after their meeting. The B.I.C. decided to ask…

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Council Employees Discuss Troubles

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 4

Many members of the Municipal Employees' Union gathered at the Trades Hall this morning. Several groups were in evidence discussing…

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Aldermen Learn By Hard Way

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 June 1944 · page 3

HOBART.—Responding to requests by residents of the district that they should inspect a dangerous bend near Augusta road,…

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Council Employees Ask For Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 June 1944 · page 1

Following a request from the Barrier Industrial Council that they reconsider their decision to cease work as from this morning unless certain holiday demands…

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Employees Are to Confer with Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 June 1944 · page 1

The strike action which was threatened by the M.E.U., and which was to have begun today, has been postponed as a result of a decision…

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Council and Employees to Confer on

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 2

The City Council will meet at 7.30 on Thursday night to discuss with representatives of the B.I.C. and the M.E.U., outstanding points in the…

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Council And Employees To Confer

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 2

A conference between the Municipal Council and representatives of the Town Employees' Union will be held at the Town Hall on Thursday night at 7.30…

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Time And Labor Saving Equipment For Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 1

Demonstrated yesterday for the first time was council's latest purchase time and labor-saving equipment. It is called a "Maximum" truck power loader…

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Deadlock in Dispute Between Council and Employees Aldermen Reaffirm Their Previous Decision Lively Scenes at Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 1

A deadlock has been reached in the dispute between the Municipal Council and the Municipal Employees' Union. Last night a large delegation from the union met Council in Conference and stressed their arguments on the four outstanding claims. After 2½…

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