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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Special Meeting of City Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 7

At a special meeting to be held tomorrow Aldermen of the City Council will give further consideration to the logs of wages and…

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Aldermen Discuss Claims Of Unions For New Conditions

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 7

FURTHER consideration was given by aldermen of the City Council yesterday to the logs of wages and conditions presented by the Municpal Employees' Union, F.E.D. and F.A., Building Trades' Union, A.E.U…

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Union Claims Before Council Claims For Increased Wages And Holidays Denied

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 1

Yesterday the adjourned special Council meeting continued to discuss the claims of the Municipal Employees' Union, F.E.D. and F.A., Building Trades' Union, A.E.U. and Clerks' Union, for new agreements. Some minor concessions were mode, but the majority…

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City Council And A.S.L. Request (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

Sir.—The retinal of the city Council to grant that small portion of Sturt Park did not surprise me in the least It is my belief that the decision arrived…

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Sports Council The Monthly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

Mr. J. T. [?]van presided over a large attendance at the monthly meeting of the Sports Council at the Trades Hall last night…

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Activities in & Around Wilcannia Council Meeting Adjourned Petition Procedure the Cause

Western Grazier · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 1

Last week the regular meeting of the Wilcannia Council was postponed until Friday owing to the Mayor being absent in Broken Hill on business. When the meeting opened on Friday…

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Sports Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 8

Monthly meeting of the Sports Council promised to support the B.D.A.A.L.P. request in presenting a case for a bitumen road to…

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A.N.A. Cannot Appeal To Privy Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 4

Sydney, April 18.—Australian National Airways Pty, Ltd. was refused permission to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the High Court…

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Legislative Council Members & Expenses

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—It was revealed in Parliamentary circles last night that Labor members of the Legislative Council decided to ask the…

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Spain Will Face Security Council Australian Proposal For Investigation

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

London, April 23—Spain will presenter case to the Security Council through a friendly member of the United Nations if the Australian proposal for an investigation by a sub-committee is adopted, says an Agency report from Madrid, quoting a reliable French…

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Aldermen Deal With Variety Of Subjects At Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 3

A VARIETY of matters were dealt with at the monthly meeting of the City Council last night. The Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) presided over the following: Alds. W. Riddiford, J. Harris, E. J. Barnes, C. Edes, G. Cherry, L. Warren, J. Mayson and J…

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Monthly Meeting of City Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 1

The ordinary monthly meeting of the City Council was held last night, the Mayor (Alderman Rowe) presiding. Also present were Aldermen Edes, Harris, Barnes, Field, Mayson, Cherry, Warren, Riddiford, and the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley). Apologies were…

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Barrier Industrial Council the Fortnightly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Barrier industrial Council was, held last night. Mr. F. P. O'Neill presiding over a meeting which wa the shortest ever recorded…

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Leg. Council Members Sworn In

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 1

Sydney, April 30—Replacing Sir John Peden, whose term expired on April 22, Mr. E. H. Farrar was today elected unopposed as president of the…

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The Meat Strike Interventions By Industrial Commission And Labor Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 1

Sydney, April 30.—The State Industrial Commission today intervened in the now week-old meat strike, and the parties to it have been summoned to appear before the Full Bench of the Commission tomorrow morning…

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Municipal Employees Union

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 3

The monthly mating of the Municipal Employees Union was held last night. AID FOR SHEARERS After correspondence on the matter…

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Russia's Obligations Have Been Fulfilled Persia To Inform Security Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

New York, May 5.—When the Security Council reconvenes, probably on May 7, it will be officially informed by Persia that Russia had fulfilled its pledges made at Teheran early in April and had withdrawn its troops from all Persian provinces. It is…

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Offers Made to Council (Con.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

out that Council had carried out work out of revenue. That was bad administration as other Places used loan money for these…

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Council Requests to Minister for Local Government

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill), Mr. D. Ford (Under Secretary of the Public Works (Department), Mr. J. Main (Chief Engineer of the Deportment), and Messrs W. H. McEvoy and V. V. Williams (President and Vice…

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Offers Made To Council; Talk Of Loans

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

REQUESTS for financial assistance in the improvement of Sturt Park, maintenance of the Proprietary Co. Dam drainage,…

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