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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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National Fitness Council Plans

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 3

Sydney.—The National Fitness Council will open 52 holiday play centres, to accommodate 7,000 children tomorrow…

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Better Understanding Between Boss-Worker Says Labor Council President

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

Sydney, January 3. — During 1948 many unions, including some Left Wing groups, had shown greater resect for the authority of the N.S.W…

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Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 7

A special meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday night, January 13. Council will discuss the Omnibus…

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Alleged British Negev Preparations Israeli Evidence For Security Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 2

Tel Aviv. January 3.—An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Tel Aviv that Israel would present to the Security Council evidence of…

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Council Faces Problem In Power Ration

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 7

City Council's power rationing plans will come into force on Monday, object of the rationing being to reduce the load on the power station engines. Because no plans of the…

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Tientsin City Council Action

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

The first concrete steps to stop the fighting at Tientsin were taken yesterday afternoon when four City Councillors left by car for nearby…

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Council Starts Rationing Of Electricity

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 8

Rationing of electricity from the City Council's power plant operated in Broken Hill for the first time today, two circuits being off this morning and one this afternoon…

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Electricity Rationing by Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

Electricity rationing operated again today when most of the business section of the city was affected…

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Projected City Council Work B.H.P. Dump, South Baths

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

At the first monthly City Council meeting for this year, which will be held on January 27, one of the matters the Mayor (Alderman W. Riddiford)…

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Mayor to Move to Cover Old Dump

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

An early start on the work of covering the old B.H.P. Co. skimp dump is to be suggested by the Mayor (Ald. W. Riddiford) to the meeting of the City Council on January 27…

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Council Prosecutes Illegal Builder

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

For having erected a dwelling without permission and for occupying non-residential premises as a residence. Tom Hursthouse, of 61…

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Victorian Tramway Union and T.H. Council Executive's Decision

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Melbourne. January 11.—By a majority of four votes the new executive of the Tramways Union last night repudiated the action of its secretary…

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Israeli Charge Against Britain At U.N.O. Meeting Alleged Security Council Resolution Contravention

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

Tel Aviv, January 11.—The Israeli Government has decided to charge Britain at the next meeting of the Security Council with contravention of the Council's resolution of May 29 last year which called upon all Governments concerned…

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Council Meeting on Bus Fares

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

A special meeting of the City Council tonight will discuss the Omnibus Proprietors' Association application for permission to…

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City Council Decides On 4d. Flat Rate For Buses All Sections To Be Cut Out

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

At a special meeting last night the City Council decided to fix o flat rate of 4d. on all bus routes, with exceptions for Cemetery buses while other fores such os mines, remain the same. The minimum fare for South route was increased from…

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Wild Scenes At Trades Hall Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

Melbourne, January 14.—The meeting of the Trades Hall Council last night was one of the wildest in its history and ugly scenes were narrowly averted…

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Sydney Council Officer on Visit

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 4

Mr. Edwin Sales is at present spending holidays in this city. He lives at Strathfield. N.S.W. and is a stair officer of the Sydney City Council…

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Reply to Council by the Bus Owners

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 7

To the Editor, Sir.—I have been instructed to comment through the medium of your columns on matters published by the "Barrier…

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Council Work on Roads

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Extensions of the drag-premix on the Menindee and Wentworth roads is to be undertaken by the City…

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S.A. Safety Council's Appeal

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

Adelaide, January 18.—An appeal to road users to do their utmost to reduce South Australia's ghastly road toll has been made by the Minister of…

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