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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,220 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 61

Big Job for the Loan Council

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 2

Financial skirmishing being at an end, the Lyons Government is near its first general agreement. The Loan Council meets on Thursday…

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Loan Council Smaller States' Claims Taxation Revenue Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 5

It is believed that at a meeting of the Loan Council this week, West Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania will request the formulation of…

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States Want Bigger Share Indirect Taxation Knotty Problem for Loan Council

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday:--"If we are to meet our commitments this year it seems to me we must receive a greater share than we are now…

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Open Column Views of Readers Municipal Rates To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 7

Sir,—Monday night will see it done and the following morning Lismore ratepayers will read that there is no relief from last year's heavy rate…

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Council Strikes Year's Rates General Rate Stands Murbah Aldermen Confirm Original Estimates

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Other than the 12d reduction in electricity loan fund imposition, the rats levels of 1931 will continue for the ensuing year in the…

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Tintenbar Shire Electricity

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council at Alstonville a lengthy discussion took place regarding the supply of electricity for the shire…

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Public Works Mayor's Minute Lismore's Position

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

The Mayor of Lismore (Ald. E. J. Eggins) and the town clerk (Mr. J. W. Nelson) recently visited Sydney and…

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Council Brevities

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

Business dealt with by the Lismore Council last night included:- The North Coast Publicity Bureau applied for permission to hang banners…

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R.r. County Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held at Lismore on Friday, Cr. T. W. Green presiding, when Crs. Olive (Woodburn); Kennedy (Gundurimba), represented Mid…

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Tomki Shire and Moonem Support for Scheme

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

A special meeting of Tomki Shire Council was held on Thursday to consider transferring the Moonem franchise agreement to the new operating company…

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Mysterious Death of Shire Engineer Puzzling Case

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

The inquiry by Mr. E. J. McCullech at Tenterfield into the death of Archibald Francis Gerald Staffrod, shire engineer, of Tenterfield, who died at Tenterfield…

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Loan Council Meeting Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Lang) will leave Sydney on Wednesday to take part in the Loan Council meeting in Melbourne the following day. New South…

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District Council P.p.u

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

The anuual meeting of the district council of the Primary Producers' Union takes place at Lismore on February 23. A long business paper…

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Lismore Council Town 'Bus Routes Committees' Reports

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 10

Reports from three committees were before the Lismore Municipal Council last night and were endorsed. The reports dealt with…

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Won't Stop Work Miners Defy Central Council

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday:--A mass meeting of the Elrington miners lodge was held on Sunday. The miners had so far declined to obey the order of the Miners'…

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Aldermen in Shirt Sleeves

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 6

The civic fathers of Murwillumbah had their sleeves up to their work on Monday night in actual fact as well as in spirit. Finding that the…

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Town Council Monday Night's Meeting. the Aerodrome Site. Requests Considered by Aldermen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 3

Casino Town Council met on Monday evening. There were present: Aldermen Jabour (Mayor), C. H. Anderson, U. J. Tinkler, F. M. Lee, C. C…

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Titenbar Shire President Reports on Council's Year Difficult, But Gratifying

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 11

At Monday's meeting of the Tinten bar Shire Council at Alstonville. the president ((Cr. D. A. Robins) submitted his annual report as follows…

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Casino Municipal Council Water Supply Question

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. L. E. Jabour) presided at a meeting of the Casino Municipal Council on Monday night and other aldermen present were C. H…

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Electricity Tintenbar Shire Moonem Franchise

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 6

At the meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council at Alstonville on Monday, a lengthy discussion ensued on the supply of…

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