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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,805 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 91

Scott Fell Case Court's Verdict Upset. Appeal to be Made to Privy Council

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Full Court to-day set aside the verdict in the Scott Fell case. Mr. Justice Gordon expressed the opinion that the vessel had been…

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Jackadgery Electric Scheme Glen Innes Conference. Mayor Deeply Impressed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

On his return from Glen Innes, where with Ald. See, he attended the meeting of delegates to consider the formation of a County Council for…

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P.P. UNION. Tweed District Council District Secretary's Annual Report

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 3

The following is the District Secretary's Annual Report, which is to be presented at the annual meeting of the Tweed District Council, of the P.P. Union, to take…

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Enterprise in Electricity. Private or Public. Council's Without Virture. in Business Underakings

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 1

A public meeting, convened without authorisation of any citizen in particular, was held in the Town Hall on Monday night, the object of the gathering,…

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Electric Light Scheme of the Casing Council. Ratepayers Condemn Proposal Meeting in Opposition

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

CASING, Tuesday—A meeting of ratepayers was held in opposition to the electric light scheme. Mr. R. S. Heathwood presided…

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Municipal Electric Light

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 3

Copy of the balance-sheet of the Municipal Electric Works of Goulburn in the possession of Mr. D. S. Rayner shows that a profit of £3000 was…

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Tasmanian Estimates Legislative Council Defers Consideration

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

KOBART, Wednesday.—The Legislative Council last night refused to deal with the estimates until they had received the taxation proposals of the Labour Government…

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Political Crisis Tasmanian Legislative Council Refuses Supply

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 3

HOBART, Wednesday.—The Legislative Council last night refused to deal with the estimates until they had received the taxation proposals of the…

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General News Mullumbimby Municipal Election

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

The names of Messrs. W. R. Baker, H. Cowan and J. Withford are mentioned as candidates for the two vacant seats in the Mullumbimby Council…

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Municipal By-election

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—In connection with the two vacancies in the Mullumbimby Municipal Council, which were caused by the death of Ald. Frank Harkness…

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Shire Councillors' Allowances

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council Cr. Elliott said he considered the expenses allowed to councillors of Is a mile were too high. Councillors. were elected to…

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The Meeting with the Shire

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

Mr. Sanderson (Chairman Tick Board of Control) accompanied by Stock Inspector Glennie, attended the meeting of the, Tweed Shire Council yesterday…

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Straying Stock Grave Menace to the Tweed. Tick Board's Drastic Powers. Shire Council to Co-Operate

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

Straying stock is one of the most potent factors in the spread of the tick. As the result of a conference held yesterday, the…

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The Shire Roads Application for Federal Grant

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

Although two special road grants-- one a Federal grant subsidised by a similar amount from the State, and the other a special State grant of £1,000,000…

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Woodenbong Road Grant. Thrust on Kyogle Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 7

A Councillor of Kyogle Shire Council told a "Tweed Daily" representative last week that the Council had hot asked for the grant for the construction of…

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Tasmanian Estimates Breeze in Legislative Council

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

HOBART, Thursday.—In the Legislative Council last night the Minister in charge said that the action taken to postpone consideration of the estimates was a trick in…

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Casino's Electric Installation. Case for the Council. Failure of Scheme Scouted

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

A public meeting, convened at the instance of the local council, Was held in the School of Arts last night, when there were some 200 citizens in…

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The Electric Lighting Poll. Beware "The Nigger in the Woodpile." Vote for Municipalisation of the Service in the Public Interest

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

Ratepayers will have an opportunity to-morrow of saying by referendum whether or not they will sanction the Council borrowing the sum of £20,000…

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Electric Lighting. Private V. Municipal Control. (To tho Editor.)

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 8

Sir,—At a public meeting held on Monday night last, one speaker is reported as having stated that the ratepayers wanted electric light and had…

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Mayor Censured

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 6

There was heated discussion at the last meeting of the Queanbeyan Council over the electric light undertaking, during which the Mayor…

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