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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 10 of 13

Requests by Council Men

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 5

A deputation from the Municipal Employees Union was met by the City Council on Thursday night. The…

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Requests by Council Men

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 5

A deputation from the Municipal Employees Union was met by the City Council on Thursday night. The…

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Stop Press [?] Mayor

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 12

Ma[?] Cr. Frank Selleek (39) became Lord Mayor of Melbourne today in the most drematic election in the City Commells history…

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General Council Proceedings

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 2

At Thursday's meeting of the City Council, a deputation from the road gangs appealed for better…

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New Council Engine on Load Today

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 1

City Council's chief electrical engineer (M.S.D. Berry) said today that the new Mirrlees generating…

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Council Probes Possibility of S.a. Power

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 1

Extension of the Radium Hill power line to supply Broken Hill with electricity should cast £700,000, the City Council was…

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Council Told of Cost of Project from lead Hill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 4

Two officers of the South Australian Electricity Trust told a special meeting of the City Council last night that the estimated cost of construction of a power line from Radium Hill to Broken Hill, and the provision of sub-stations, would…

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New Aldermen For Wilcannia

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 2

Three aldermen were elected unopposed yesterday to fill vacancies on the Municipal Council of…

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Wilcannia Has Full Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 2

For the first time in many months Wilcannia has a full council. Since about the middle of…

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Wilcannia Has Full Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 2

For the first time in many months Wilcannia has a full council. Since about the middle of…

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Council to Seek Loan

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 2

The City Council yesterday received' the Governor's approval of its application to borrow £50,000 from the…

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Wilcannia Shire Plan

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 3

Mr. C. J. Barnett, an officer of the Department of Local Government, visits Wilcannia tomorrow to…

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Opposition Expressed To Wilcannia Shire Proposal

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 9

Mr. c. J. Barnett an officer of the Department of Local Government, visits Wilcannia today to…

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Shire Case Heard at Wilcannia

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 16

An officer of the local Government Department (Mr. C. J. Barnett) left for Sydney by plane today…

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Labor Council and Red's job

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 16

Melbourne: Melbourne Trades Hall Council tonight will discuss the Railways Commissioner's…

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Move to Proclaim Wilcannia Shire; Much Opposition

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 16

Proposals to proclaim Wilcannia a shire received widespread opposition from district graziers and was strongly opposed, said Mr. M. Austen Brown. The commissioner for the…

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Mayor Riddiford Barred from Miners' Federation Ballot

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald. W. F. Riddiford), who had nominated for the position of president of the Miners' Federation, has been debarred from the ballot. The federation's returning…

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Questions in Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

During question time at the meeting of the City Council last night aldermen spoke on angle parking, the…

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Machine for Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 4

The City Council is to purchase an accounting machine at a cost of £2884. This machine, a special one…

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Council move for Community centre

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

At a meeting of the City Council last night Ald. Flyan gave notice of a motion requesting the Mayor to call a public meeting to discuss the building of a community centre in Broken Hill. The motion requested that…

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