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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

1,326 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 67

The Municipality and the Shire

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

A few years ago Tomki Shire Council conceived the idea of building its own offices in Casino, and for that purpose asked the municipality to agree to a suitable piece of land…

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Pneumonic Influenza. What to Do. Consultative Council's Advice

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

THE Consultative Council of the medical profession, appointed at the suggestion of the Minister of Public Health, has come to the following…

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Effort to Hold Up Municipal Services. Alleged Danger to Trade Unionism. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

A big effort is being made to persuade the Corporation employees to stop the municipal services. The leader of the movement is Councillor Shine well, a cool…

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Mayor Calls Public Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The Mayor of Lismore has received a request from the Minister for Health to form a local administrative committee. He has called a public meeting for the purpose in the…

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Tweed Shire and Murwillumbah Local Repatriation Committee

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

Collections at the Show Grounds:- Amount previously acknowledged, £183 16s.; P. O'Neill, £2 2s. Total, £185 18s…

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Local Arrangements. Special Council Meeting. Transport and Inoculation

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held yesterday to deal with the pneumonic-influenza epidemic. There were present Ald. Connor…

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Shire Precautions. Special Meeting of the Council

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

A special meeting of the Shire Council on Saturday morning dealt with the pneumonic influenza epidemic, and the precautions to be taken to meet the…

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Proceedings at Municipal Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

At the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council last night the Mayor reported the formation of a local administrative committee on Saturday…

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Influenza and Council Funds

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

The Local Government Department has already informed various councils that there will be no su[?]arge in regard to expenditure from the councils funds to combat the…

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Open Column. Shire of Tintenbar and Municicipality of Eallina Repatriation. (Editor "Star.")

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

Sir—With the approaching Agricultural Society's show at Alstonville comes a reminder of our responsibility in connection with repatriation. The war is now over,…

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Municipal Vacancies

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

Nominations for the two Municipal Council vacancies closed at 5 p.m. yesterday. Only two nominations were received, so that the necessity for an…

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Shire and Municipal Council Meetings. Masks Should Be Worn. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

The Local Government Department, after consultation with the health authorities; advises Municipal and Shire Councils that there is no reason for…

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Ballina Municipal Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

The ordinary fortnigtly meeting of the Ballina Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, when there was a full attendance, and the Mayor (Aid Thos…

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The Mayor and Rumors

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. Small) said yesterday that he wished to deny certain rumors that were going round to the effect that influenza had made its…

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Teran1a Shire President's. Minute

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

The President (Cr. Missingham) presented to the meeting of the Terania Shire Council yesterday the following minute:—Re pneumonic influenza.—With reference…

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Lismore Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 7

The Municipal Council met on Monday night, where there were present:—Aldermen McKenzie (Mayor), Stratford, Walker, Lockett, Tulk, Boa, Quilty, Carr, Sims,…

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Tenterfield Council's Message. Traffic Prom Victoria

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Doyle, M.L.A., introduced, a deputation to the Minister for Health, representing the Labor Council and Hotel Employees' Union. He told Mr…

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The Community's Rights. Council and Government

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 6

At the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council on Monday night the Works Committee recommended that the Mayor convene a public meeting to protest against any…

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BALLINA (From Our Special Representative.) Tuesday. the Municipal Vacancies

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

In view of the fact that the members of the council were unanimous in the hope that the sitting Mayor (Aid. Thos. Russell) would again offer himself for re-election to the…

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Municipal Electrical Scheme

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 6

Ald. Lockett moved at Monday niglit's meeting of, the Lismore Municipal Council "That this council proceed with the scheme for the, electrification of water works and…

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