Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

335 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 17

Mayor's Guard is Shot

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 5

Manila, Wednesday: A mayor's bodyguard was killed when he fought a duel with police on a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Central Council Discusses John Darling Dispute

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 3

Sydney, July 2.—The Central Council of the Miners Federation reached no decision on the John Darling…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Council Work on Roads in Suburb

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 4

The Broken Hill Council has spent £12,660 on road improvements at South Broken Hill since the beginning of January. This was disclosed in a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Resumption at John Darling Recommneded by Central Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 1

Sydney, July 5.—The Central Council of the Miners Federation has recommended the resumption of work at the John Darling mine near Newcastle. The recommendation…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Too much for the mayor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 4

NEW YORK, More than 1,000 Apache Indians at the Mescalero Reservation are…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Council has No Details of the Coronation Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 6

No details have yet been received by the City Council about the proposed Coronation Gift Fund opened by the Commonwealth Government…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Council Rates

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 6

The period allowed under the Local Government Act for the payment of combined rates having expired and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Allegations In U.N. Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 4

New York, July 8: Allegations of anti-United Nations views among the section of New Guinea's…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Steam Drying Coil to Be Installed at Abattoirs Council Action Follows Stop Work Threat

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 4

As a result of a threat by abattoirs workers to stop work unless improvements were carried out at their changehouse by July 13, the City Council has made…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Order Made Against A.E.U. Council Members Refusal To Hand Over Certain Information

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, July 10.—Mr. Justice Dunphy of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today made an order calling on five members of the Commonwealth Council of the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

More Talk on Claims of Council Men

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 12

Further representations in connection with a new agreement for City Council employees were made to the City Council yesterday by the Barrier…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Taree Mayor Here

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 5

Ald. Murray Hooke, Mayor of Taree, arrived here by plane on Sunday. Ald. Hooke is on his way home…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Council And Unions Discuss Log

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 1

A special meeting between the City Council, the Barrier Industrial Council and the various…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Central Council for P & C Assns

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 5

Representatives of Parents and Citizens' Associations in Broken Hill will meet at the Alma School…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Council Replies to Roads Body

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 6

The City Council, in a letter to the president of the Better and Safer Roads Committee (Mr. J. W. Fox) was of opinion better results might be achieved if the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Council Replies to Roads Body

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 6

The City Council, in a letter to the president of the Better and Safer Roads Committee (Mr. J. W. Fox) was of Opinion better results might be achieved if the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Council to Discuss Employees' Log

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 4

A special meeting of the Broken Hill City Council will be held on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Charged with Shooting Mayor

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 7

JEAN FRANCES MCGREGOR JENNINGS (left), 26, stenographer, leaving Rockhampton Police Court with her mother to go to Tannachy Private Hospital, Rockhampton, where a specially constituted court…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Meeting of Council Lapses

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 1

A special meeting of the City Council which was to have been held yesterday had to be postponed for…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Mayor Sets Example

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 1

Another X- Ray for the Local T. B. Survey A second X-ray machine to be used in the mass survey of Broken Hill people is expected to arrive from Melbourne late this…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →