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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

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City Council

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Labor caucus in the City Council will oppose every civic reform proposal which cannot be administered in the interests of Labor…

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Shire Elections. Retiring Teeania Councillors

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 6

Crs. Foster, Williams and Windsor, retiring councillors of Terania Shire, attended their last meeting of the council as councillors yesterday…

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Attendance at Council Meetings

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

Those elected as aldermen or councillors under the new Act must make up their minds to attend fairly regularly. Under the old law a man could attend three meetings in a…

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Local and General Novel Municipal Experiment

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The New Plymouth Borough Council decided to adopt the system of control Of the borough by a general manager. Mr. Bellringer, Town Clerk, was…

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Municipal Elections. Sinn Fein Control Outside Ulster. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

Unusual importance attaches to the Irish municipal elections of to-day. It is anticipated, that the Sinn Feiners will control the Councils outside of Ulster…

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Municipal Elections. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 5

DUBLIN, Saturday.—It is expected that Sinn Fein republican candidates will command majorities in most of the municipalities ontside Ulster…

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Gundurimba Shire Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

The Gumluriniba Shire Council met on Thursday, when there were present:— Crs. Flaherty (President), Walmsley, Hoskins, Kennody, Cameron, and…

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Refreshments for Aldermen

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 3

At a meeting of the Glen Innes Council a motion was moved by Ald. Legh that the Mayoral allowance be £75 for the ensuing year. The motion was…

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Tweed Shire Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

The following are the names of those who have been nominated to contest the three ridings of the Tweed Shire at the forthcoming elections:—"A" riding: G. Mann, R. S…

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German Nominations. Shire Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Senator Gardiner, referring to the reported agitation at Culeairn Against [?]erman nominations for the shire council election, stated that, as Australians…

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Council's Plans Objected To

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Wodonga Shire Council, which proposes to avail itself of the opportunity offered by the Federal Government to provide loans for…

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Municipal Nominations

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 2

Nominations in connection with the Municipal elections must be in the hands of the Town Clerk (Mr. J.K. Middlemiss) by 5 p.m. on Thursday…

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General News. Municipal Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

The citizens of North Lismore arc request ed to attend 11 meeting in-Wotherspoon's Hall this evening to consider what steps should be taken to secure nominations for the…

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Municipal Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

At the meeting of the Lismore branch oil the Primary Producers' Union held at the Richmond Hall on Saturday, Mr. T. J. Boyle said there never was a time when…

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Tenterfield Shire Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 1

At the last meeting of Tenterfield Shire Council, Walter Patterson Old Koreelah, wrote stating that he intended to fence the road enough…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 6

The Lismore Municipal Council meet on Monday night, when there were present: — Aldermen McKenzie (Mayor), Lockett, Boa, Sims, Quilty, Gorton, Walker,…

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Unhappy Shire Family

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council the greater part of the time appears to have been taken up with a discussion on a minute by…

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The Shire Elections

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. Pearson, returning officer in connection with the Shire elections, has posted all the ballot papers, and these should reach…

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German Nominations for Shire Elections

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

Senator Gardiner, referring to the reported agitation at Culcairn against German nominations for the Shire Council election, stated that as Australians they…

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Mullumbimby. Muncipal Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night. Present: Ald. Selwood (Mayor), Morrison, Frost, O'Connor, Byrnes, and Bryant…

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