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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Council Aiding Move for New High School

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 8

The City Council at its meeting last night unanimously carried a motion moved by Ald. Palmer calling on citizens to put their weight behind a petition being…

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Bid for New High School Council Supports

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

Aldermen of the City Council last night pledged support to the petition for a new High School and encouraged all citizens to do the same…

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Council Proposes Setting Up Locally of Killing Centre Decides On Approach To Minister By Deputation

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

The City Council at its monthly meeting last night adopted a suggestion by the Mayor that a Council deputation (with other local bodies) approach the…

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Pacific Defence Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 August 1952 · page 1

Son Francisco, August 1.—Australia and New Zealand are ready to contribute a million fighting men to…

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Regency Council to Rule in Egypt Cabinet Fighters Up on Discipline

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 1

Cairo, August 3.—Egyptian Prime Minister Aly Maher last night announced the formation of a Regency Council of three to rule Egypt in the name of the infant King Ahmed Faud II until he comes of age in…

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Public Meeting on Local Parking Problems Resolution Forwarded to City Council Request For Mayor To Convene Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

At a public meeting held at the Town Hall last nigh to discuss the relative merits of angle and paralel parking in Broken Hill, a resolution was passed that the Mayor be requested to convene a conference of…

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Council Men Reject Ruling

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

At a meeting last night members of the Municipal Employees' Union decided to reject the ruling of the City Council in regard to the sick leave clause and to ask for a conference with…

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Council and Rate Rebates

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 2

The City Council has no power to grant rate rebates to other than old aged and invalid pensioners…

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Council Employees On Theft Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 6

Two Council employees, Anthony Zahra and Ronald Quintrell, appeared before Mr. D. T. Garnsey, S.M., in the Court of…

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Council Plans Library on the Ozone Site

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 8

The establishment of a library building on the present Ozone Theatre site would be taken up when financial conditions improved and building costs became…

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Mayor Leaves For Sydney

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

The Mayor Ald. W. Riddiford, left by plane for Sydney yesterday on Council business and to attend a conference on Tuesday…

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British Council Representative

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

The British Council has appointed Mr. E. W. Burbridge its representative in Australia. Mr. Burbridge…

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Mayor Order Flouted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 8

New York, Wednesday.— The Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, ordered all husbands in his town to serve their…

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Mayor Returns From Sydney

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. W. Riddiford) returned yesterday from Sydney, where he has been negotiating Council…

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Arts Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 12

The annual meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the Arts Council will be held on September 16…

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Mayor Reports On Electrical Breakdown

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

In a Mayoral Minute read before the City Council at its monthly meeting last night the Mayor (Ald…

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Mayor Reports on Deputations to Ministers

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the City Council, last night the Mayor (Ald. W. Riddiford) reported on a recent deputation from local organisations to the Minister for…

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Council Affairs

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the City Council, the Mayor (Ald. W. Riddiford) presided. Others present, were…

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So Merry Successful in Debut Over Fences Aldershot Impressive In Lord Mayor's Mile

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 6

The small six-year-old golding so Merry—One of the least attractive in appearance among the record field of 21 which went to the post for the A.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase…

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Council Plans New Powerhouse and More Units

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the City Council last night, aldermen unanimously agreed that avenues other than Government loans should be investigated in an endeavor to purchase four new generating units and to construct a new power station…

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