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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Graziers' Council Decisions

Western Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

Sydney. June 28.—Expanshen of the Australian manufacture of woollen textiles should be the primary policy of the Federal Government as a post war meass…

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Council Makes Power House Appointment

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

SEVENTEEN applications were dealt with at last night's meeting of the City Council for the position of foreman of Council's…

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Monthly Meeting Of City Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held last night, the Mayor, Alderman Rowe, presiding. Present were Alderman Edes, Barnes, Warre. Cherry,…

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Council Discusses D.d.t. for Public

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 8

At its meeting last night the City Council decided to investigate the cost of obtaining D.D.T. in bulk and the cost of selling it to the public…

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Mayor Broadcasts Paper "Funnies"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK, July 2.—When the delivery workers' strike paralysed the distribution of New York's Sunday newspapers. Mayor La…

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Trieste Liberation Council's Demand

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

London, July 2.—The Trieste Liberation Council, in a letter to Field Marshal Alexander, demanded that the Liberation Council he recognised as the highest…

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Special Council Meeting Re Electricity Possibility Of Help From C.P.S. TO Temporarily Meet Situation

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 1

Last night a special meeting of the City Council was held to discuss the electricity position. Reports were given by the Town Clerk and Mr. Reece. There is a possibility of temporary help from the C.P.S. to help Council to meet demands. The supply would not,…

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Council Seeks Assistance From C.P.S. Although Relief May Be Given Electricity Will Still Have To Be Rationed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 6

THE City Council last night endorsed the action of the Town Clerk (Mr. Crowley) and the Electrical Engineer (Mr. T. A. Reece) in seeking assistance from the C.P.S. in the matter of electricity, and left the matter of…

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Municipal Employees' Union

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

A Summons meeting of the Municipal Employees Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. M. Dally (president) was in the chair…

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Municipal Employees

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 5

At a meeting of the Municipal Employees' Union held last night a member who was alleged to be doing work covered, by the Barrier Horsedrivers'…

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Activities in & Around Wilcannia Council To Co-Operate With Building Society Alderman McQueen Resigns

Western Grazier · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of the Council held on Monday, the 2nd July, it was decided to support and co-operate with the Queensland Co-Operative Permanent Building and Investment Society by electing a sub-committee to deal with all matters…

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Barrier Industrial Council Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council was held last night, Mr. E. P. O'Neill presiding. Hospital Visiting Hours…

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Electricity Supply Down Nearly 43 Per Cent. With Sought Assistance Council May Be Able To Get Through

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

In order to make plain to the layman the exact position in connection with the city's electricity supply, Mr. C. Crowley, Town Clerk, yesterday gave the…

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Further Breakdown In Council's Powerhouse; Inconvenience In City

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 7

COUNCIL'S electricity plant, a serious breakdown in which occurred on Tuesday of last week, suffered further mishaps on Monday night and again today. Today's breakdown in supply left 50 cycle consumers without power,…

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Buiiding Up Council's Electricity Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 1

DESPITE the fact that Council's available engines at the electricity plant were stated today to be working satisfactorily, consumers of 100 cycle power in the North-Central area were without power from 8.30 a.m. till 1.30 p.m…

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C.P.S. Power For Council's Plant

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 1

Whole of the 300 kilowatts made available by the Central Power Station to the City Council to help in the electricity situation is being used, the…

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Barrier Industrial Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

The Exhaustive of the Barres help trial Council will meet the [?] Associations this afternoon at 2 O'Clock to dis[?] time work of [?]…

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Communist Expelled From Ex-servicemen's Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

Sydney, July 17.—A member of the Australian logion of E[?] and women's [?]has been expelled following his deceleration that he was a…

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Fascist Council To Remain In Spain

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 1

[?] July 18—[?] the [?] France made it [?] that he did [?] to impin the [?] of the [?] Movement. He…

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Another Council By-Election Messrs. Ding and Leckie Candidates

Western Grazier · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 1

Wilcannia is to have another by-election this month, and the candidates will be Mr. A. E. Leckie and Mr. H. E. Ding. It is expected to be a close contest. Both men are well and favorably known…

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