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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Council To Buy New Road Sweeping Broom

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 3

Mr. C. Knott (City Engineer) in a report to oCuncil on Thursday night said: Council has a retary road…

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A.W.U. SECRETARY ATTACkS STATE A.L.P. OFFICIALS Calls For Abolition Of Legislative Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 1

Mackay, January 25.—The N.S.W. Legislative Council should be abolished in accordance with the Labor Party's platform, the general secretary of the Australian Workers Union (Mr. T. Dougherty) said in…

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Lord Mayor on Way Home

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 9

London, Tuesday.— The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman E. C. O'Dea, left Amsterdam yesterday morning…

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Ex-Mayor on Theft Charges

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 2

Sydney. — Mr. Harvey, S.M., in Paddington Police Court, adjourned until February 26 the hearing of 22…

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Council Work

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 8

The — city engineer (Mr. Knott) said today that the main roads resealing programme started this week…

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Labor Council Win to A.l.p

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Sydney, January 31.—It appears certain that the A.L.P. will continue to control the New South Wales…

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Mayor on Holidays

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. W. Rlddiford) is on annual leave, which he is spending in Sydney…

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M.B.E. for Council Engineer

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

The City Engineer (Mr. C. Knott), will leave for Adelaide on Friday to receive a decoration granted in the…

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Graziers Federal Council Statement On Food Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Gunn. President, Graziers Federal Council of Australia, says: If the need for increased food…

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Council to Call Roads Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

The City Council will shortly convene a meeting on the state of district roads. This decision was made on Tuesday by the Deputy…

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More Water Trains? Central Council To Approach Govt

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 5

Sydney, February 6.—The Central Council of the Miners Federation today decided that the Central Executive…

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Edgar Ross Defeated In Ballot For Labor Council Delegates

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 1

Sydney, February 6.—A prominent Communist, Edgar Ross, was today defeated in a ballot for miners delegates to…

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Aldermen To Visit Red Cliffs

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

Next week-end five members of the City Council Works Committee, together with the City Engineer. Mr. C. Knott. the Town Clerk, Mr…

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Central Council Discusses Coal Stowage Says No Introduction Till Satisfactory Program

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 1

Sydney, February 7.—The Central Council of the Miners Federation today declared that machines should not be introduced to extract pillar coal until a satisfactory program of stowage was introduced…

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City Council Raises Land Valuations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

Ratepayers in Broken Hill will receive their 1952 assessments by the end of this month. Notices for the Burke and King division have already been sent out, those for Sturt will be posted next week, and Wills before the end of the month…

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F.I.A.'s National Council Committee Cond[?]s Short Says Union Funds Have Increased Not Seen L[?]ned

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

Sydney, February 7.—The investigation committee of the Federated Ironworkers Association set up by the National Council has…

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Aldermen Postpone Vic Trip

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 12

A proposed visit to Red Cliffs by the City Council's works committee and other officers has been postponed…

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Council Room Renovation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 12

Renovation work in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall has been advanced a stage With the…

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Elections In Church Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 3

Sydney, February 14—Dr. Calvert Barber was today elected president of the Australasian Council of the World, Council of…

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Council Work

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

Gravelling work on the Wilcannia Road, between the city boundary and the Flying Doctor Base, has been…

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