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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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F.E.D. And F.A. Meeting Request For Meeting Of Council Employees

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 2

The B.I.C. is to be asked to call a special meeting of all Council employees to consider correspondence from the Town Clerk regarding certain clauses…

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Shire Council Hotel Scheme Injunction Granted In Equity Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

Sydney, May 30.—An injunction restraining the Stroud Shire Council in Dungog district from borrowing one hundred thousand pounds to build a…

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Nominations To Be Taken For Labor Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 7

NOMINATIONS for positions of Labor aldermen will be taken by the B.D.A.A.L.P., closing on Friday, June 20. A selection ballot will be held to choose the Labor team for the Municipal Council if an excess of nominations is received. This was decided…

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Ballot For Aldermen Matters Discussed At Assembly Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Nominations for a selection ballot for Labor Aldermen will close on June 20, it was notified by the Central Executive at night's monthly meeting…

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Jews And Empire Australian Council Affirms Loyalty

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

Sydney, June 2. — Executive council of the Australian Jewry today denied a weekly newspaper report that Australian Jews were raising funds to fight the…

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Council Claim Not Valid Property Taken By Army

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

Melbourne, June 2. — By a majority of four to one the Full High Court held today that the Essendon City Council could collect no rates from the…

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Council's Electricity Position Pick-Up Of Oil Stocks

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Yesterday the Town Clerk. Mr. C. Crowley, said that there was continuing a gradual pick-up on oil stocks, but that economy by the public would still help…

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Mayor Can Retain Office While In Gaol Strange Case Of Boston Official

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

Washington, June 3. — The United States Supreme Court upheld the conviction of 73-year-old James Curley for mail fraud and unless further legal…

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Municipal Employees Conference With Council To Be Sought

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

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

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Municipal Employees Seek Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

The Municipal Employees' Union held their monthly meeting at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. S. Harris presiding. The…

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Municipal Employees

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

A meeting of all municipal employees under the auspices of the B.I.C. will be held at the Trades Hall tonight to receive and deal with the reply of the City…

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Council Workers Discuss Reply Of Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 8

Reply of the City Council to outstanding clauses in the agreement with the unions was discussed at a meeting held last night…

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Municipal Employees Discuss Council's Reply Much Discussion On Long Service Leave

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 1

Last night at the Trades Hall a mass meeting of Council employees was held under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council to consider the latest reply of the City Council to the men's claims for a new agreement. The meeting was largely…

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The Monk Wins Alderman Cup At Vic. Park

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 8

VICTORIA PARK.—Coming with a smart run two furlongs from home in the Alderman Cup this afternoon, The…

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Reduction of Sydney Shires and Municipalities To Be Considered at Early Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

Sydney, June 16. — Sydney proposals to reduce the number of Sydney's Shire and Municipalities will be consudered at an early meeting of the State Cabinet,…

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Deterioration of Coal Council Seeks Committee

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

Sydney. June 17. — Sydney County Council decided today to ask the State Government to appoint a committee to inquire Into the deterioration of N.S.W…

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Beautification of Sturt Park; Council Plan Pushed Ahead

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 7

WORK in connection with the City Council's Sturt Park improvement programme is being pushed ahead. All pathways and kerbing have been completed. Yesterday a start was made on the dwarf wall on…

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Activities in and Around Wilcannia Council Meeting Facts About the Weir

Western Grazier · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1

At the usual monthly meeting of the Municipal Council the most prominent subject was the weir, or, more aptly, its economic aftermath. The Town Clerk, with a pronounced penchant for figure and fact accuracy, gave a detailed history of the…

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Council Getting Oil Supplies

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 8

Although the City Council has been unable to build up stocks of oil they are receiving sufficient to keep up the supply of electricity…

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Appalling Conditions In Mental Home Allegations By Mayor Of Kew

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 6

Melbourne. June 25.—The Mayor of Kew, Cr. W. H. Dickenson, today criticised the condition of the Kew Mental Asylum. He said the building…

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