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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Council to Buy New Sprayer

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 3

The City Council will buy a new 500-gallons truckmounted sprayer when a satisfactory price is received…

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Town Clerk's Report On Council Finances

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) reported as under to Council last night on finances and general matters. "General Fund: This fund"…

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Zinc Loan to Council for Power Service

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

An offer of a loan by the Zinc Corporation for the City Council to proceed with the installation of an electrical service in Queen Street, between Patton…

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Dry-rendering Plant for Abattoirs Discussed By Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

The importance of installing a dry rendering plant at the Council abattoirs at the earliest possible time was stressed at a…

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Labor Ballot for Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 4

Nominations from persons eligible to contest a selection ballot for Labor nominees for aldermen will close at noon…

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Labor Ballot for Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 4

Nominations from persons eligible to contest a selection ballot for Labor nominees for aldermen will close at noon…

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Discussion on Bus Services at Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 1

Ald. G. Ryan was elected chairman for the monthly meeting of the City Council on Thursday night in the absence of the Mayor, Ald. W. F. Riddiford, who was not well, and…

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Council Anxious To Do Main Roads Work

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 3

At Thursdays Council meeting the following Mayoral Minute was presumed: "As you are aware all Main…

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Council Acts On Alleged Unsafe Awning

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 1

A Mayoral Minute was placed before last Thursday's Council meeting regarding…

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Welcome By Mayor to Funeral Men

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 12

The Mayor (Aid W. Riddiford) extended a civic welcome this morning to 28 delegates to the annual…

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London's New Lord Mayor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

London, Tuesday: Sir Noel Vansittart Bowater today, became the 631st Lord Mayor-elect of London…

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Gaol Sentence for Ex Mayor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

Melbourne: Cornelius Anthony Loughnan (54), once Mayor of Richmond, was sentenced in Richmond Court…

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"Unique in City's History" Mayor Welcomes Visiting Funeral Directors

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

In welcoming delegates to the annual convention of the Australian Funeral Directors' Association yesterday, the Mayor, Ald. W. E. Riddiford, said that for such a…

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Germans Mourn Lord Mayor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 4

Berlin, Sunday: A million silent Berliners lined the city's streets for the State funeral of Professor Ernst…

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Security Council Delegates

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 8

New York, Tuesday: New Zealand, Brazil, and Turkey were today elected by the General Assembly to fill…

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Council Traffic Man to Resume

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1

The City Council traffi inspector (Mr. A. V. Martin) will resume duty on Monday. Mr. Martin, who was…

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Mourning mayor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 7

MOURNERS from both East and West Germany file past the body of the lat Mayor of West Berlin (Prof. Ernst Reuter) lying in state before the City Hall in the US Sector of Berlin. More than a million people paid homage to Prof. Reutcr. who died suddenly a fortnight ago…

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18 in Bid as Labor Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 4

A ballot to select Labor's team of aldermen for the City Council will be held at the Trades Hall on October…

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Port Lincoln Mayor Here

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 1

On a brief visit to Broken Hill during the week-end was Mr. F. Trigg, a former local resident who is now…

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Port Lincoln Mayor Was Former S. B. Hillite

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 5

"Broken Hill has most certainly changed from the city I once knew, and in the space of 12 years since I was here last it has progressed amazingly," said the…

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