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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

1,517 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 76

Loan Council Another Appeal to Public?

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: -- The impression exists among financial houses in Melbourne that the Loin Council may before long decide to…

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Insurance Business More Equitable Distribution Council's Decision

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 10

At the request of Ald. D. McA. Ross, Lismore Municipal Council had before it on Monday night particulars of the whole of the…

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Advisory Council Linking British G.P.O. With Public

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--The Postmaster General (Sir Kingsley Wood), as an outcome of the Bridgman Committee's report, has appointed an advisory…

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Brunswick Heads Bridge Offer of £8,000 Byron Shire Will Accept if Conditions Suitable

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

Byron Shire Council yesterday decided, of the recommendation of the clerk (Mr. R. Brownell), that the Unemployment Relief…

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Main Roads Funds Transfer to General Revenue Byron Council's Protest Byron Bay

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 4

"I am not eager to support cooperation," said Cr. E. J. Cook, the president, at to-day's meeting of Byron Shire Council when a…

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Near Completion Unemployment Relief Municipal Works

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

Reporting to Lismore Municipal Council at Monday night's meeting the engineer (Mr. H. Mur-. ray) stated that unemployment…

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Alderman Resigns

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

The resignation of AId, W. Nicoll as a member was read at Tuesday's meeting of Coolangatta Town Council. On the motion of AId Winders,…

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On the Mat Municipal Council and the "Star" Byron Shire Councillors Critical The Electricity Problem

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

The Mullumbimby Municipal Council and the Mullumbimby "Star" were "put on the mat" at the meeting of the Byron Shire Council last Tuesday. Both organisations were accused of trespassing on the rights…

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Optimistic Lord Mayor Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

A note of optimism was struck by the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Hagon) when speaking at the Millions Club luncheon to-day. He expressed…

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Byron Shire Monthly Meeting. Important Business

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Cr. E. J. Cook presided over the regular monthly meeting of the Byron Shire council held at Byron Bay on Tuesday last. Crs. J. G. Snow, J…

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Restricted. Road Work in Byron Shire

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

"I am working with a limited staff as no notification has been received from the Transport Board as to the maintenance…

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Alleged Main Roads Fund Grab Government Defended Byron Shire President But Council Agrees to Join in Protest

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

"I am not eager to support cooperation,'' said Cr. E. J. Cook (president) at Tuesday's meeting of Byron Shire Council when a…

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Billinudgel Tick Gates Source of Danger Byron Shire Engineer's Report

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

"During the heavy holiday traffic the tick gates at Bil[?]udgel became, a source of danger; as the traffic from New Brighton going south held up the…

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Go on with Preliminaries Council Moves Water Supply for Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

At a special meeting of Coolangatta Council on Tuesday last it was decided to proceed with the formalities to secure from the…

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Electric Light at Alstonville Switching On Ceremony: Council's Co-operalion

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 9

At the meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council at Alstonville on Monday a request by the Alstonville Agricultural Society for co-operation of the two bodies in arranging a suitable function for switching on of the electric light on the first…

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Queensland's Governor at C00langatta Municipality Extends Cordial Welcome

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

The Governor of Queensland (Sir Leslie Orme Wilson); accompanied by his daughter, Miss Marjorie Wilson, and attended by Capt. T…

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Mystery of a Bailiff Council's Worry Questions by Coolangatta Aldermen

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

At Tuesday's meeting of Coolangatta Town Council, Ald. Winders sought some information concerning the actions of the bailiff…

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Pollute Back Channel? Drainage Waters Shire Council to Investigate

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

A warning against the possibility of disease infection from drainage water which empties into the Back Channel at Tweed Heads was given…

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Woodburn Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last at Coraki. There were present Crs. J. T. Olive (President), F. J. Fallon, L. H. C. Robinson, L. B…

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Shire Wants Nymboida "Boon to Tweed" Onus on Town Council to Move

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

Holding that a supply of electricity from Nymboida hydro scheme to serve the Tweed district was, more or less, contingent upon…

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