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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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Municipal Council Meeting

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of Casino Municipal Council will not be held next Tuesday evening owing to the holiday on Monday making it difficult to prepare the reports and…

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Former Mayor Dies Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

Ald. H. M. Shedden, a formr Mayor of Newcastle, died in a private hospital yesterday. He was 61 years of age. His name was mentioned in connection with a Habeas…

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History Made New Control of Sydney's Affairs Exit of Lord Mayor SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

Momentous events in the administration of the city of Sydney occurred to-day. The three civic commissioners, Mr. E. P. Fleming (chairman), Mr. John Garlick, and Mr…

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Local Government Proposed Scheme Extended Council Authority

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

It is officially announced that the State Ministry early in the year is to give effect to an extensive and comprehensive scheme of decentralisation,…

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News and Notes R. R. County Council

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 3

At the meeting of the Richmond River County Council on Friday, Cr. J. N. Johnston (Kyogle) expressed the hope that in future years the…

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A Bad Start Coolangatta Council Aldermen Come to Blows New Year Greetings

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

If Coolangatta Town Council's first meeting for 1928—on Tuesday night last—is any criterion of what may be expecte[?] during the year,…

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Shire Endowments

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

The following endowments have been allotted to the North Coast shires for the year 1928: -- Copmanhurst £2800, Nymboida £4500, Orara…

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Gundurimba Shire Meeting of Counqil Correspondence and Reports

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The first meeting of the Gundurimba Shire Council for 1928 was held at the Gundurimba Shire Chambers yesterday. The president, Cr. O. H. McPherson, was in the…

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Local Government Coolangatta Council. Tuesday's Meeting

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

Coolangatta Council met on Tuesday night last, the Mayor (Ald. R. C. Graham) presiding. All the aldermen were present, with the exception…

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R.r County Council. Hyacinth Eradication

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Aid. R. White presided over a meeting of the. above at Lismore on Friday last, when the following delegates, were present:—Cr: J. N. Johnson (Kyogle), Cr…

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Dismissed Electrical Engineer Mullumbimby Council Scenes of Uproar

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Several months of friction between Mullumbimby Municipal Council and its Electrical Engineer (Mr. Steven) resulted in a crisis…

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Mullumbimby Council Electrical Engineer

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

For some time past there has friction between the Mullumbimby Municipal Council and its electric engineer, Mr. Stevens. At. different meetings the trouble has been…

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Secession. Mr. Robinson, Roseneath. Elected to Town Council

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

Nominations for the vacancy on the Town Council, caused by the resignation of Alderman W. Gill, closed on Thursday…

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Tweed Shire Waste of Funds? P.P.U. Members Say Yes "Catering for Tourists"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

An attack on the administrative ability of Tweed Shire Council was made by speakers at a meeting of Murwillumbah branch of the Primary…

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Distressed Farmers Shire Council Finds Work Money All Gone

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A d[?]n from Cudgegong Shire Council, which interviewed the Under-Secretary for the Local Government Department…

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Council Election

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

General appreciation is expressed at the election to the town council of Mr. Arthur Robinson of Roseneath, who will take Ald. Gill's place at the council table. He was…

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Municipal Council Last Night's Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

A meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council was held last night. Ald. C. McKenzie (Mayor) presided, and there were also present Ald. G. Stratford, C. Hacking, E…

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Sydney's Ex-lord Mayor. Thinks Commission Will Be Better Than Councils

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

It is the considered opinion of Mr. Mostyn, ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, that even 26 aldermen, with a Lord Mayor unpaid for his services, could not give…

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Municipal Council Committees' Reports

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 7

At the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council held on Monday last the reports of the various committees were received as follows…

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A Question in Council

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

In connection with the voting on the motion that the engineer's services be dispensed with at last week's Council meeting, the vote was taken…

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