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Broken Hill & the Far West · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

243 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 13

Mayor's New Year Message

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

Greetings for a happy and successful New Year to all citizens of Broken Hill were yesterday expressed by the…

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Mayor Retires; Made Judge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 6

New York, Monday: Mr. Robert Wagner, Mayor of New York, announced on his first. day in office that he…

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Special Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

A special meeting of the City Council will be held on January 14 to make the rate for 1954…

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Suicide of Wife of Alderman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 12

Sydney: The Parramatta District coroner, Mr. E. T. Smythe, S.M., found that Mrs. Winifred Theresa Colbourne, 49, wife of a former city council alderman, Mr. C. C…

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A.l.p. Gains Grip on Aeu Central Council End of Reds' Control

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 6.—For the first time since 1946 A.L.P. candidates have gained control of the Central Council of the…

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Red Aldermen And Royal Ball

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Jan. 8: A Communist alderman of the Sydney City Council. Mr. Tom Wright denied today that…

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New President for Shire

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 9

Lithgow: Councillor A. E. Mortena, a Rydal district grazier, has been elected president or the Blaxland…

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Council Deputation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

City Council officers who went to Sydney last week to seek permission from the Electricity Authority to purchase a new generating unit for their power station…

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Mayor Hills to Get £7,000

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 12. — The Sydney City Council yesterday passed the Lord Mayor's 1954 allowance of…

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New Engine for Council Plant

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 3

The State Electricity Commission will make available a 900 kilowatt generating unit…

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Council Graft Alleged Two Summones Served

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney. Jan. 13: CIB detectives served summonses on two men today following police investigations into…

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South Broken Hill Section Council Has Big Plans in Suburb; Still Many Needs

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

The City Council spent many thousands of pounds on road and other improvements at the South last year. It has ambitious plans for 1954…

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New Rates Decided by Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

At a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday night She rate for 1954 was struck and the…

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New Rates Decided by Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

At a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday night the rate for 1954 was struck and the…

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Demolition Orders to Be Issued Council Fears Argent St. Verandahs Danger to Royal Visit Crowds

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

The city [?] the demolition of dilapidated shop [?] it fears the verandahs will be adanger to people [?] points and to the people in the street when the queen [?] Street on March 18…

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Parking Space for 841 Vehicles In City Centre City Council Survey Yesterday Morning

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Yesterday morning Mr. A. V. Martin (City Council Traffic Inspector) carried out a survey in the streets in the area bounded by Oxide, Crystal, Bromide and Beryl Streets. He subsequently…

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Road Work By Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

Work on the formation of roadways in Silicia, Wolfram, Jabez, Beryl and Phillips Streets has been put in hand…

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City Council Prosecutions

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

Fines and costs totalling £228/11/8 were imposed on offenders prosecuted by the City Couoncil during 1953…

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Council's Roads Grant Cut £500

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald W. F. Riddiford) and Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) were last night authorised by the City Council to make further representations regarding the reduction…

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Health-Traffic Matters In Council Inspector's Report

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

Mr. S. J. J. Davey in his monthly report to Council last night stated: "Infectious Disease: No…

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