F.e.d. and Labor Council
Sydney, July 1.—The Central Executive of the N.S.W. Labor Council has decided to allow the N.S.W. branch of the F.E.D. and F.A. to re-affiliate with the Council…
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Council & local affairs, 1948
428 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 22
Council's Electrical Chief Retired
Mr. T. A. Reece, electrical engineer with the City Council for the past 24 years, has retired. He is at present in hospital recovering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retirement Of Mr. T. Reece From Council
Mr. T. Reece, who had been with the City Council for about 30 years, was due to retire from Council's employ on Friday last. Mr. Reece, who was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Barrier Miner Tuesday. July 13, 1948. Town Council Strives to Hide Inefficiency
RATHER a paltry attempt to brame the mining companies for failure of electric supply on certain circuits in Broken Hill on Tuesday night emphasises the inability of the Council to do its own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Defies Church
London, July 13.—The Roman Catholic Mayor of Wolverhampton (Aid. Lane) has decided to defy a rebuke issued by the C atholic Archbishop of Birmingham (the-Most Reverend Joseph Masterson). The Archbishop issued a…
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Adelaide.—Mr. W. Allen, Mayor of Glenelg, and a prominent racing man, was killed this morning when his motor car overturned…
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Adelaide, July 14.—While driving his car to the race meeting at Balaklava, north of Adelaide. William Allen, Mayor of the principal metropolitan…
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Adelaide July 14.—While driving his car to the race meeting at Balaklava, north of Adelaide. William Allen. Mayor of the principal metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fortnightly Meeting Of Barrier Industrial Council
The fortnightly meeting of the B.I.C. was held last night, Mr. A. Kersten presiding. An invitation was received for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nation-Wide Drive For Coal Nationalisation N.S.W. Labor Council Endorsement
Sydney, July 15. — The N.S.W. Labor Council tonight adopted an A.C.T.U. recolution that the coal industry should be nationalised immediately. The A.C.T.U. interstate executive in Melbourne last Thursday passed the resolution after conferring…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Hall Stripped to Walls
Melbourne, July 10.—The Shire Hall in the village of Gunyah Gunyah has been systematically robbed and looted over the past few months, so that today, nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Ald. Rowe, Who Served 9 Terms As Mayor
Broken Hill's Labor Mayor (Alderman Percy John Francis Rowe) died at his home early this morning. Mayor Rowe had created a record for the city by serving in office for nine terms-about 9½ years…
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At 2 o'clock yesterday morning the Mayor of Broken Hill, Ald. Percy John Francis Rowe, died at his residence, 39 Williams Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Engineering Assistant Arrives
Mr. H. G. Pike, formerly of the Main Roads Department, Grafton, has arrived here and taken up duties with the City Council in the Engineer's department…
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Mr. H. G. Pike, Commenced his duties as engineering assistant in the City Engineer's Department on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Filling Council Vacancy Caused By Mayor's Death
An election to All the vacancy in the City Council caused by the death of Aid. P. Rowe will be held in accordance with the…
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All sections of Broken Hill were represented this afternoon at the funeral of Alderman P…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tributes to Late Mayor Funeral This Afternoon
The funeral of the Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) will lake place this afternoon. leaving his late residence, 50 Williams Lane, at 2.30 o'clock for the General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aldermen Express Sympathy At Council Meeting
At a meeting of the City Council last night Aldermen expressed their sincerest sympathy at the death of the Mayor, Ald. P. J. F. Rowe. Deputy-Mayor, Ald. W. Riddiford, presided. After expressions of sympathy were given, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Broken Hill Mayor
Mayor of Broken Hill for 9½ years. Aid. Percy J. F. Rowe died on Tuesday morning aged 56 after a long illness. He leaves 3 widow und two sons…
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