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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

1,517 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 76

Improvements to Ballina Roads Council Hope for Satisfactory Assistance Money for Authorised Works Re-voted Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 9

A letter from the Department of Transport asking that the original plans and tracings prepared by Mr. L. B. Watson for the State Highway from Burns Point to the Ballina-Lismore road and the Australian Hotel to the…

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Ordered Development v. Haphazard Growth Commission Paid Council's Insurance Business Mayor's Statement

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

That the council had received the rebates it was entitled to from the respective companies on the whole of its insurance business was…

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Water for Twin Towns Burleigh Heads, Too Move By Nerang Shire Council

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

With the idea of providing an adequate water supply for the ever-increasing number of campers at Burleigh Heads and for…

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Shire's Contracts Declared Illegal

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

Kyamba Shire Council (Wagga) recently discussed the position created by a Magistrate's decision that the council's action was illegal in making…

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P.p.u. District Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers' Union will be held at Lismore in February, on a date to be fixed…

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Daily Test Light Failures Council's Responsibility

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

To prevent a repetition of the failure last week of the street lights in Molesworth-street (Lismore) section of the business block,…

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Council Defers Decision Electricity Supply Nymboida Proposal Unacceptable

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

Heaving called a special meeting to decide the future of the electricity supply for the town, Murwillumbah…

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Aero Club Plan Municipal Golf Links

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

To discuss the proposal to establish golf links on the municipal aerodrome the finance committee of Lismore Municipal Council will meet…

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Aldermen on Tour of Inspection

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

During the discussion of the estimates by Lismore Municipal Council towards the end of last year the present Mayor (Ald. W. Frith)…

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Attacked Mayor and Town Clerk Disappointed Tenderer Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

A man said to be a disappointed tenderer created such a wild scene at Balmain Town Hall last night that early this morning he was taken to the…

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Council Vacancy By-election Probably February Ii

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

Though not yet officially notified, it is expected that the by-election to fill the vacancy in Lismore Municipal Council caused by the resignation of…

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New Chairman Clarence River County Council "Fajher of Nymboida" Grafton

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

Cr. W. J. Mulligan at to-day's meeting of the Clarence River County Council was elected chairman for the ensuing 12…

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Land Fop Selection Jiggi-georgica P.P.U. Motion for District Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

"That in view of the large number of applications by experienced farmers for land recently made available in this district,…

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Tintenbar Ratepayers' Protest Higher Rate Unpopular Council Adheres to Decision Alstonville

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

Representatives of ratepayers' organisations from the three ridings of Tintenbar Shire waited upon the council at yesterday's meeting to protest against the increased rate struck for 1933. The council's final decision was that no…

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Tweed Wants Nymboida Burringbar Move P.p.u. Request to Municipality

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

"Murwillumbah is dependent for its prosperity on the country districts, and that" for that reason the Murwillumbah Municipal…

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Demand for Electricity Still Grows Municipal Sale Yards Fees Greater in 1932

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 9

Lismore Municipal Council at its last meeting referred to the works committee the proposed subdivision of the Simmons estate, North Lismore…

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Free State Polling Quiet a Plucky Lord Mayor Dublin

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

There was a steady stream of voters at the Free State election throughout the day. Disorders were conspicuous by their absence, though the Lord…

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Public Works Tintenbar Shire Local Rate Alstonville

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Tintenbar Shire Council the health inspector reported having inspected a number of properties for noxious weeds and in…

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Cast Dignity to Winds Dublin's Lord Mayor Political Assailant Promptly Floored

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

DUBLIN, Tuesday:-Ugly incidents during polling included an assault on Lord Mayor Byrne, In dependent pro-treaty candidate…

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New Guinea Opening of Council Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

It was decided by Federal Cabinet to-day that the Federal Minister for Health (Mr. Marr) should officially open the new Legislative Council of…

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