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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Post-war Marketing Of Tobacco Report Of A.A. Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

The Chairman of the Australian Agricultural Council, Mr. R. T. Pollard, Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, reported as follows to the recent meeting…

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Armament Reduction Commission Formed Established By Security Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Lake Success, New York, February 13.—The Security Council by nine votes to nil established an eleven nation commission to study the reduction of all armaments except those already being examined by the United Nations Atomic Energy…

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Municipal Employees' Union

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Badges will be distributed to members of the Municipal Employees Union tomorrow at the Trades Hall from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m…

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U.S. And Russian Troops Nanking Council Urges Withdrawal From China

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

Nanking, February 14.—The Kuormintang dominated Nanking Municipal Council has issued a manifesto urging the withdrawal of the United States…

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Council Employees Want Promised 10/6

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 8

MUNICIPAL employers intend asking the City Counsil to honor its promise made last year and pay an additional rise of 10/6, making the full £1 increase asked for by the unions in April last year when 9/6…

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Council Employees Ask for Promised 10/6 Committee To Draw Up New Log For Presentation

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

A mass meeting of the Municipal employees was held at the Trades Hall yesterday under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council. There was a fair attendance. The meeting decided to immediately ask Council to pay the 10/6…

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Immigration Advisory Council Formed

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

[?], Febuary. 17,— The Minister for Immigration. Mr.Ualwell [?] today that a bad beeb decided to establish a [?] tomigration…

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Council Workmen Street Cleaning

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

The rain lant week enured a lot of hilltto wash into the gutters nad street crossings and this was particularly so after the heavy downpour on Saturday…

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Brisbane Council Seeks Town Hall Writ Against Squatters

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

Brisbane. February 17-A city solicitor late this afternoon issued a writ on behalf of Brisbane Olty Council for recovery of possession or south…

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Combined Mining Unions' Council Urges Chifley To Call Log Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 17 —The Combined Mining Unions' Council to day urged the [?] Minister. Mr. Chifley to convear of immediate conference on a log of…

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Sfafe Council In China of Best Men In Country

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, February 17—In an effort to ease the economic crisis, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in an address today, promised to organise within a few days a new State Council comprising "the best men in the country, regardless of party…

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Council Employee Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hutchinson, a Council employee, was injured while driving a sanitary van in Thomas Lane. His horse twisted suddenly, and he was…

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Council Man Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 8

Caught between the shafts and the van when the horses swerved, Lawrence Hutchinson, a sanitary van attendant, employed by the…

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Sports Council Meeting Last Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

mr. J. T. Donovan presided over a poor attendance of the Council delegates at the Trades Hall last night…

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May Be Compulsory Voting At Next Municipal Elections New Bill Being Prepared

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 19—Voting at the next Municipal and Shire elections in NSW will be compulsory if a bill now being prepared by the Minister for…

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Endorsement of May Day Strike Expected From N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 20.—The Trades and Labor Council is expected to endorse the nationwide strike of May 1, sponsored by the Australasian…

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Sports Council Special Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 6

A special meeting of the above Council will be held at the Trades Hall tonight to hear the appeal of L. Grose against the Penalties…

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Migrant Criticism Endorsed By Executive Of RSL State Council

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY.— Published criticisms of the admittance of refugee migrants made by the N.S.W. Returned Serviceman's League [resident (Mr. K. Bolton) were endorsed by the R.S.L. State Council executive, after heated discussion…

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Sports Council Special Meeting Last Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

Mr. E. Williams vice president of the Council occupied the chair. The business before the meeting was to deal with an appeal by runner L…

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Sports Council Appeal Board Meets

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

The Mayor, Alderman P. J. Rowe. presided at a meeting of the Appeal Board last night at the Trades Hall to hear an…

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