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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Council To Meet Employees

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 1

At the Council Meeting last night a Mayoral Minute was presented setting cut a letter from the B.I.G. The letter asked that clauses 2 and 3 again be…

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Council's Finances Show Deterioration

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 3

IN his monthly report to the City Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) said that the cash position of the general fund deteriorated by £6044 during the month…

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Main Roads Programme for Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 3

THE City Engineer (Mr. C. A. Almeida) submitted the following report to the monthly meeting of the City Council last…

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Monthly Meeting of City Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chambers last night. Alderman W. Riddlford (Deputy Mayor) presiding in place of the…

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City Council And Bad Debts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 6

When dealing with a recommendation from the finance committee in connection with a report from Council's auditor (Mr…

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Town Clerk's Report On Council Finances

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 5

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) submitted his monthly report to Council last night. On the finances he reported as follows:…

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Council Deals With Variety Of Matters Af The Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 6

VARIETY of matters was dealt with at the monthly meeting of the City Council last night. In the absence of the Mayor (Aid. P. Rowe), the Deputy Mayor (Aid. W. Riddiford) presided over the following: Aids. C. Edes, A. A. Baum, H. Lunam, J. Harris, G…

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Effort By Labor Council To Secure End Of 40 Hours Trouble

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 1

Sydney. July 1.—Officers of the N.S.W. Labor Council tomorrow will ask for an immediate conference with all employers' organisations on a plan to end the…

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Council's Work Undone

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

Yesterday the rain was responsible for undoing some of Council's work. On the previous day Argent Lane between Sulphide and Bromide Streets, had been…

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Municipal Employees Meet

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Municipal Employees Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. S. Harris presiding…

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Municipal Employees and New Log

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 6

At a meeting of the Municipal Employees' Union last night correspondence was received from the Town Clerk in reference to…

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Council Blameless for Power Failures

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Electrical Authority of New South Wales, by a majority judgment of five to two, found Sydney County Council…

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Finality Is Wanted In Council Award

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 5

BECAUSE the B.I.C. considers that the finalising of the award between the City Council and unions has taken too…

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Council to Meet Unions

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

Yesterday the Town Clerk (Mr. Crewley) said that the meeting between the Council, the B.I.C. and the Municipal Employees would most likely take place…

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Council Conference Next Week?

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 3

Although no date has been fixed, it is likely that the conference asked for by the Barrier Industrial Council and the City…

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Council Agreement

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

Further discussion on outstanding clauses of the agreement between the City Council, B.I.C. and unions will take place…

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Council to Meet Unions

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) [?] yesterday that the Council would meet the Municipal Employees and B.I.C. on Thursday night at 7.30 o'clock. The…

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Council Work in Blende Street

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 3

Yesterday the Council completed its road work on that section of Blende Street between Sulphide Street and Chloride Street. The surface is now…

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Aldermen And Unions Discuss Claims of Men; Council To Give Reply

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

LONG service leave and annual leave for Council employees were the subject of discussion at a conference held last night between aldermen and representatives of the Barrier Industrial Council and unions. The matters had been referred back to Council by the…

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Council and Unions Confer on Claims Long Service Leave And Annual Leave

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 4

Aldermen of the City Council and affiliated unions of the BIC met last night to discuss two outstanding claims of the new agreement that had been refused by Council and had been referred back to Council by a mass meeting of Municipal…

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