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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Australia and the Privy Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

London. August 1.—The Privy Council Judicial committee's dismissal of the Australian bank nationalisation appeal has Riven considerably impotus to…

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Central Council Meeting Report By Messrs. Dunlevy And Fritsch

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 4

Local delegates, Messrs. N. S. Dunlevy and C. A. Fritsch, made a statement yesterday on their week-end visit to Sydney for the purpose of attending…

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Privy Council Calls Halt to Socialist Plans (From Our Own Correspondent)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 7

Canberra.—The Privy Council's rejection of the Commonwealth's appeal in the banking case will mean far more than a mere check to Labor's plans for a socialised economy in Australia…

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Council Engineer on Inspection

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

For the purpose of getting information for use in the reorganisation of the City Council power station. Mr. E. Tweddell,…

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Canada Wants To End Privy Council Appeals

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 5

Ottawa, August 4.—A measure designed to abolish legal appeals to the Privy Council in London will be introduced by the…

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Gas Unions Council Recommendation Not To Use Open Cut Coal

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Sydney, Aupgust 4.—A Council of unions with members employed in the gas Industry in N.S.W. has decided to recommend that coal produced by troops…

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May Be Aggregate Meetings Next Tuesday Management Board Rejects Lodge Conference Decision Central Council Meets

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Newcastle, August 4.—Aggregate meetings of miners throughout Australia are likely next Tuesday. The Miners Central Council will meet on Sunday when a decision to call…

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Questioned

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

Canberra, August 5.— A Commonwealth. Investigation Service spokesman said today that the interrogation of Brisbane Lord Mayor (Alderman…

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MR. McLEAY Again Mayor of Adelaide

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 2

Adelaide, August 5.—When nominations closed today for the extraordinary vacancy for Lord Mayor of Adelaide created by the recent death of Councillor…

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Local Delegates for Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

Messr. N. S. Dunlevy and C. A. Fritsch have again been requested to attend a Central Council meeting in Sydney. They only arrived back…

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New Wheat Council Gets Busy

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

Mr Edwin McCarthy. Secretary of the Australian…

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Delaying Tactics May Be Continued At Central Council Meeting Date Of Aggregate Meetings Uncertain

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

Sydney, August 5.—Aggregate meetings on the Australian coalfields may not be held until next Wednesday or Thursday to decide whether the coal strike will end. The Miners…

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First Intehnational Parliament European Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 1

Strasbourg, August 8,—Foreign Ministers representing 10 foundation members of the Council of Europe are meeting today thus paving the way for…

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Central Council At Week-end Will Call Off Coal Strike

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

THE A.C.T.U. terms which the miners have repeatedly rejected provided for a resumption of work and a return to arbitration…

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Arts Council Officers

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Arts Council last night the following officers were re-elected:— Messrs. P. K. Perrett (president),…

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Garden Experts To Advise Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

Two gardening experts from S.A. arrived in Broken Hill by plane today. They are Messrs. Shelley and…

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Major Program on Local Roads Speedy Work By Council In Suburbs

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 4

First stage of a long range program to provide the city with well made paved streets is to be seen in Railway Town and South Broken Hill. Although started only six weeks ago, almost a mile and a quarter of streets have been made. This…

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Council of Europe

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 4

Strasbourg, August 17.—In his inaugural address to the Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly, the newly elected President (Paul Henri…

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Churchill Wants Germany In European Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

Strasburg, August, 16.—A suggestion that an extraordinary session of the European Consultative Assembly be called in December or January for the…

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Alderman Complains About South Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the City Council, last night Alderman A. A. Baum complained of the condition of the Metropole Theatre. He described it as "putrid." [?]…

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