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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 4 of 13

Council Traffic Prosecutions

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 3

Several motorists were fined for traffic offences by Mr. A. O. Chick. S.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday as a result of charges brought by the City Council. Mr. S…

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Mayor's Address On Display

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

The address the Mayor will present to Her Majesty on Thursday is on…

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Mayor Is Grateful

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald. W. F. Riddiford) today expressed his appreciation to citizens for their excellent…

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Mayor Is Grateful

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald. W. F. Riddifocd) today expressed his appreciation to citizens for their excellent…

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Duke turns Mayor back

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 4

THIS WAS a very embarrassing moment for the Mayor of Mackay, Mr. J. Biddington…

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Duke turns Mayor back

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 4

THIS WAS a very embarrassing moment for the Mayor of Mackay, Mr. J. Biddington…

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Mayor to Protest on Story of Royal Visit

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 12

The Mayor (Aid. W. F. Ri dd ii ord) intends to protest to a Melbourne paper regarding a report published, in connection with the Queen's visit to Broken Hill…

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Claims of Council Men

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

A special meeting of the City Council will be held tomorrow night. The meeting will consider a claim for…

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Lord Mayor Appeals to "Close the Gap" in Abbey Found

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

Alderman P.D. Hills, Lord Mayor of Sydney, has appealed to the people of New South Wales to close the gap…

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Council Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

A special meeting of the City Council was held last night. The claim for margins by…

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Council Mens Wage Marens

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

A special meeting was held last night to margins by a section of of the City Council…

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Council Quest for Engineer

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 11

Four men have been selected for interviews by the City Council for the post of electrical engineer…

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Council Needs £750,000

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

The City Council is to approach the State Government for aid in its electricity department…

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Mule Elected to Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 12

New York, Thursday: Mrs. E. Penhall, of 52 Cairns Street, Herne Bay. New South Wales, can expect a…

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City Council Business Menindee Lakes Scheme Reply

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has advised City Council that representations made in regard to the resumption of work on the Menind[?] Lakes storage scheme will receive…

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Council Adopts Electricity Estimates

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

Results obtained in the Electricity Department in 1953 were a little disappointing, but a very satisfactory supply had been…

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Council Lead On Concert Series

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

City Council has given a lead to other organisations in stimulating public support for the A.B.C. concert…

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Council Looks Into Skimp Dust Problem

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

South Broken Hill residents felt that the dust menace from partly covered dumps in their area could be overcome by an additional expenditure at about £5,000…

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Alderman Bar[?] Comments Off Beef [?] (To The Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

Sir. — It is with mixed feelings that I write this letter, but a few things need explaining in regards is the…

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Council Bans Soviet Paper

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

Geelong: Geelong Council's finance committee had acted as "super censors" by banning a Soviet magazine from…

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